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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: tel: 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/2010/09/22/18659513.php
SUMMARY:Fatima Bhutto: 'Songs of Blood and Sword, a Daughter's Memoir'
LOCATION:Berkeley Hillside Club\n2286 Cedar St\nBerkeley, CA 
 94709\n510-848-3227\nhttp://www.hillsideclub.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/09/22/18659513.php
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