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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

Ethics of COEXISTENCE

[Headnote] From Indifferent Tolerance to Critical Engagement [Headnote] In our pluralistic world, the old model of inte

Islamica | October 3rd, 2006

Finding Solutions

Abstract (Summary) ON NOVEMBER 16th, 2004 the family of Margaret Hassan, the director of CARE International in Iraq, re

Islamica | April 26th, 2005

Shrouded In Mystery: Who Was Essad Bey?

“The caravan was wandering eastwards, lost in a dream. The train was pushing westwards along its iron rails, mindl

Ibrahim Rigney | September 18th, 2017

Lessons From Past Islamophobia and the Christian Response

Recent political developments around the world have brought to the fore discussions and debates about Islamophobia. Some

Faisal Kutty | April 17th, 2017

Your Map is Lying to You: Power, Confidence, and Stuff You Can’t Afford

In a world dominated by discussions of an “East” and a “West”, TIM asks the question: How

Haroon Moghul | May 1st, 2013

Cartoonists React to Charlie Hebdo

Edited and compiled by: TIM Features Editor Yasmine Hassan In the wake of the attack on Charlie Hebdo in France, a narra

The Islamic Monthly Staff | January 19th, 2015

OBITUARIES: Sayyid Muhammad ‘Alawi al-Maliki

Abstract (Summary) The custom in Mecca has always been to use the title Sayyid for the scholarly among the descendants

Islamica | April 26th, 2005

Ankara Rising

Is Turkey promoting regional stability in search of international prominence and influence? “You are killing peopl

Sana Saeed | June 17th, 2012

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