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

Come on Muslims: Spare me the Script!

As a media organization born in Boston, The Islamic Monthly is shocked at today’s tragic explosion at th

Editor in Chief - A.C. | April 15th, 2013

Muslim Ban is Tearing Apart Families, Not Stopping Terrorists

The day after Donald Trump won the elections, Alisa Wartick decided to focus her energies on helping refugees because sh

Hina Tai | January 31st, 2017

Please Don’t Ask Me About Hijab and Freedom Now That I’m Muslim

Responses to the news that I am Muslim have ranged from excitement to confusion to surprise to silence, and a bit of eve

Shelley Burke | August 2nd, 2013

Making Islam Relevant

What does Islam say about nuclear weapons, global warming or online dating? Does Islam have a ready-made answer to the m

Daniel Tutt | January 19th, 2017

Calling the Turning Falcon

[Headnote] The gulf between the Islamic and Western worlds is widening in the face of religious and political extremism.

Islamica | October 5th, 2007

45 Watch II

It’s Week Two of Trump Watch and the the War of the Words is in full swing. The lies and propaganda shoveled by th

Obaid H. Siddiqui | February 10th, 2017

The Waning Pulse of Islamic Radicalization in America

If there’s a terrorist attack, you can bet that you’ll hear about it, whether from a newsfeed, intern

SpearIt | March 12th, 2013

The Niqab and My Path Into the Journey of Islam

“He who leaveth home in search of knowledge walks in the path of God.” -Prophet Muhammad &ldqu

Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai | September 22nd, 2016

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