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'''Fatima Bhutto''' ({{lang-ur|{{nastaliq|'''فاطمہ بھٹو'''}}}}) born, '''Fatima Murtaza Bhutto''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''فاطمہ مُرتضیٰ بھُٹّو'''}}}}) on 29 May 1982, is a ]i poet and writer. She is granddaughter of former ] ], the niece of former ] ], and daughter of ]. '''Fatima Bhutto''' ({{lang-ur|{{nastaliq|'''فاطمہ بھٹو'''}}}}) born, '''Fatima Murtaza Bhutto''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''فاطمہ مُرتضیٰ بھُٹّو'''}}}}) on 29 May 1982, is a ]i poet, writer and journalist<ref> Daily Telegraph, February 15, 2009</ref>. She is granddaughter of former ] ], the niece of former ] ], and daughter of ].


She came to fame after the appearance of her first book, a collection of poems, titled ''Whispers of the Desert''. She received notable coverage for her second book, ''8:50 a.m. 8 October 2005''.<ref name="zia">{{Cite news | first = Urooj | last = Zia | title = Don't look back in anger, look forward with hope, urges Fatima | url = http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C09%5C15%5Cstory_15-9-2006_pg12_2 | newspaper = ] | date = 15 September 2006 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=AIWNAT0020060918e29e0000e | title = Fatima's Book on Quake Victims Launched | accessdate = 13 October 2010 | date = 14 September 2006 | newspaper = ] | location = Pakistan }}</ref><ref name="bloodline">{{Cite news | first = Declan | last = Walsh | title = The Broken Bloodline | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jan/11/women.pakistan | publisher = ] | date = 11 January 2008 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 }}</ref> She is active in Pakistan's socio-political arena,<ref>{{Cite news | title = Fatima launches her innings as Bhutto's struggle for political survival | url = http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2006/27/nationalnews9.php | publisher = ] | location = Pakistan | date = 27 January 2006 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080311191935/http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2006/27/nationalnews9.php | archivedate = 11 March 2008 }}</ref> supporting her stepmother Ghinwa Bhutto's party the ], but has no desire to run for political office.<ref>{{cite news | title = Outspoken Niece of Benazir Bhutto Accuses Aunt’s Party of Fraud in Pakistani Elections | first = Amy | last = Goodman | authorlink = Amy Goodman | url = http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/19/pakistan | newspaper = ] | date = 20 February 2008 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 }}</ref> She came to fame after the appearance of her first book, a collection of poems, titled ''Whispers of the Desert''. She received notable coverage for her second book, ''8:50 a.m. 8 October 2005''.<ref name="zia">{{Cite news | first = Urooj | last = Zia | title = Don't look back in anger, look forward with hope, urges Fatima | url = http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C09%5C15%5Cstory_15-9-2006_pg12_2 | newspaper = ] | date = 15 September 2006 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=AIWNAT0020060918e29e0000e | title = Fatima's Book on Quake Victims Launched | accessdate = 13 October 2010 | date = 14 September 2006 | newspaper = ] | location = Pakistan }}</ref><ref name="bloodline">{{Cite news | first = Declan | last = Walsh | title = The Broken Bloodline | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jan/11/women.pakistan | publisher = ] | date = 11 January 2008 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 }}</ref> She is active in Pakistan's socio-political arena,<ref>{{Cite news | title = Fatima launches her innings as Bhutto's struggle for political survival | url = http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2006/27/nationalnews9.php | publisher = ] | location = Pakistan | date = 27 January 2006 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080311191935/http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2006/27/nationalnews9.php | archivedate = 11 March 2008 }}</ref> supporting her stepmother Ghinwa Bhutto's party the ], but has no desire to run for political office.<ref>{{cite news | title = Outspoken Niece of Benazir Bhutto Accuses Aunt’s Party of Fraud in Pakistani Elections | first = Amy | last = Goodman | authorlink = Amy Goodman | url = http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/19/pakistan | newspaper = ] | date = 20 February 2008 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 }}</ref>
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==Biography== ==Biography==
Fatima Bhutto was born to a ]i ] father and an ] ] mother, in ], ], while her father ], the son of former Pakistani ] and Prime Minister ], was in exile during the military regime of General ]. Her mother is Fauzia Fasihudin Bhutto, daughter of Afghanistan's former Foreign Affairs official.<ref name="bloodline"/> Her father was killed by the police in 1996 in ] during the premiership of his sister, ]. Her parents divorced when she was three years old and ] became her stepmother in 1989 after Murtaza met her during his exiled stay in Syria.<ref name="bloodline"/> Years later, her mother unsuccessfully attempted to gain parental custody of Fatima.<ref name="bloodline"/> Fatima Bhutto was born to a ]i ] father and an ] ] mother, in ], ], while her father ], the son of former Pakistani ] and Prime Minister ], was in exile during the military regime of General ]. Her mother is Fauzia Fasihudin Bhutto, daughter of Afghanistan's former Foreign Affairs official.<ref name="bloodline"/> Her father was killed by the police in 1996 in ] during the premiership of his sister, ]. Her parents divorced when she was three years old. Her father took Fatima with him moving from country to country and she grew up effectively stateless, always on the move, and constantly menaced by the pursuing agents of Pakistan’s security forces. He met , a ] ballet teacher in 1989 during his exiled stay in Syria and they married. Fatima considers Ghinwa to be her real mother and political mentor.<ref></ref>
<ref name="bloodline"/> Years later, her mother unsuccessfully attempted to gain parental custody of Fatima.<ref name="bloodline"/>


