This is a four-part answer on protecting your children from Religious Extremism. Read the second part where Shaykh Hamza talks about the Superficial Religiousness of Extremism.

“I am terrified by the stories of young Muslim teenagers being brainwashed by the violent ideology of ISIS. How do I make religion an important part of my children’s lives while at the same time protecting them from religious extremism?”

Our obligation as parents is not merely to get our young children to perform the action of praying Fajr. Rather, our obligation is to get them praying in a way that trains them for their own independent religious lives as adults.

Is lying a cardinal sin? Read Shaykh Hamza’s answer on dealing with young kids who lie to their parents. Every week, we will select one of your questions on parenting and answer it in this space.

Every week, we will select one of your questions on parenting and answer it in this space. This week's answer deals with preventing jealousy and malice among siblings.

Every week, we will select one of your questions on parenting and answer it in this space. This week's answer deals with raising Muslim children in the age of LGBTQI+ influences.

Every week, we will select one of your questions on parenting and answer it in this space. This week's answer deals with teaching our children about sexual ethics and knowledge.

Leonard Sax argues that the key to transferring your values to your children is your “parental authority”. “Authority” is a heavy word. We might think that parents earn their authority by being heavy-handed with their children. But that is not what Sax means by “parental authority”.

Every week, we will select one of your questions on parenting and answer it in this space. We are all human beings, and sometimes we get frustrated, lose our temper, and say things that we shouldn’t. Learn how to protect your children from verbal hostility this week.

Leonard Sax, family physician, psychologist, and an insightful analyst of modern culture, argues that our surrounding culture works against us because (a) it teaches our children to value their same-age peers more than their parents and (b) it teaches us to treat our children like grown-ups.

Introducing Parenting Question of the Week! Every week, we will select one of your questions on parenting and answer it in this space. Read the first answer now.

Leonard Sax, family physician, psychologist, and an insightful analyst of modern culture, has written an eye-opening book that can help us understand why we are not transferring our religious values to our children.

Hamza Karamali, the founder of Basira Education thanks everyone for the tremendous support and encouragement since the launch of the Basira project just over a month ago.