TY - BOOK AU - Bhutto,Benazir TI - Reconciliation: Islam, democracy, and the West SN - 9780061567582 U1 - 297.272 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Harper KW - Islam and politics KW - Islamic countries KW - Pakistan KW - Democracy KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - 21st century KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - sears KW - Politics and government KW - Relations KW - Europe KW - Foreign relations KW - Western countries N1 - Includes bibliographical references; The path back -- The battle within Islam : democracy versus dictatorship, moderation versus extremism -- Islam and democracy : history and practice -- The case of Pakistan -- Is the clash of civilizations inevitable? -- Reconciliation N2 - Writing a few months prior to her assassination, Bhutto explores the complicated history between the Middle East and the West. She traces the roots of international terrorism across the world, including American support for Pakistani general Zia-ul-Haq, who destroyed political parties, eliminated an independent judiciary, marginalized NGOs, suspended the protection of human rights, and aligned Pakistani intelligence agencies with the most radical elements of the Afghan mujahideen. She speaks out not just to the West, but to the Muslims across the globe who are at a crossroads between the past and the future, between education and ignorance, between peace and terrorism, and between dictatorship and democracy. Democracy and Islam are not incompatible, and the clash between Islam and the West is not inevitable.--From publisher description ER -