Benazir Bhutto's posthumous publication titled, "Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the west", is an important book today. Not because it has the usual charm of the popular woman politician but because it is flagged with deep rhetoric. It is an interesting collection of words expressing the misinterpretation of Islam, the importance of it today and what Pakistan needs to do now. This was her final call for democracy and moderation in the chaotic nation of Pakistan, and it is now even more evident of what Pakistan has lost, a lady despite a tainted past, who could have actually brought about a wind of change with vague echoes of her father's deep seated cries. It is a very important book as it gives various interesting insights on some commonly misunderstood parts of the Quran. Her final words are intense and intelligent. She carefully reconstructs the prolonged debate about the instability of Muslims, portraying them not as a whole and united religion and its followers, but as containing certain backward elements that are hell-bent on destroying the social equilibrium that has been created in the world with so much difficulty. She raises light to many important points about the intra-muslim clashes between Shi'as and Sunnies, and still between their further sects. It is to be noted that the book was indeed written under 'extra-ordinary circumstances'. I found it highly enlightening, because as a non-muslim it has given me a fresh perspective into Islam. All in all, it is an unconventional sequel to 'Daughter of the East' but at the same time, very Benazir-like in its rhetoric.
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