This Is the Number One Mistake Parents Make When Arguing With Kids
Time: How do you deal with out of control kids? The authors of the bestseller How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk have some […]
Arranged marriages happier, claims former High Court family judge
Source: The Telegraph By John Bingham, social affairs editor Arranged marriage could be happier than marrying for love because it removes the pressure to find the “perfect” partner before settling down, […]
Here’s the ideal age gap for a lasting relationship
Source: ET The findings suggested that the larger the age gap, the more likely it is that you and your partner will split up. Here are the chances of breaking up, depending on your age gap: 5 years — 18 per cent 10 years — 39 per cent 20 years — 95 […]
Baby born on Cebu Pacific airplane gets one million air miles
Source: CNN Here’s one kid who’ll probably learn to fly before she can crawl. After being born four hours into a flight from Dubai to Manila, baby girl Haven has been gifted one million air mile points. Haven’s mom went into labor more than five weeks early while flying on an aircraft […]
9 things never to say to your child
Source: TOI Being a parent is difficult and so is coming off as a proud child. It’s only human to give vent to your rage by using harsh words. However, when the recipient of your outrage is your own child, it might have uncertain and unmanageable repercussions. We list 9 […]
Saudi man divorces wife over her love for camel
Manama: A Saudi man divorced his wife after he became convinced she loved her father’s camel than she loved him. The husband and wife were on a visit to her family’s house west of the capital Riyadh when he verbally flirted with her to show how deep his love for […]
A Book to Improve Marital Harmony: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, an enormously popular book by author John Gray, contains many suggestions for improving relationships between men and women through understanding the communication […]
Family Values: Western Civilization versus Islam
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Less than half of U.S. kids now have a “traditional” family
Washington Post: Picture the typical American family: what do you see? You probably imagine a married mom and dad with a couple of kids — think the Draper family, […]
In memoriam of my beloved Mother
By: Sayyarah Chowdhry I have learnt fortitude and patience from the trees. They weather the icy winds, their leaves are gone, crushed and buried under the snow. They are left bare armed But they wait for the spring , when they will get freshly clad with green robes. The flowers […]
Western Civilization Crying Out For Family Values of Islam
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Pope Francis: Vatican begins landmark synod to discuss family life
Source: BBC Pope Francis opened the synod with a mass at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday morning Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Francis: The […]
More Muslim women in U.K. wearing veil
Source: Daily Star ………………. despite a common view that young Muslim women are forced to wear veils by men or their families, studies and interviews point to the opposite in […]
Thoughts of a young Muslim – Part 2 – by Mohammed Saboor Nadeem
Some days ago I met a Pakistani “Uncle” in the Bus. So I put my earphones out to salute him, but rather than greet me back he yelled at me and blamed me for listening to music in Ramadan, followed by a pseudo-intellectual lecture on “Islamic norms” (actually he was […]
The Importance of Eating Together
Source: The Atlantic After my mother passed away and my brother went to study in New Zealand, the first thing that really felt different was the dinner table. My father and I began eating separately. We went out to dinners with our friends, ate sandwiches in front of our computers, […]
Education is the key to combating fundamentalism
Free speech, religious tolerance, an understanding of the dignity of others, the liberty of the individual, the freedom to make the most of one’s talents, and respect for the institutions of our democracy are what make Britain great. Given all the facts, it is now impossible to deny that Britain […]
Sharp rise in babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than […]
My Husband Is Not My Soul Mate
Huff Post: by Mary E. Graham — He challenges me, encourages me and talks me down off cliffs, but he isn’t the end-all-be-all of my world. That is a dangerous thing to ask of a relationship because I’m in love with and married to a flawed man. And he married […]
You Can’t Have It All: 40% Of Women Professionals Are ‘Hanging On By A Thread’
Forbes.com: by Cheryl Conner — Popular psychology to the contrary, most women professionals are struggling according to a new study by career strategist and author Megan Dalla-Camina. Dalla-Camina is the author of Getting Real About Having It All, a book she premiered in Australia late last year that is debuting in […]
You Can't Have It All: 40% Of Women Professionals Are 'Hanging On By A Thread'
Forbes.com: by Cheryl Conner — Popular psychology to the contrary, most women professionals are struggling according to a new study by career strategist and author Megan Dalla-Camina. Dalla-Camina is the author of Getting Real About Having It All, a book she premiered in Australia late last year that is debuting in […]