Comments Send Print Share Recommend Tweet Worldview: Hostages in Algeria, Israeli elections and Global Activism January 17, 2013 Worldview Download Story [View the story "Worldview: Reports of some hostages in Algeria hostages freed, Israeli elections and Global Activism" on Storify]Worldview: Reports of some hostages in Algeria hostages freed, Israeli elections and Global ActivismThe Algerian Press Service reports some of the foreign hostages held at an Algerian gas plant have been freed but the operation resulted in a number of "victims." Israelis will vote in presidential elections next week. Storified by · Thu, Jan 17 2013 10:04:00Algeria mapttaras1Who are Algeria’s Islamists?Algeria's news agency reports that up to 45 hostages, including Americans, have escaped a energy complex, a day after Islamic terrorists seized the area. Time magazine and other news outlets say that several hostages may have be dead. Anouar Boukhars with a theCarnegie Endowment’s Middle East explains the North African nation's complicated history of Islamic movements.BREAKING: Militants: Algerian copter attack kills 35 hostages and 15 kidnappers in Sahara standoffThe Associated PressArab Israeli voter participation flaggingVoter turnout among Arab Israelis is projected to be at an all-time low. Participation among Arab Israelis has been declining--it was just 53 percent in the last election--but it could fall below half that, according to some predictions. Worldview looks at the Arab retreat from national politics with As'ad Ghanem, a professor of political science at the University of Haifa, who just oversaw a survey of Arab Israeli voter intentions.Global Activism: Local couple sends books to villages in AfricaWauconda couple Steve and Paulie Kutschat have a deep love for books. After a trip to Africa, the Kutschats founded Bookfriends International, a nonprofit providing educational resources to secondary school-age children in Africa. Their donations include text books, library books and reference materials.Bookfriends International, NFPBookfriends International is a nonprofit organization focused on providing school books to secondary (middle / high) schools in Africa.... Comments Send Print Share Recommend Tweet Previous post in Worldview Global Activism: Bookfriends International delivers books to kids in Africa Next post in Worldview Worldview: Syrian crisis, Haneke's Amour and Weekend Passport View the discussion thread. Top Headlines On WBEZ.org Spy cam, icefish make climate change connection Historic South Side theater for sale Chicago bike culture 101 Endangered herons nest in Lincoln Park Chicago's oldest diners Architect’s Pilsen vision is green, fashion friendly Always, someone else's boat: Photo of the Day - May 20, 2013 Lois Lowry shares the pain and pleasure of memory The recent trifecta of scandals are Obama's own fault Even celebrities face domestic violence Riding the 'L,' an epiphany, longing — need — for therapy
