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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 December 2024. Journalist and humanitarian (born 1981) Amanda Lindhout Born (1981-06-12) June 12, 1981 (age 43) Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Occupation(s) Journalist, humanitarian, author Organization Global Enrichment Foundation Awards 2014 CBC Bookie Award for Best Canadian Nonfiction Doctor of Laws ...
A House in the Sky is a 2013 memoir by Amanda Lindhout, co-written with the journalist Sara Corbett.It recounts Lindhout's experience in southern Somalia as a hostage of teenage militants from the Hizbul Islam fundamentalist group.
In 2010, Lindhout founded the Global Enrichment Foundation to create more opportunities in Somalia by offering university scholarships to women. Lindhout currently serves as the organization's Executive Director, with Ahmed Hussen, the president of the Canadian Somali Congress, acting as the foundation's co-director. [2]
Amanda Lindhout, was a journalist who was kidnapped on August 23, 2008, alongside her colleagues, Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan, and Somali photojournalist Abdifatah Mohamed Elmi, who were seized near Mogadishu along with two Somali drivers. Abdifatah and the two drivers were released on January 15, 2009.
–Amanda Lindhout 23. "I can't change what happened, so the focus needs to go toward healing and coming back stronger than ever." –Carli Lloyd 24. "Rock bottom became the solid foundation on ...
The terrifying story of photojournalist Nigel Brennan and reporter Amanda Lindhout, who are held hostage for 15 months by a criminal gang in Somalia. Episode 19: Thailand/Busted in Bangkok Thrown into a notorious Bangkok prison for attempting to smuggle heroin, Angela Carnegie has an epiphany while nursing a fellow inmate with a drug addiction.
A 21-year-old rock climber fell to his death last weekend in Wyoming’s Devils Tower National Monument, while his partner was later rescued, authorities announced.
A man has been charged in connection with the double homicide outside a funeral reception in Brighton, Ala., that killed two men — including rapper Landlord Lo. James David Abercrombie, 27, was ...