Triumphant in 1988

Triumphant in 1988, originally uploaded by Daudpota.

First of her 2 terms as PM - even one term is still a rare feat for a woman in any land, but especially rare in any Muslim one.

And whoever rules Pakistan controls nuclear weapons.

Benazir Bhutto at Oxford University

Benazir Bhutto at Oxford, originally uploaded by tovarish_udn.

1976 1st Muslim woman to become President of the Oxford Union - the internationally-famous university debating forum.

Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto, originally uploaded by Doc Kazi.

Elegant, striking, and commanding.
A model for Muslim women, and also for all other women.

Benazir Bhutto

Bhutto, originally uploaded by zahidpix.

Strong, confident, and beautiful.

And only her body could be destroyed, not her spirit, or her memory, or her impact.

Benazir Bhutto, freedom fighter.

benazir bhutto, originally uploaded by poetrazi1.

She knew she was a target, but did not let that stop her, or even influence her.
The first target for the vicious Jihadis is not US, or Israel, or UK, but lovers of freedom and democrarcy in their own lands.
And Benazir and those, women and men, who bravely will follow in her path, are the front-line defenders of freedom for all of us.

14 days before her murder

b13, originally uploaded by jahangirpix.

Easy to slaughter, as was Gandhi, but her legacy, inspiration, courage and example are not.