Stones into Schools

I'm reading Greg Mortenson's Stones into Schools:  Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  Mr. Mortenson has spent his life building schools in the more remote, forgotten, neglected parts of these war-torn countries, with an emphasis on education for girls.  His mission is clear - when you educate a community, especially girls, you provide hope for the future, a way out of poverty, a life that can fight against war.

His courage, woven through his tales of adventure and dangerous liaisons, is inspiring.  He has gone where most people would never dare, in order to help all of humanity.  Girls in these counties receive little to no education.  They are relegated to domestic duties and horrors that most women in industrialized nations will never know.  I admire Mr. Mortenson's dedication to education for girls.  His writing is a reminder that equality is still a dream - but must become a reality.