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.

Hospital policy and physicians’ directives prohibited the father’s presence at the birth of his own child. The father of the 1950s was left outside to wring his hands and add yet another cigarette to ...

After the death of a loved one, some Hindus perform Shraddha. Offerings are made to family gods and goddesses to help the atman of the deceased to move on. Some Hindus believe the atman remains ...