
Being Proactive
How can family members be proactive? There are two types of people in the world: proactive and reactive. Proactive individuals make choices based on values,

How can family members be proactive? There are two types of people in the world: proactive and reactive. Proactive individuals make choices based on values,

Principle-Centered – The Real Thing In the past issues, we have discussed numerous centres that have time and again failed. One wonders whether there is

In January, 2001, while I was going towards Paris from the airport, I was thinking about the Muslim community in this city. I was particularly

When I wrote “The Perfect Recipe” (published in the January 2010 issue of “Hiba”), I realized belatedly that all of the successful ingredients of marriage

For most it is a much-awaited, exciting development; for others, an unexpected, pleasant surprise; for some, a disconcerting event that takes time to accept. Whatever

These were the most exciting days of my life; the countdown to my wedding. Everything had been prepared a week earlier than the wedding date.

One stands the risk of being dubbed illiberal and unenlightened, if one sees in the deluge that has drowned one-fifths of the country the hand

“Consider well contentment, for it is a treasure without end.” (Al-Tabarani) I am not sure anything satisfies me more than those rare occasions, when I

Grandma could handle France’s snow but not 2003’s killer heat-wave. Her family went on vacation, leaving her alone. Her body, in a refrigerated truck, remained

After my graduation, I got married into a huge extended family. Most of my in-laws were partly dependent on my husband. Although all the family