The solution to terrorism is education, not bombs.

But what I really believe is education is a key to pretty much everything - prosperity, economics, peace, stability.

I've had two fatwas issued against me by despot mullahs opposed to education - and important to know that the great majority of Imams and Islamic religious leaders support education for all children.

I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope.

Liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Jews, Christians, and I find - I think education is something that can bring us together.

Once I started the first school, I realized this is what my life is meant to be, is to promote education and help kids go to school and that's very clear.

Everywhere I go in Pakistan and Afghanistan, I am touched by the fierce desire for education, and the outpouring of hospitality and generosity. The most important ingredient is the relationships. The process takes "Three Cups of Tea". First you are a stranger, second a friend, and the third, you become family, but the process takes several years. Here in America, we have 8 second sound bytes, 2 minute football drills, and thirty minute power lunches.