Famous Quotes of Benazir Bhutto in English – Benazir Bhutto Quotes About Islam
Who is Benazir Bhutto?
Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician and stateswoman who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. She was the first Muslim woman to head a democratic government. She was the daughter of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
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Best Benazir Bhutto Quotes about Life,Nice, Home, Grace,Inspirational, Inspiring, Freedom,Democracy, Ends,Dream, Pro Life, Development,Sacrifice, Men, Matter,Ideas, Energy, Obstacles,Women, Empowering, Leader,Teamwork, Helping Others, Democracies Have,Opportunity, Rights, People,Peace, Mean, Needs,Teaching, Islamic, Race,Life, Daughter, Father…
You can imprison a man, but not an idea. You can exile a man, but not an idea. You can kill a man, but not an idea.
I dream …of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction
Clearly it’s not easy for woman in modern society, no matter where we live. We still have to go extra mile to prove that we are equal to men. We have to work longer hours and make more sacrifices. And we must emotionally protect ourselves from unfair, often vicious attacks made on us.
Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value – democracy.
In distinguishing between Islamic teachings and social taboos, we must remember that Islam forbids injustice; Injustice against people, against nations, against women. It shuns race, color, and gender as a basis of distinction amongst fellowmen. It enshrines piety as the sole criteria for judging humankind.
My father always would say, “My daughter will go into politics? My daughter will become prime minister”, but it’s not what I wanted to do. I would say, “No, Papa, I will never go into politics.” As I’ve said before, this is not the life I chose; it chose me … But I accepted the responsibility and I’ve never wavered in my commitment.
In distinguishing between Islamic teachings and social taboos, we must remember that Islam forbids injustice; Injustice against people, against nations, against women. It shuns race, color, and gender as a basis of distinction amongst fellowmen. It enshrines piety as the sole criteria for judging humankind.
The next decade cannot be a decade of confrontation and contention. It cannot be east vs. West. It cannot be men vs. women. It cannot be Islam vs. Christianity. That is what the enemies of dialogue want.
We learned at an early age that it was men’s interpretation of our religion that restricted women’s opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.
