As I stood waiting for the sun to rise over the Great Rift Valley and the climax of Shadrack’s passage to manhood ... regardless of the sex ticked on a birth certificate.

Your daughter is wearing bracelets and earrings you don't recognize or buying expensive gifts for friends. Your son's CD collection has suddenly grown. Or worse, you pick up the phone one day to ...

On the seventh day after birth, the child's head is shaved. This is called Aqiqah and is performed as part of the naming ceremony. Many Muslims view Aqiqah as desirable, but some see it as compulsory.

The Sacred Thread ceremony is a ceremony for boys in some Hindu communities to confirm they are of an age to take on religious responsibility. Girls are sometimes honoured in the same way, but it ...

[Peterson Githaiga, Standard] When Janet Ngotah’s son was born, she wanted him circumcised immediately after birth ... and I agreed to take him to a rite of passage programme.

Willy Russell's play - which is currently running at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, as part of its 100th birthday celebrations - revolves around twin boys Mickey and Edward. Separated at birth, the ...