My first exposure to ‘African Food’ was in Dubai, when I would eat Egyptian food. During my honeymoon, I did a day trip to Morocco and experienced North African food. Over the last few years, I have eaten at a couple of Ethiopian restaurants in …
One of my earliest memories of Christmas is the Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, on top of the Christmas tree. However, behind all the movies and the galore, did the event really happen? Was it a figment of imagination? Was it a …
Sabika Hassan runs womenhealthhub and Sabika.whh, which focuses on women’s health. I like her approach as it is real, vulnerable, direct, and open. She is also the first Muslim whom I am interviewing at Four Columns. She covers a variety of topics regarding women’s health …
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY Prince Edward County (PEC) is located 220 km east of Toronto. It is just south of Belleville. The ground is atypical with many valleys and the foundation is limestone. The cracked limestone base and the stony soils allow bilge in the spring, …
Klyn Elsbury is exactly what I need in my life. I am a loud, boisterous, elitist, complainer, and do not suffer fools or legalists. There are very few moments in life that have made me shut up. In Kashmir, watching the Himalayas next to the …
A Valuable Lesson on Hope Carolyn Gerber Hofauer created a meal train for us in April of this year. I love to volunteer, love to give, and for the first time in my life, I am on the receiving end. Gerry Bell challenged me to …
I love poems. One cannot reason with poems. Imagination, emotions, feelings, sensibilities, and vibes are the stomping grounds of prose and poems. Poetry is not sciences and cannot be put under a process or argument. The dichotomy of that statement is that poetry has played …
Introduction Tara holds a Ph.D. in professional counseling from Liberty University and has theological training through her Master’s of Divinity in professional counseling from Tyndale Seminary. She is also a Registered Psychotherapist in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and is …
In a few weeks, I will be completing 19 years of marriage. I do not have a formula, but I do have marriage tips. On the day of my marriage, if you had told me that within five years, five men in my wedding party, …
The responsibilities of being a husband and a father are the two most challenging responsibilities I have faced in my life. It is the most difficult thing I have done. However, the most gratifying. No matter of money, goods, or achievement cannot replace my wife …