by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 25, 2015 | Culture, Health & Beauty, Style
While we whine about being offended or deprived of anything in this country (“war on women,” anyone?) and fixate on frivolities, think of what Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan has endured. The Taliban voted to murder her when she was 17 simply because she...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 19, 2010 | Journal, Reminiscences, The Washington Times Communities
My uncle’s return from Afghanistan inspired this little tribute to the troops. As children in an American military family, my siblings and I were aware of the sacrifice that soldiers and their families make during active duty – especially during war. But the war...