Marcus Rashford, at 23 years of age, is a Manchester United footballer, but more than that, he’s a man of action. A gentleman with a cause. Born in 1997 in Manchester, England, he has West Indian heritage with his grandmother born on the island of Saint Kitts. He has two older brothers and two older…
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Young Indian Asrar Khan Usmani is a certified animal healer and rescuer
Asrar Khan Usmani is twenty-two years old from Bangalore in India. People call him the Spiderman of Bangalore, or Spiderman of Bommanahalli, because he risks his life, and climbs buildings, to save animals – mainly cats, dogs, birds, and monkeys. ‘When I go up, I don’t think about how to come down,’ he says, because…
Closed border can’t stop Karsten Hansen expressing his love
German retired farmer Karsten Tüchsen Hansen is 89 years old and his Danish lover, retired caterer Inga Rasmussen, is 85 years old. Ever since they met two years ago in 2018, Karsten and Inga would meet every day, and then the police shut the Mollehusvej border between Germany and Denmark due to the Coronavirus crisis….
100-year-old Captain Tom is inspirational
During the Coronavirus pandemic, one man has become the hero of heroes. British war veteran Tom Moore is 99 years old—turning 100 on 30 April 2020. He has just raised more than 28 million pounds for the National Health Service (NHS), through NHS Charities Together, to support their efforts during the 2019-2020 Coronavirus emergency. Across…
Millennial Men and Manhood: how do they view it?
New research indicates that millennial men may be rejecting traditional views of manhood – in their attitudes, values, language, behavior, relationships, careers, and their definition of success. Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Canada, surveyed 630 milennial-aged men, aged 15-29, from Western Canada. Results published in April 2018, in the journal Psychology of Men…
Seftel Productions subverts negative stereotypes: ‘The hate has to stop. We are all in this world together.’
Seftel Productions, founded by Joshua Seftel, aims to break stereotypes through short films
Face transplant: Dr Samir Mardini rebuilds a man’s face – and his life
Dr Samir Mardini conducts the first face transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
Calls for non-violent leader Bacha Khan to be commemorated in Afghanistan
2018 will mark the anniversary of the death of peace activist Bacha Khan and people are calling for his message on non-violence to be heard
‘Giving while living’ philanthropist Charles Feeney gives away the last of his fortune
Charles Feeney promised in 2011 to give away his fortune by the end of 2016 – and he has fulfilled that promise
Interfaith advocates win 2016 Multicultural Canberra Awards for volunteering
Dean Sahu Khan recognized for his volunteer work on interfaith issues
Afghan refugee Gulwali Passarlay graduates from university in England
At the age of 12 Gulwali traveled 12,000 miles across eight countries, fleeing Afghanistan for England
Ralph Bunche: first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner
Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner died 45 years ago on 9 December 1971