Viewpoints

“If a hunger strike of this scale was taking place almost anyplace else in the world, there would be daily in-depth media coverage of developments as they unfolded and a detailed public dissection of the prisoners’ complaints about their treatment and the...

The following translated passages come from a larger work in Arabic by Sayyid Muḥammad Saeed al-Ḥakim in which he...

In the bygone period under the influence of religious training, social system and etiquettes when youths were had sexual...

It is important to mention a basic thing that blindly following the views and manners of anyone completely is...

Every year in the ninth lunar month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims around the world abstain from food, drink, vain talk and certain other actions from before sunrise until after sunset...

The reason for the failure of Islamic countries to reclaim the right of the Palestinians is the lack of unity and the lack of Islamic identity. Many of so-called Muslim rulers don’t follow Islam in...

Allowing birth control would mean allowing sex for pleasure. On the other hand, if you consider sex to be a natural act whose purpose is two-fold: procreation and/or fulfillment of sexual desire, then you...

Many parents have frustrated and angry relationships with their children. Even very young children sometimes become a source of annoyance with their constant demands, whining, and disobedience....

Parents forget that play is an important part of growing up, and is vital for the physical and emotional development of the child...

It is the right of every child to be disciplined by wise and reasonable parents. A parent uses control and discipline to guide the child....