Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated Dec. 27 in Pakistan, visited the Elon campus in September 2002, dedicating the Isabella Cannon Centre for International Studies and giving the fall convocation address. During her time on campus, Bhutto talked about the struggle for democracy. Details...
“I recall fondly that Prime Minister Bhutto sat with my wife, Laurie, and me in our sunroom and talked about her family,” Lambert said. “She was concerned about her mother, who was beginning to experience the frailties of old age at that time. It struck me that even though she was a world leader, she shared the same set of concerns that all of us have.”
Lambert also recalls Bhutto’s comments relating to the changed world climate in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks. “She was a champion for the democratic process and an advocate for the true values of Islam. She said the 9-11 attacks against the U.S. did not represent the views of the mainstream Muslim community.”