You have reached old age, living with your spouse. You spent a lifetime working hard to lavish upon your children every possible advantage. But now they have grown up...

“I am skydiving for Medical Aid for Palestinians; please donate generously for a truly worthy cause,” is a request that was retweeted to me some months ago. Naturally, any attempt to raise money for a people who are suffering under ...

  “I don’t know how to read the Qur’an, but I want my son to be able to.” I remember smiling politely at this mother who had been explaining the reasons why she wanted her son to attend a primary ...