She lives with her stepmother Ghinwa Bhutto, and her half-brother Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Jr.<ref name="whoswho">{{cite news | title = Who's who in the Bhutto dynasty | first = Hannah | last = Fletcher | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3103811.ece | newspaper = ] | location = London | date = 28 December 2007 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 }}</ref> They live at the famous residence 70 ] in ]. She lives with her stepmother Ghinwa Bhutto, and her half-brother Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Jr.<ref name="whoswho">{{cite news | title = Who's who in the Bhutto dynasty | first = Hannah | last = Fletcher | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3103811.ece | newspaper = ] | location = London | date = 28 December 2007 | accessdate = 13 October 2010 }}</ref> They live at the famous residence 70 ] in ].
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Following the assassination of her aunt, ], her entrance into politics has been speculated. She has stated that for now she prefers to remain active through her writing, rather than through elected office.<ref name="bloodline"/> However, she actively supports her mother's chairpersonship of her father's wing of the ], which failed to win a single seat in the 2008 elections. She believes in democracy and not birthright politics. Following the assassination of her aunt, ], her entrance into politics has been speculated. She has stated that for now she prefers to remain active through her writing, rather than through elected office.<ref name="bloodline"/> However, she actively supports her mother's chairpersonship of her father's wing of the ], which failed to win a single seat in the 2008 elections. She believes in democracy and not birthright politics.

Her latest book is ''Songs of Blood and Sword : A Daughter's Memoir'' which is a biography of the Bhutto family, mainly the political account of her father Mir Murtaza Bhutto.<ref name="memoir"/> Her latest book is ''Songs of Blood and Sword : A Daughter's Memoir'' which is a biography of the Bhutto family, mainly the political account of her father Mir Murtaza Bhutto.<ref name="memoir"/>


{{cquote|I don't believe in birthright politics. I don't think, nor have I ever thought, that my name qualifies me for anything.| Fatima Bhutto}} {{cquote|I don't believe in birthright politics. I don't think, nor have I ever thought, that my name qualifies me for anything.| Fatima Bhutto}}

In an interview with Newsweek Pakistan's Nick Jackson, in December 2010, she spoke of her political commitment through her activism and writing, but at the same time stating that she has to "rule a political career out entirely because of the effect of dynasties on Pakistan" referring to her the Bhutto family dynasty with regards to Pakistani politics. She also expressed great sadness at her estranged aunt, Benazir Bhutto's death.<ref> December 6, 2010 in Newsweek Pakistan</ref>


==Publications== ==Publications==

Revision as of 05:24, 12 December 2011

Fatima Bhutto
فاطمہ بھٹو
Born (1982-05-29) 29 May 1982 (age 42)
Kabul
NationalityPakistani
Alma materColumbia University
SOAS, University of London
Occupation(s)Writer, columnist, journalist

Fatima Bhutto (Template:Lang-ur) born, Fatima Murtaza Bhutto (Template:Lang-ur) on 29 May 1982, is a Pakistani poet, writer and journalist. She is granddaughter of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the niece of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and daughter of Murtaza Bhutto.

She came to fame after the appearance of her first book, a collection of poems, titled Whispers of the Desert. She received notable coverage for her second book, 8:50 a.m. 8 October 2005. She is active in Pakistan's socio-political arena, supporting her stepmother Ghinwa Bhutto's party the Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto), but has no desire to run for political office.

