Today, we celebrate the centennial birth anniversary of HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the
Founding Father of the UAE.
Video: Dubai's Burj Khalifa lights up on Zayed centenary
Benjamin Rush who led the
Founding Fathers in calling for abolition of slavery, equal rights for women, improved medical care for injured troops, free health care for the poor, slum clearance, citywide sanitation, an end to child labor, free universal public education, humane treatment and therapy for the mentally ill, prison reform, and an end to capital punishment.
Dr. Benjamin Rush
A special ceremony was held at Wembley Stadium for relatives of the eight
Founding Fathers of football who formed the FA and a Blue Plaque was unveiled to pay tribute to them and their work.
Honour for Sunderland's father of football
Morgan and Wood joined the historian Joseph Ellis in writing erudite versions of what has been called "Founders Chic" over the last decade or so, an approach that generally seeks to humanize various of the
Founding Fathers, and to apologize for their moral flaws by attributing them to a broader cultural context.
Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom: Revolution and Rebellion on a Virginia Plantation
His richly theoretical examination of the "American Republic" reached a staggering conclusion: that Catholics could appreciate the logic of the American political order better even than the revered
founding fathers, who had "built better than they knew." Richard Dougherty here limns Brownson's profoundly original approach to questions of church and state.
Conservative minds revisited
Later, Jefferson wrote angrily in response to the governor's call for slave emancipation, suggesting, according to Holton, that "Dunmore's emancipation proclamation was a major cause of the American Revolution." Consequently, during much of the revolution, Jefferson and other
founding fathers were busy trying to stifle the liberation of slaves and protect the rights of their masters.
Another side of Thomas Jefferson: he was the icon who drafted the Declaration of Independence ... the man who most ardently championed the fight for individual rights at a time when such notions were singed with controversy. And yet ..
Summary: UAE
founding father's 15th death anniversary on Friday
UAE continues to uphold Zayed's legacy
The Zayed University students in front of the mural dedicated to the UAE's
founding father.
University artists recognised for 140m-long Zayed mural
Summary: Bengaluru (India), Aug 12 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday announced that they would have a year-long centenary programme to honour its legendary
founding father and space pioneer, Vikram Sarabhai.
ISRO to celebrate centenary of space pioneer Vikram Sarabhai
On this occasion, we commemorate the timeless legacy of our
founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and the example of generosity and kindness he set for us all." - TradeArabia News Service
Adnic gives one-month bonus to mark Zayed anniversary
The
founding father of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, is set to be the subject of a new Hollywood movie produced by STX Films.
Hollywood biopic to be made about UAE's Sheikh Zayed
Emirates has landed six of its special 'Year of Zayed' livery aircraft on six continents for the 6 May centennial birthday of the UAE's
Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Emirates 'Year of Zayed' Aircraft Land on Six Continents for the 6th of May
' We were trampling the principles of
founding father but we have now started trampling picture of our Quaid under our feet which has been printed by some unscrupulous factory owners on safety matches.
Citizens demand ban on sale of safety matches carrying picture of Quaid-e-Azam
To recognize the contribution, services and sacrifices of minorities in creation of Pakistan and nation building and to highlight the vision of
founding father, said a press release here on Wednesday.
Minorities Day to be celebrated on August 11