Throughout the history of Islam, says journalist Bobby Ghosh, there have been two sides to jihad: one, internal, a personal struggle to be better, the other external. A small minority has appropriated the second meaning, using it as an excuse for deadly global violence against "the West." Ghosh suggests it's time to reclaim the word.

You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. We all have techniques we depend on to lift our spirits when we’re feeling down about ourselves or our lives. Getting help from others is only one part of the equation. We also need to be able to validate, support, and help ourselv...

Sandhya Guntreddy, Principal Group Program Manager in the Commerce and Financial Services Organization of Microsoft. Her primary focus is modernizing Commerce and Financial platform that processes Microsoft's revenue. With over two decades of experience in the IT industry, Sandhya has held top positions in companies like Intel, Satyam, and no...