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Cups of tea at Loyola Marymount on Tuesday

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Author Greg Mortenson visits Southern California on Tuesday. His bestselling book, ‘Three Cups of Tea,’ and its sequel, ‘Stones Into Schools,’ chronicle his experiences building schools for girls in the remote mountainous regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

In addition to writing, Mortenson, who began his fundraising efforts by working double shifts as a nurse and with one $100 check from Tom Brokaw, is heavily involved in two nonprofits: Pennies for Peace and the Central Asia Institute. Since opening his first school in 1997, Mortenson has been involved with establishing hundreds of schools in some of Afghanistan’s and Pakistan’s most remote regions. He has worked with tribal leaders, Islamic clerics and militia commanders, and survived an eight-day abduction by the Taliban.

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Mortenson will speak about his experiences, with a focus on his humanitarian work Tuesday night at 7:15 p.m. at Loyola Marymount University’s Gersten Pavilion.

-- Carolyn Kellogg

anjshir Valley, Afghanistan. Credit: Department of Defense via Flickr

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