Fatima Bhutto

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name = Fatima Bhutto
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birth_date = birth date and age|1982|05|29|df=y
birth_place = Kabul, Afghanistan [http://www.guardian.co.uk/pakistan/Story/0,,2239009,00.html The Broken Bloodline] , The Guardian, Jan 11, 2008]
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occupation = Poet, writer
official website = http://www.fatimabhutto.com/

Fatima Bhutto ( _ur. فاطمہ بھٹو), (born 29 May 1982) is a pakistani poet and writer.

She came to fame after the appearance of her first book, a collection of poems, titled "Whispers of the Desert". She is now a columnist for "The News" in Pakistan. She received notable coverage for her second book, "8:50 a.m. 8 October 2005". [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C09%5C15%5Cstory_15-9-2006_pg12_2 Don’t look back in anger, look forward with hope, urges Fatima] , by Urooj Zia, "Daily Times" (Pakistan), 15 Sep 2006] [ [http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=AIWNAT0020060918e29e0000e Fatima's Book on Quake Victims Launched] , The Nation (Pakistan), 14 Sep 2006] Fatima is the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and niece of Benazir Bhutto, from whom she was estranged. She is active in Pakistan's socio-political arena, [ [http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/jan-2006/27/nationalnews9.php Fatima launches her innings as Bhuttos struggle for political survival] , In the News, The Nation (Pakistan), 27 Jan 2006] but has no desire to run for political office. [ [http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/19/pakistan Outspoken Niece of Benazir Bhutto Accuses Aunt’s Party of Fraud in Pakistani Elections] , Democracy Now!, 20 Feb 2008]

Early life and career

Fatima was born in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul. Her father, Murtaza Bhutto, was son of former Pakistan's President and Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, and her mother is Fauzia Fasihudin Bhutto, daughter of former Afghanistan's Foreign Affair 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 young and Ghinwa Bhutto became her stepmother in 1989. Years later, her mother unsuccessfully attempted to gain parental custody of Fatima.

Bhutto completed her BA degree in Middle Eastern studies [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3175025.ece 'Real' Bhutto heir denounces family business] , by Jeremy Page, The Times (London), 12 Jan 2008] from Barnard College of Columbia University, [ [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/?q=node/28363 Bhutto Sees Politics, Pakistan Firsthand] , by Joy Resmovits, Columbia Spectator, 29 Nov 2007] 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 [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-12066048.html Fatima Bhutto receives Masters Degree] , Pakistan Press International, 16 Dec 2005] She lives with her step-mother Ghinwa Bhutto, and her half-brother Zulfiqar Bhutto Jr. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3103811.ece Who's who in the Bhutto dynasty] , Times Online (London), 28 Dec 2007] They live at the famous residence 70 Clifton Road in Clifton, Karachi, "Karachi's oldest and plushest suburb."

She presently writes a weekly column for Daily Jang, Pakistan's largest Urdu daily newspaper and its English sister paper, The News International.

Books

Her book "8.50 a.m. 8 October 2005" marks the moment that brought life to a standstill in Pakistan's north, as a major earthquake jolted the region from Islamabad to the valleys of Azad Kashmir. Fatima Bhutto visited the affected areas to record and compile inspiring accounts of those affected—victims and volunteers—as a tribute to their hope, courage and resilience in the face of calamity.

Future

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 chairmanship to the unpopular wing of the Pakistan People's Party (Shaheed Bhutto Group), which failed to win a single seat in the 2008 elections.

ee also

*Bhutto family
*Politics of Pakistan
*Pakistan Peoples Party

References

External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3932406.ece Fatima Bhutto: Living on the Edge] by William Dalrymple for the Times Online, May 18, 2008
* [http://www.ibitians.com/category/columns/fatima-bhutto/ Urdu columns of Fatima Bhutto at IBITIANS.com]
* [http://www.thenews.com.pk/editorial_arc1.asp?wn=Fatima%20Bhutto English columns of Fatima Bhutto at thenews.com.pk]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/expectopatrono Various Video Interviews of Fatima Bhutto]

Selected articles by Fatima Bhutto

* [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200802031721.htm India and Pakistan are 'siblings']
* [http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=94359 Fatima Bhutto in Jaipur, India]
* [http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/jan2008-daily/02-01-2008/col4.htm Farewell to Wadi Bua (Urdu)] January 2, 2008
* [http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=11951 Farewell to Wadi Bua]
* [http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bhutto14nov14,0,5254789.story?coll=la-home-commentary "Aunt Benazir's false promises,"] "Los Angeles Times", 14 Nov 2007.
* [http://iaoj.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/karachi-is-my-city-my-home Karachi is my city, my home] Sunday, October 21, 2007
* [http://www.payvand.com/news/07/mar/1091.html I Love to Fight] July 3, 2007
* [http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1355.html These are Strange Times] February 26, 2007
* [http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1275.html Children of the revolution] February 20, 2007
* [http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1207.html Tehran, a city of surprises] February 16, 2007
* [http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1175.html Welcome to Tehran] February 14, 2007
* [http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1139.html Tehran or bust: A hundred beats] February 12, 2007
* [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2006%5C07%5C16%5Cstory_16-7-2006_pg4_11 FROM THE FRONTLINES: Lebanon — the morning after] "Daily Times" Sunday, July 16, 2006
* [http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/apr2007-daily/18-04-2007/col6.htm Social Justice]
* [http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=33321 Remembering by Fatima Bhutto]
* [http://jang.com.pk/jang/sep2007-daily/19-09-2007/col8.htm Memories of 9/11] ur icon
* [http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/articles/blogs-shanghai/shanghai-book-club/fatima-bhutto-in-coversation-with-geoff-dyer-hope-and-courage-in-pakistan/ Podcast of Fatima Bhutto discussing “Hope and Courage in Pakistan” at the Shanghai International Literary Festival]

Interviews

* [http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=1544 'Who Killed Benazir'?: an Interview with Fatima Bhutto] January 23, 2008
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL6GnxB3P58 Video Interview with Fatima Bhutto on her father's Murder]