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Fatima Bhutto, a member of Pakistan’s most prominent political dynasty, has written a personal account of the tumultuous events of the past decade. She is the daughter of Murtaza Bhutto, an elected member of parliament who was assassinated in 1996. Her aunt, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated in 2007, the latest in a long line of family tragedies. Ms. Bhutto will discuss growing up at the center of Pakistani politics, where violence was never very far away.
Author and journalist, Fatima Bhutto, has reported from Lebanon, Iran, and Cuba. She wrote weekly columns for Jang - Pakistan's largest Urdu newspaper and its English sister publication The News. Her work has appeared in the New Statesman, Daily Beast, Guardian, and The Caravan Magazine. Fatima Bhutto has a B.A. in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures from Columbia University and a M.A. in South Asian Government and Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London.
She is the author of two books; her latest, Songs of Blood and Sword, will be available for sale at the program.
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