Haji Ali picked up his dog eared, grease-spotted Koran and held it before the flames. “ do you see how beautiful this Koran is ?” he asked. “ I can’t read it. I can’t read anything. This is the greatest sadness in my life. I’ll do anything so that the children of my village never have to know this feeling. I’ll pay any price so they have the education they deserve” from ‘
Three cups of Tea’ --
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
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