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LOVELAND, Colo., March 31, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- The peacemaking work of Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, will be featured at Lifetree Café.

The exclusive filmed interview will be screened across the country next week at Lifetree Cafés, which are community forums.

Mortenson is a 2010 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time. The book chronicles Mortenson’s work to build schools, especially for girls, in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

His work has not been without difficulty. In 1996, he survived an eight-day armed kidnapping by the Taliban in Pakistan's tribal areas. In 2003, he escaped a firefight with feuding Afghan warlords by hiding for eight hours under putrid animal hides. He has overcome fatwahs from enraged Islamic mullahs, endured CIA investigations, and also received threats from fellow Americans after 9/11, for helping educate Muslim children.

Several bipartisan U.S. Congressional representatives nominated Mortenson for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.

The 60-minute program, titled "Making Peace" combines the film with live conversation among attendees. It will be offered in venues across the country during the week of April 3. Locations and times may be found at www.lifetreecafe.com.

Admission to the event is free.