There is no doubt that it takes a village to instill appropriate values in children's minds. Pockets of 1200 such religious and cultural centers, Hillary's idiomatic villages, have already been set up by a conscientious and farsighted Muslim community to ensure the availability of the requisite facilities. If Fatima's parents did not avail themselves of these facilities, if they remained enamored of the glitter of the society's worthless rhinestones, they have, indeed, done a great injustice to her and are responsible for her mental confusion and conflict. A much heavier responsibility rests on the shoulders of Pak-American parents in this society in bringing up their children than it does in Pakistan. They are up against the peer pressures on their children.
Constant vigilance is the price they have to pay for the healthy upbringing of their children.
Fortunately, bulk of them have not committed a moral and intellectual disarmament. They appear wary of producing ABCDs and are endeavoring to bring up children carrying the best strains of both societies. They were nurtured on the best of both cultures. They believe in and practice the marketplace ethics of America and the family values of Pakistan.