She currently writes columns for The Daily Beast, New Statesman and other publications.

Biography

Fatima Bhutto was born to a Pakistani Sindhi father and an Afghan Pashtun mother, in Kabul, Afghanistan, while her father Murtaza Bhutto, the son of former Pakistani President and Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was in exile during the military regime of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Her mother is Fauzia Fasihudin Bhutto, daughter of Afghanistan's former Foreign Affairs official. Her father was killed by the police in 1996 in Karachi during the premiership of his sister, Benazir Bhutto. Her parents divorced when she was three years old. Her father took Fatima with him moving from country to country and she grew up effectively stateless, always on the move, and constantly menaced by the pursuing agents of Pakistan’s security forces. He met , a Lebanese ballet teacher in 1989 during his exiled stay in Syria and they married. Fatima considers Ghinwa to be her real mother and political mentor. Years later, her mother unsuccessfully attempted to gain parental custody of Fatima.

She lives with her stepmother Ghinwa Bhutto, and her half-brother Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Jr. They live at the famous residence 70 Clifton Road in Old Clifton, Karachi.

Education

Bhutto completed her B.A. degree in Middle Eastern studies from Barnard College, Columbia University in Manhattan, USA, after receiving her secondary education at the Karachi American School. She received a master's degree in South Asian Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

Politics

Following the assassination of her aunt, Benazir Bhutto, her entrance into politics has been speculated. She has stated that for now she prefers to remain active through her writing, rather than through elected office. However, she actively supports her mother's chairpersonship of her father's wing of the Pakistan Peoples Party, which failed to win a single seat in the 2008 elections. She believes in democracy and not birthright politics.

Her latest book is Songs of Blood and Sword : A Daughter's Memoir which is a biography of the Bhutto family, mainly the political account of her father Mir Murtaza Bhutto.

I don't believe in birthright politics. I don't think, nor have I ever thought, that my name qualifies me for anything.

In an interview with Newsweek Pakistan's Nick Jackson, in December 2010, she spoke of her political commitment through her activism and writing, but at the same time stating that she has to "rule a political career out entirely because of the effect of dynasties on Pakistan" referring to her the Bhutto family dynasty with regards to Pakistani politics. She also expressed great sadness at her estranged aunt, Benazir Bhutto's death.

Publications

The title of Bhutto's book 8.50 a.m. 8 October 2005 marks the moment of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake; it records accounts of those affected. She has also written a book of poetry, Whispers in the Desert; a memoir, Songs of Blood and Sword, was published in April 2010.

See also

References

  1. Fatima Bhutto: A beauty to tame George Clooney – and even Pakistan? Daily Telegraph, February 15, 2009
  2. ^ Zia, Urooj (15 September 2006). "Don't look back in anger, look forward with hope, urges Fatima". Daily Times (Pakistan). Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. "Fatima's Book on Quake Victims Launched". The Nation. Pakistan. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  4. ^ Walsh, Declan (11 January 2008). "The Broken Bloodline". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  5. "Fatima launches her innings as Bhutto's struggle for political survival". Pakistan: The Nation. 27 January 2006. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  6. Goodman, Amy (20 February 2008). "Outspoken Niece of Benazir Bhutto Accuses Aunt's Party of Fraud in Pakistani Elections". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  7. Fatima Bhutto: A beauty to tame George Clooney – and even Pakistan?
  8. Fletcher, Hannah (28 December 2007). "Who's who in the Bhutto dynasty". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  9. Page, Jeremy (12 January 2008). "'Real' Bhutto heir denounces family business". The Times. London. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  10. Resmovits, Joy (29 November 2007). "Bhutto Sees Politics, Pakistan Firsthand". Columbia Daily Spectator. New York, NY. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  11. "Fatima Bhutto receives Masters Degree". Pakistan Press International. 16 December 2005. Archived from the original on 02 January 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  12. ^ Bhutto, Fatima (2010). Songs of blood and sword : a daughter's memoir (Biography). New York: Nation Books. ISBN 9781568586328. OCLC 535492005. Retrieved 13 October 2010. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) "Fatima Bhutto: Songs of Blood and Sword" (Video). Seattle: Pirate Television. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  13. THE LAST WORD ‘I Loved Benazir’ - An interview with Fatima Bhutto December 6, 2010 in Newsweek Pakistan

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