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DESCRIPTION:The Afghan born Pakistani poet and writer has written a revelatory account 
 of her family’s dramatic role in shaping Pakistan. In 1996, Mir Murtaza 
 Bhutto was murdered by Pakistani police outside the family home in Karachi. 
 His daughter Fatima, just 14 years old, was at home when it happened.\n\nIn 
 December 2007, Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Fatima’s aunt - 
 and the woman she had publicly accused of ordering her father’s murder - 
 was assassinated in Rawalpindi. This was just the latest in a long line of 
 tragedies for one of the world’s best-known political dynasties. The 
 history of this unique family mirrors the tumultuous events of Pakistan 
 itself. It is the history of a nation from Partition through the struggle 
 with India over Kashmir, the Cold War, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 
 and right up to the post 9/11 “war on terror.”\n\nIn SONGS OF BLOOD AND 
 SWORD: A Daughter’s Memoir, Fatima Bhutto offers a heartbreaking and 
 revelatory first-hand intimate account of the family that shaped Pakistan. 
 Beyond the news value – with its startling claims about the culprit 
 behind Bhutto’s  father’s death, vivid reporting about her aunt and 
 uncle (now the President of Pakistan) – the book is a remarkable portrait 
 of one of the most famous families in the world, and an insightful 
 commentary on the political turmoil shaping the country.\n\nFatima Bhutto 
 studied at Columbia University, and the School of Oriental and African 
 Studies at the University of London. Her work has appeared in The Daily 
 Beast, New Statesman, and other publications. She was a featured panelist 
 at the 2010 Daily Beast Women in the World Summit, and has been featured on 
 NPR’s Morning Edition, CNN, and in the pages of Marie Claire. She 
 currently lives in Karachi.\n\n$12 advance tickets: \ntel: 800-838-3006 or: 
 Pegasus Books, Pendragon, Mrs. Dalloway’s, Moe’s, Walden Pond, DIESEL, 
 A Bookstore, and Modern Times  ($15 door/$7.50 HC members)\n\nInformation: 
 www.kpfa.org/events    KPFA Radio benefit \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/09/14/18658697.php
SUMMARY:Fatima Bhutto: Songs of Blood and Sword, a Daughter's Memoir
LOCATION:Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St, Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/09/14/18658697.php
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