اسلام عليكم .......ممكن نتعرف انا مصطفى من مصر محافظة المنيا
الميل الياهوkiko200530

اسلام عليكم .......ممكن نتعرف انا مصطفى من مصر محافظة المنيا
22 سنه الميل الياهوkiko200530

Interesting article but I'm not sure I can agree with all the conclusions you have drawn. One specific one that shot out to me as ungrounded was :

"The best way to honor our thrill of watching a Muslim woman become leader is to support those who embody such liberal ideals. In Pakistan today, where you can take your pick between al-Qaeda and the Taliban, such ideals are under house arrest and in the country’s jails."

Current events and media may portray this to be true, and though it partly is - I don't agree with the premise that ALL ideals are under house arrest. You can put people behind bars but that doesn't put a damper on thier beliefs. If anything , it only strengthens them. The people of Pakistan, the ones that live there and have been for many years, are the heart of Pakistan and they have always been supporters of moderation. It is what our country is founded on and though we have always had our case of extremists, the chain of recent events have simply added fuel to thier fire and given thier voice more power, whereas the average citizen of Pakistan feels helpless at the hands of the lack of good leadership. Musharraf without a doubt was far better for Pakistan then Nawaz or Bhutto but his time is nearing an end and his state of emergency caused him a huge drop in credibility.

Furthermore, Bhutto may have embodied liberal ideas but lets not forget how corrupt she really was. Granted she was incredibly strong, articulate, educated and a great politician but that does not necessarily mean she was good for Pakistan. A glimpse into her history shows what little she did for the country and it doesn't give much insight as to how she would help the better good of Pakistan. The real problem Pakistan faces today is being able to successfully achieve the moderation and liberation that its founding fathers wished for. In rural parts of Pakistan, where illiteracy is a norm and people do not have as great an understanding of the world around them, yes there pick may be limited to Al Qaeda or the Taliban but that is only because it may be all they know and this certainly does not make up for all of Pakistan.

bob you're a little premature-
we have to actually go through the sexism before we can get past what hasnt happened yet.

feminism is barely a middle aged woman at this point (at least in america)

lets say shes failed when shes dead, again, a bit premature.

as for how women run things-

lets get a few thousand women leaders under our belt to get an idea-

at this point, only women with very sharp elbows can compete-

not exactly a fair representatin of womankind.

wouldnt it be interesting if the playing field leveld out, and women could compete with their positive attributes,
and not have to be pseudo-masculine to be in the game.

women havent begun to have real equality yet-

and youre already trying to get past what hasnt occurred?

One can always feel sorry for the murder of a corrupt woman politician. One can also fight for the release of a hope that is under house arrest. But is it going to solve the problems of a fundamentalist Islamic society? Hardly. One has to look at the history and come to certain conclusions - like Pakistani Army owns the state of Pakistan and power grows from the barrel of the gun. Military dictators have replaced corrupt civilian leaders and Pakistani people have applauded it. And American governments have supported those military dictators for its own geopolitical aims while claiming to support democracy - like support Ayub Khan in return for joining CENTRO and SEATO against USSR or support Zia-Ul-Haq in return for providing spring board for Mujhaheedins or support Musharraf in return for creating a charade to fight Al Qaeda/Taliban terrorists. The release of hope (judge Chaudhary et el) will not solve any of Pakistan’s problems that is basically fundamentalist in character, Benazir Bhutto included. Islamic Pakistan needs lot more than that and even Allah can not undo its own edict of ‘wage a jihad against nonbelievers and kill or convert the kafirs’.

Musharraf must go now.
He thought he could linger a bit longer at the expense of some innocent folks starting from the chief justice, and then the judiciary that did not declare loyalty to him but seems like most every decent person in Pakistan has or is going to be affected.
Why are dictators oblivious to the widespread destruction they cause just to hang on to power a little bit longer?

A corrupt family running a nation through a female head of household?? Sounds like what the Clitons want. How stupid is it to say "We need a woman running a nation"? Just as stupid as saying "We need a man running"! When are you going to move past sexism and failed feminism and get to what is important - The best person for the position?

In a private interview with one of her US confidants, since made public, Mrs Bhutto warned the world to be vigilant about the nexus between the three evils of confronting Pakistan's body politic - Military, Mullahs and Madrassas that have made the country dysfunctional, if not a failed state. How profound !
In its 60-year history, Pakistanis have witnessed the first prime minister assasinated while in office, two sent to exile, one executed, four military coups and four different constitutions. The principal actor in this drama has always been the military either as the king or king maker.

Musharraf must go before he and his allies see repeat of Shah of Iran. He must go now!!

