Fighting Terrorism with Schools

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

After a failed mountain climbing trip to the summit of K2, Greg Mortenson was nursed back to health by villagers in a remote part of Pakistan. He promised to repay them by returning and building a school. Now, he’s built over 50 schools in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. He describes his mission to fight extremism and terrorism on the Taliban’s home turf in Three Cups of Tea.

Events: Greg Mortenson will be giving a photo presentation and signing books
Tuesday, March 7th at 7pm
Astor Place Barnes and Noble
Astor Place, between Broadway and Lafayette

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