Greg Mortenson
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Biographical Details
"Greg Mortenson is the co-founder of nonprofit Central Asia Institute www.ikat.org , founder of Pennies For Peace www.penniesforpeace.org , and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea www.threecupsoftea.com , and author of the bestsellerStones into Schools www.stonesintoschools.com .
"In 2009, Mortenson received Pakistan’s highest civil award, Sitara-e-Pakistan (“Star of Pakistan”) for his dedicated and humanitarian effort to promote education and literacy in rural areas for fifteen years.
"Several bi-partisan U.S. Congressional representatives nominated Mortenson for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The award recipient is chosen by a secret process and announced in October.
"Mortenson was born in Minnesota in 1957. He grew up on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (1958 to 1973). His father Dempsey, co-founded Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) www.kcmc.ac.tz a teaching hospital, and his mother, Jerene, founded the International School Moshi www.ismoshi.org ."[1]
- Winner of the 2007 Dayton Peace Prize [2]
Criticism
- Nosheen Ali, "Books vs Bombs? Humanitarian development and the narrative of terror in Norther Pakistan," (pdf) Third World Quarterly, 2010.
- Michael Barker, "Three Cups of Tea for Imperialism! Greg Mortenson’s Participatory Militarism", CounterPunch, August 10, 2010.
- Jon Krakauer, Three Cups of Deceit (Byliner, 2011).
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
- Albert Schweitzer - inspiration
References
- ↑ Bio, Three Cups of Tea, accessed January 27, 2011.
- ↑ Winners of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, accessed January 27, 2011.
