This is about the healing power of philanthropy. Patti Quigley and Susan Retik lost their husbands on the fateful flights from Boston on September 11. They received strong support from family, friends, and the great wave of philanthropy that swept over the country. They felt drawn to learn about Afghanistan, where the terrorists had trained — one of the least-developed countries in the world — 173rd out of 178; life expectancy 44.5 years; only 25% of people with clean drinking water; adult literacy among lowest in world at 28.7%; ravaged by decades of war, leaving many widows. Afghan widows — Susan’s and Patti’s counterparts — are entirely dependent on relatives, averaging five children to support on less than $16 per month, driven to desperate measures to survive. Susan and Patti resolved to move “Beyond the 11th” by reaching out philanthropically to those widows, funding income-generating businesses benefiting female-headed households. One grant enables women in rural Afghanistan to sell handmade carpets, and provides education and scholarships for young girls. Another gives widows literacy and job skills. This shows why and how philanthropy is a profound refutation of terrorism (Cat’01). You can make it a part of your foreign policy, as Patti and Susan have.