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Nicholas Kristof: More Schools, Not Troops in Afghanistan

nytimes.com | NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: War in Afghanistan, New York Times Editorial, Nicholas Kristof, Three Cups of Tea, New York Times, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Troop Surge, Matthew P. Hoh, NYT Editorial, Greg Mortenson, Taliban, Nicholas Kristof Nyt, Politics News

Dispatching more troops to Afghanistan would be a monumental bet and probably a bad one, most likely a waste of lives and resources that might simply ...

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Books That Can Help Our Children Find a Path Through a Scary World (And Maybe Make Things a Little Better)

John Mesjak | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Read More: Vegetarian, Book Publishing, Tim Flannery, Afghanistan, Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, Pakistan, Fast Food Nation, Omnivore's Dilemma, Climate Change, Weather Makers, Al Gore, Book, Bookstores, Global Warming, Eric Schlosser, Books News
John Mesjak

Wherever your children are first exposed to the messy facts of our world, there will inevitably be questions about it. Luckily, young adult versions of informative books are here to help.

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ADOLESCENT ACTIVISTS: 7 Young People Making A Difference

The Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Ashley Shuyler, Greg Mortenson, Activism, Amira Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea, Slidepoll, Ana Dodson, Zach Bonner, Nicholas Kristof, Youth Activism, Impact News

As a new string of youth activists have shown, you're never too young or inexperienced to start making a difference in your community. HuffPost Impact...

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The Books Obama Should Be Reading

HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Matthew Palevksy | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Obama Speeches, Shock Doctrine, Three Cups of Tea, President Obama, Slidepoll, Obama Summer Reading List, Obama Reading List, Martha's Vineyard, Living News

While President Obama was lounging on Martha's Vineyard we asked readers to suggest books he should read. Hundreds of people responded with suggestion...

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New York Times Best-Selling Author Greg Mortenson Helps Kids Escape Life as "Slum-Dogs"

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

Read More: Philantrophy, Pakistan, Young Readers, Children, Greg Mortenson, Awards, Readers, Three Cups of Tea, Poverty, Charity, Books, Slumdog Millionaire, Slums, Central Asia, Asia, Reading, Learning, World News
Naazish YarKhan

Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and his charity Central Asia Institute, have got to be one of my favorite success stories.

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In Honor of The Annapolis, Md. Middle East Peace Talks: A Short Viewing/Reading List

Paige Donner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Josh Rushing, Mission Al Jazeera, The Sirens of Baghdad, Shadow of Afghanistan, The Attack, Jimmy Carter Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, A Thousand Splendid Sons, The Kite Runner, Albert Camus, Khaled Hosseini, Annapolis Peace Conference, The Kite Runner Movie, Children of Heaven, Greg Mortenson, Mohammed Moulessehoul, West Bank Story, Condoleezza Rice, Three Cups of Tea, Robert Schaefer, Offside, Lee Shapiro, Jimmy Carter, Yasmina Khadra, David Oliver Relin, Jafar Panahi, Majid Majidi, Bahman Ghobadi, Turtles Can Fly, Media News
Paige Donner

The Sirens of Baghdad I read in one sitting. I could not put this book down. It is not harsh in a way that watching images of war on CNN are harsh. But it is painful in a way that impels you to ask, But wait! Aren't we all human?

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