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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

Hillary Clinton, a history of firsts

The first time I entered the White House was at the invitation of first lady Hillary Clinton in 1996. As a fresh college

Manal Omar | September 30th, 2016

To Be Muslim in a Time of Terror

On Friday, I joined Muslims across the United States and Europe in mosque prayers and listened to an all too familiar se

Samee Sulaiman | January 22nd, 2015

Europe Then and Now

How Islam Was Perceived in Europe When I Was a Student As I traveled with my team over the last few years through

Akbar Ahmed | January 15th, 2016

A Massacre That Threatens Our Home

President Obama’s speech at the end of the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) helped me reco

Manal Omar | February 20th, 2015

The state of Palestinian discontent: Balfour in 1925 vs. Obama in 2013

When Lord Arthur Balfour visited Palestine in 1925, then under a mandate headed by Herbert Samuel and administered by Gr

Lauren Banko | April 12th, 2013

Lawyering in Dulles for Detainees: A first-hand account

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday barring entry to the U.S. to people from seven countries, includ

The Islamic Monthly Staff | January 29th, 2017

THE FUTURE OF FREEDOM Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad

Abstract (Summary) Zakaria is more concerned with the political reality of transitioning states, and as a result sets f

Islamica | July 27th, 2005

Paris and the Post-9/11 Cycle to Nowhere

Not long after the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the worst attack on French soil since WWII, President

Steven Zhou | November 14th, 2015

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By: Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai

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