As of Pakistan origin, I appreciate your opinion on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, whom I knew personally and who did not deserve to die. However I wonder if Madam Mona realizes the doctrine of democracy involved in Pakistan's saga. Benazir’s 19 year old son and her husband inherit the leadership of the party without a single vote cast in their favor. The husband and the son inherit the leadership from Benazir who inherited it from her mother who inherited it from her husband Bhutto who came into power via a Martial Law of General Ayub Khan. More than this the joke is American democrats like you endorsing this in the name of democracy same as they endorse Hosni Mubarak’s son inheriting democracy in Egypt. Wake up George Orwell- some democrats are more equal than others and beware of this American export.(Prof. Zubairi USA)

Facts are facts...and the fact is that the current President has done more for Pakistan's economy than Bhutto or Nawaz did in a decade. Ask any economist, ask any businessman, ask any working middle class man/woman in Pakistan. I admire the guy and at the same time I feel sad that Bhutto is dead. I was looking forward to seeing the two working together, however that is not to be. But her husband is a corrupt person to the core and any vote for him is a vote for the destruction of Pakistan. As for the Chief Justice. May be you should his son's farms, houses, and everything else that he owns...and ask...did Chief Justice Daddy play any role in it.

Musharrad is the man who smartly used terrorists to kill Mrs. Benazir Bhutto!!!!!
If not! then this bad guy must support all needed demands as police forces and bodyguars to protect her as she always demanded!!!!!
This bad guy has wanted her to die in the hands of muslim terrorists as he will have much more chance to win in the coming election without valuable competitor!!! and without spendinga single bullet or bomb to get rid of her!!!!
There are so many ways to do harms to Mrs. Bhutto and this treachous plan is the worst one!!! and wisely, all the blames this bad guy can point to the muslim terrorists that are the active devastators and Musharrrad is the passive silent killer or devastator that has hidden in the darkness!

In other words, Musharrad let Mrs. Benazir Bhutto walked slowly into her death! as shown!
This "borrowing the wind to uproot a tree tactic" all men with minimum intelligence must be able to figure out!!!!
Any question asked?
Pakistani people! what are you waiting for?
You also have to irradicate all muslim terrorists in our unfortunate nation is the job one! hang all al-Quaedas in your land and do not take prisoners to waste food and water to feed them and save food for your lovely dogs and puppies is much wiser way to do! let Satan takes care of all terrorists and al-Quaedas worst animals! CatchBin Laden and feed your tiger!and do it now!!!! These ideas will make killed innocents to feel happy in heaven!

This article about Pakistan is as ordinary as a third rate writer says something without any clearcut aims.The ambiguity in the meanings and double dealing with the subject is odd.For onetime she praises the assasinated leader for her courage et all and the second time she blames her soul and her husband for corruption and extortion of money?What is the point of view of the writer,perhaps nobody can understand.Just being a popular reporter does not mean that you can plod all kinds of political issues and then handle them.I request the writer to be specific and express her own views instead of the shocks and after shocks of the others.

isnt the time now waseem?

what could be a more powerful statement than another woman taking over her party (or at least a prominent advisory position)

i have to be honest, her femaleness seems trumped by her dynastic legacy.

who are these women under "house arrest"?

I remember when she became the prime minister in Pakistan, I was a university student, and scores of Palestinians came to me and asked if “Pakistani’s ran out of men to elect a woman

My answer was this woman is better then your men.

She was educated and hurt y her fathers hanging, she was elected first female P.M of the country and could have done a lot.

However she did not left a mark in Pak history for improving women lives and be a role model. She made some mistakes serious too, and some mistakes were not her fault, because military and male counterparts put hurdles in her way.

She was the cause of destruction of Khalistan movement, she trusted the Indian PM and helped him control situation and as she said in her last interview the Indian PM cheated on her and backed off to pull troops from Siachin Glacier, the world’s highest battleground.

She was revengeful and did made life hard for her opponents.

She made the most terrible mistake loosing respect of her staunch allies, she was blunt in asking US support and without shame said " she will do as told to", Pakistani's did not like it.

She came back after exile and instead of acting wisely confronted Musharraf to the limit that he declared he do not like to work with her.

A beautiful woman, an intelligent politician, a passionate mother left us in grief. Her death is every bit controversial as her life, riots cause 200 million dollars loss only to railway not counting other loses. Pakistan moves on. You are the greatest nation for us, and you gave a chance to a Muslim woman no other Muslim country did, and there are many more females as capable or more in Pak who can lead us if time comes for that.

Your article is good. In this age of bigotry and hypocrisy, it’s hard to stand for the right cause no matter male or female. Pakistan has struggled since independence to have a true leader who can survive the onslaught of extremism and fundamentalists. What will change to bring back the good out of evil? How many more have to die before any hope arises on the horizon? I don't know the answer but do hope for someone to rise up again to end the corrupt and evil breed forever. How ironic, the hope then was gunned down at the same park and the hope now met the same fate at the same place. When will history be repeated for the good rather then evil?

From your article I can tell that your knowledge of Pakistan is very shallow. Do not waste valuable web space.

I don't believe it's a matter of whether more can be expected from a woman. The question that needs to be answered is whether as much can be expected from a woman as a man and it seems to me that history has repeatedly shown that this is true.

After all those years of disillusionment, I have come to the conclusion that on matters of POWER, gender does not make an iota of difference; there is no more to hope for and to expect, from women, than there is from men.

I am open to any demonstration to the contrary.

i got excited when i saw this article, but i havent learned anything.
are there any other strong political women in pakistan?
im ready to support and honor them, but dont know who they are.
peace