'Hipster' grandpa

An 85-year-old farmer, who tended rice paddies all his life and never wore a suit, has become an unlikely style icon in China.

Here is a series of photos of Ding Bingcai, nattily dressed and striking elegant poses, taken recently by his fashion photographer grandson.


http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/27/asia/china-hipster-grandpa-viral-photos/

Oskar Schindler’s abandoned factory

The property which was used to employ 1,200 Jews during World War II will become a Holocaust Memorial.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oskar-schindlers-abandoned-factory-will-become-a-holocaust-memorial_us_58257ffce4b02d21bbc83ca7?section=us_world

The Persian art of etiquette

One thing that sets Iran apart from other Middle Eastern countries is its Persian identity, preserved in traditions, language and many rich art forms, including literature. Rumi, Ferdowsi, Hafez and Omar Khayyam are poets whose verses have been – and still are – savoured in both the East and West.


http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161104-the-persian-art-of-etiquette

Tuesday 8 November 2016

Hillary Clinton didn't make it but Tuesday 8 November 2016 was actually an historic night for women in US politics.

And the credit goes to Hillary...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37926932/hillary-didnt-win-but-the-2016-us-election-was-actually-a-milestone-for-women

The Indian woman who stood up to Trump, 5 years before Hillary did

Back in 2011, Smita Panvalkar, the then 54-year-old resident of an 87-year-old building in Mumbai stood fiercely between Trump and his dream to enter the Indian real estate market.


http://www.thebetterindia.com/74401/mubai-woman-smita-panvalkar-stood-up-to-trump-five-years-ago/?utm_source=The+Better+India+Newsletter&utm_campaign=dfd1e734e4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cd579275a4-dfd1e734e4-74060141

Doctor Pietro Bartolo

60-year-old Bartolo was the only doctor treating refugees and migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa for the better part of the last two decades.

His compassion for the migrants who come here in a seemingly endless stream, and his total dedication to the cause of medicine is phenomenol. Read about this wonderful person here:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/doctor-migrant-crisis_us_57ffc4a7e4b0162c043aa2d5?section=us_world&section=us_world

She waited 96 years to vote for a female President

For Edith Wilkinson, the chance to vote for a female president has been a lifelong dream. Edith was born just five days before the 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, giving women the right to vote.


http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/born-before-women-could-vote-now-edith-wilkinson-is-voting-for-a-woman-president_us_581e61c4e4b0d9ce6fbc890a