The Pathan people of Waziristan are proud people who I greatly admire.

One thing that I noticed is having met some former Taliban is even they, as children, grew up being indoctrinated. They grew up in violence. They grew up in war. They were taught to hate. They were, they grew up in very ignorant cultures where they didn't learn about the outside world.

And they did it with something that is basicly worthless in our society - pennies. But overseas, pennies can move mountains

. . . hope resides in the future, while perspective and wisdom are almost always found by looking to the past.

When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done.

Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel.' Sign in Skardu

If you teach a boy, you educate an individual; but if you teach a girl, you educate a community.