I have often heard the argument that a Muslim country, as such, cannot have a working democracy. But I stand before you, a Muslim woman, the elected prime minister of 100 million Muslims, and a living refutation of such arguments and notions.
— Benazir Bhutto Contemporary

Pakistani PM

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Commencement address at Harvard University

Date / Period

1989

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Controversial

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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-09-mn-2443-story.html

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