After hijab, reflecting on dress and interaction

Just a quick note that there’s going to be a little moving, shaking and consolidating in this space in the coming weeks, which includes Ask Sabrina being moved to the landing page — that’s where you are now. The column will still be published bi-weekly on Wednesdays, but instead of accessing it through the “Ask [...]

Silence is golden on movie night

Dear Sabrina, My boyfriend’s roommate just started dating a really great girl a few months ago. We get along really well, and I’m happy there’s another girl for me to hang out with when I’m at my boyfriend’s apartment. My boyfriend and I have gone on a number of double dates with his roommate and [...]

Un-kind words lead to silent treatment

Dear Sabrina, I’ve been married for almost two years, and my mother-in-law can be a real pain. She’s a know-it-all, and very talkative, which is a stark contrast to my personality. Recently, my husband and I spend time with his folks (they live a few hours away, so we don’t get to see them very [...]

Deciding factors for a career change

Hi Sabrina, I would really like to make a career change and I am feeling it now more than ever. Any advice on how to go about doing that and the things one has to take into consideration? Kind Regards, Janine *** Hi Janine, The deciding factors in making a career change are unique to [...]

Looking for a good man

Sabrina, How would I go about getting to know men in the community? I am a convert and my family is not very involved in my life when it comes to things like that so [I don't think I would] have their support, and I don’t think [they would give me] feedback. If there is [...]

A friendship strained by past and present

Dear Sabrina, My best friend from college is a social worker, and a damn good one. She has done lots of great work with the disadvantaged girls and women in our community, but she recently began working with a state-run program to rehabilitate convicted child molesters. I was molested when I was 7 years old, [...]

Newlywed without friends

Salaam Sabrina, I am almost 21 years old, and have no friends. I used to have friends in high school, but that was when I was smoking, partying, and living a very different life than I do now. I am newly married to a very supportive and caring husband, but find myself in a unique [...]

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