![]() ![]() However, today this religion has been misinterpreted and misrepresented by the extremists. According to her, majority of Muslims in the world embrace a forbearing and loving raligion. In the second chapter, the Battle within Islam: Democracy versus Dictatorship, moderation versus Extremism, Bhutto emphasises that Islam is a universal religion. Thus, Islamic and Western democratic systems are compatible. There is no any kind of negation of democracy in Islam. Similarly, in the Western democracy consultation is the main essential in any political system. She points out that Islamic democracy consits of notion of consultation. Bhutto is of the view that war against international terrorism coincided with the suspension of democracy in Pakistan. Her argument is that dictatorship breeds extremism. By lifting her hands in prayer, she thanked Allah Almighty in reverence. While putting her foot on the land of pure people-Pakistan-after a long time, tears started pouring from her eyes and she was unable to stop them. First chapter, the Path Back, starts with an emotional arrival of Benazir Bhutto at Quaid-i-Azam International Airport, Karachi, on October 18, 2007, after eight years exile. The author has two aims to write this book: first, she wants an understanding whether the democrattic and autonomous institutions can grow in the Muslim world, and whether Islam and democracy are equally exclusive or not second, she wants to analyse the existence of clash of ideals and values in different groups within Islam. ![]()
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