Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard

Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools-especially for girls-that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.

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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard

Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools-especially for girls-that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.

Price: $16.00

Click here to buy from Amazon

Three Gazans shot dead by the isrælske Army (AFP)

GAZA city, Palestinian territories (AFP) – three Palestinians were shot dead by isrælske troops early on Thursday in an area near Gaza's northern border with Israel, said officials on both sides.

Adham Abu Selmiya, a spokesman for Hamas-Run emergency services, said the men died after being hit by a tank shell and machine gun fire in an area known as Al-Waha, close to the coast and the northern border with Israel.

Abu Selmiya said three were fishermen and identified them as Jihad Khalaf, 20 Talaat, al-Awagh, 25 and Ashraf al-Kteifan, 29.

The isrælske army confirmed shooting down three men near the border, with a spokesman says troops had "opened fire on a number of Palestinians who tried to plant an explosive device near the fence."

They had identified three powerful people, he said.

Increased tensions on the Gaza border have expressed concern about a new isrælske invasion of the coastal enclave, like the devastating 22 day offensive which began at the end of December 2008, kill 1400 Palestinians, more than half of them civilians, and 13 Isræles, 10 of them soldiers.

But Gaza has been relatively quiet over the past 10 days, with a lower than normal number of rockets fired into southern Israel, military sources said.