Wrestling, one of the world's oldest sports, has been dropped from the Olympics. Gun violence in Mexico prompted a different kind of response. A Belgian director discusses his new film. We share our international weekend picks.
Winnetka resident, Sonia Shah, was an enterprising, multilingual young person who traveled and studied around the world. Sonia started a foundation to build a girls school in Pakistan, but she died in an auto accident last year at the age of 18. Sonia's mother, Iram Shah, and Sherezaad Anwar, a classmate and friend of Sonia's tell us about her life, her impact and their dream to continue Sonia's cause.
One journalist went to Yemen to see the U.S. drone program for herself. Alaska's Native villages are faced with imminent threats due to climate change. One Winnetka resident gave her life to improve education in Pakistan. Her family continues her mission.
Worldview digs into Obama’s foreign policy objectives. February 13 is World Radio Day, a chance to examine radio's past, present and future. A Libyan-American rapper tells us about his home country's music scene.
Pope Benedict XVI dropped a bombshell, announcing that he would resign at the end of this month. A South African playwright tells the lesser-known side of South Africa's anti-Apartheid struggle.
Protesters took to the streets of Tunisia after the country’s ruling political party, Ennahda, rejected a proposal to dissolve the government. One filmmaker brings us a documentary on Somalia's pirate culture. Worldview gives you tips for your international weekend.
Chicagoan Jason Savsani believes that sharing a home cooked meal with someone is one of the most intimate things you can do. While traveling in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Jason was hosted by a Cambodian family for a meal in their home. Jason will tell us how eating and sharing tales from their respective homelands inspired him to create “Meal Sharing,” to help people eat healthier, waste less and break down cultural barriers.
