Former Prime Minister to Pakistan Benazir Bhutto was assassinated earlier today by a shot to the neck following a political rally. President Bush and most U.S Presidential candidates from both parties have publicly condemned the act of terror, and mourned alongside her supporters. Bhutto had long been both a tangible and symbolic figure for democracy and women's rights in the Middle East, with many honoring her with the title of "Most Powerful Woman in the Middle East." She will be missed worldwide.http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/pakistan.bhutto/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/27/us.pakistan.ap/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/27/candidates.reaction/index.html
2 comments:
Bhutto's death is indeed a tragedy, but I really don't think her sex defined her enough to include it as a point in only 3 sentences total on her life and death. What made me happiest, usually, about her was that few in the mainstream media felt the need to talk about her as one of the most powerful women, but instead as simply a great figure whose achievements spoke for themselves.
I agree with you here Kyle. Gender should not matter. But it does, and especially in the Middle East. And it has been mentioned many times in the mainstream media. It is worth noting. I am glad to see from your comments, though, that you are a feminist, as am I.
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