The Islamic Monthly

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2017 Silver Award of Distinction
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The magazine was co-founded and run by three American Muslim women in 2010 inspired by the publication's former magazine, Islamica. The magazine successfully printed bi-annullly from 2011-2018 with daily digital content and exclusive interviews in the form of print, audio and visual stories. The magazine's core principle was to allow for a space for stories of all kinds related to American Muslims, while striving for abiding by ethical journalism. Despite it's many successes, including a number of exclusive interviews and having articles referenced in mainstream press in America often, and challenges the magazine could not sustain itself or find the proper funding to continue publishing. It never officially shuttered but stopped active publishing in 2018.

This site is archived. The homepage below will select articles at random for your viewing. The previous print issues are also available for your viewing.

The Unpredictable Nation: America In the Age of Trump

WINTER/SPRING 2017

Are American Muslims The Pivotal Hot Button Issue This Election?

SUMMER/FALL 2016

Mass Movement to Nowhere

WINTER/SPRING 2015-2016

Racism Changes

SPRING/SUMMER 2015

New Perspectives on America's Muslims

FALL/WINTER 2014

Will America Ever Move Past Racism?

SPRING/SUMMER 2014

New Faces of America: Leaders, Politicians and Entrepreneurs

FALL 2013

What if Obama Wins? Loses? What’s at Stake for Muslims?

FALL 2012

Radioactive Muslims: American Muslims as Outsiders

WINTER/SPRING 2012

The Revolution or Evolution of the East

SUMMER/FALL 2011

2011 and Reflections on the Past Year

2011

Featured Pieces

Happy Someone Else’s New Year

Entirely unscientifically, and heavily skewed towards recently, I share end-of-year moments from American Islam, hints a

Haroon Moghul | December 30th, 2013

THE RICHEST PLACE ON EARTH

Abstract (Summary) Selemani cupped his hands over his eyes and peered through the dust-mottled windows and saw blue vin

Islamica | April 8th, 2009

Making Sense of 2016 Election

Video Editorial The election results are a sad outcome for millions of people who had hopes for something different. Man

Editor in Chief - A.C. | November 9th, 2016

PALESTINE/ON THE HILLS OF GOD

Abstract (Summary) The term "graphic novel" has for years now been little more than a euphemism for "comics for adults"

Islamica | January 25th, 2005

The Third Way: The Oft-Neglected Roots of Islam in America.

Part 1: A beautiful Narrative Story Listen here on the audio player: Read the Transcript here Part 2: &nbs

Editor in Chief - A.C. | April 15th, 2014

When the Personal Becomes Political: Marrying Muslim in Trump’s America

Donald Trump was about to clinch the Republican nomination when I first met my now husband abroad, in June 2016. As

Laine Munir | April 13th, 2017

From Mecca to Selma

Shortly after arriving at New York’s Kennedy Airport on May 21, 1964, Malcolm X was greeted by the largest throng

Nicholas Patler | March 27th, 2017

The Face of the Movement Addresses Her Critiques on Her Famous Photo

It has been 10 years since the photo was taken of me. The photo that has, in some ways, positively changed my life for t

Munira Ahmed | April 7th, 2017

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