https://pjmedia.com/phyllischesler/2007/12/28/bhuttos_assasination_is_a_cult/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 20:14:33 -0400<![CDATA[In a sense, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is a political and cultural version of an honor killing. Bhutto was the first woman Prime Minister of a Muslim nation and she symbolized an unacceptably Western form of female ambition and achievement. She had attended Harvard/Radcliffe and Oxford. She spoke English&#8211;perhaps more fluently than she spoke her native Sindi or Urdu. She once dressed as Western women do. Indeed, many Muslim women from wealthy families, including educators and feminists, have done so for a long time. They cannot do so now.]]>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:06:29 -0500<![CDATA[Phyllis Chesler]]>https://pjmedia.com/phyllis-chesler/2007/12/28/bhuttos_assasination_is_a_cult-n103378