Last year we celebrated the essence of Ramadan by practicing one of its essential features each day -- doing good and caring for others. This year, we’ll focus on another

It was such a pleasure to share our gratitudes with you this Ramadan. Thank you so much for reading and sending warm wishes. I can tell you for a fact that taking

Guest blogger: ArifEvery time I open it, I find something new and enlightening. Every time I hear it, I find solace. Every time I hold our blessed book in my hands, I feel strength

I wouldn’t say we were the best of friends growing up. We were just so different: he was social, I was shy; he was an athlete, I was a nerd; everybody in school loved him

Guest bloggers: Dominique and Mike RychlikOur family is profoundly grateful to have found an interfaith community and volunteer work that makes our hearts expand.

What do you call your best friend, first love, life partner and rock all in one? I call him my yaar.We met more than 25 years ago. He was cooking in a dorm room at Columbia.

Arif and I debated about going away for a few days during Ramadan. I had preferred to stay home during this month, but it was also our only chance for some family time all summer

I love the fact, that of all the gadgets and gizmos that you could have wanted for Eid, you chose … a turtle. It reveals so much about the amazing little guy that you are.

The minute you were born, in Geneva, Papa held you and you looked at the world around you so intensely with the most luminous eyes, we started calling you ‘luminosity’.

Guest blogger: DadI am a very humble person, and find it very hard to find the words to thank God for everything I have been blessed with. My mom passed away when I was very young.

So why is it that I’ve left for the end the things that I am most grateful for. My husband, my children, my parents, my brother. Because I’m afraid.

Guest blogger: My friend MaDihaMany of my friends don't have children. Some of them often ask, "Did you always want to be a mom?" It's an interesting question

My mom wanted to write a post, but said she just couldn't find the words. She wrote this last night, on one of those long yellow lined pads of paper, with a good ole'

Expressing gratitude on a regular basis is good for our health, and certainly for our mood. Studies have proven it. But it seems expressing appreciation to others,

Guest blogger: ZaydI am grateful for all of nature’s creatures because what would the world be without them. Bland. You wouldn’t hear the chirp of the birds, you wouldn’t hear the croak

Guest blogger: ZaydDear Nunno,I wanted to tell you that I am very grateful that you are my grandpa. I love that when we just walk in the door to your house

Guest blogger: SaanyaMy dad and I are too similar for words. He and I have the same taste in music, clothes, cities, movies; we share the same opinions and reactions

On January 1, 2012, I took a small cotton candy pink notebook that Saanya had bought for me, “Keep Calm and Have a Cupcake” emblazoned in white on its cover, and wrote

This year has been the most difficult I’ve faced. Between parents’ illness and surgery, death in our extended family, and some things I don’t have the courage to write about yet

Since Salma started the 30 days 30 deeds blog last year and the things we are grateful for this Ramadan, I have been thinking a lot about good deeds and gratitude.