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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

TO BE A MUSLIM

Abstract (Summary) RELIGION TO BE A MUSLIM Islam, Peace and Democracy by HRH Prince Hassan bin TaIaI Sussex Academic Pr

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

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

A Stagnating European Union

The idea of the European Community was born in a post-World War II era when nations were reconstructing and modernizing

Azeem Ibrahim | June 18th, 2012

A Child of the Bush Era

I was 14 years old when the towers were hit. I didn’t need an alarm that day or the usual prodding from my mother

Sana Saeed | September 12th, 2013

Occupied Voices: Hearing the Human Side of Conflict

[Headnote] While pundits and pedants pay more attention to game theories and conflict resolution paradigms in the ongoin

Islamica | July 27th, 2005

Scare Tactics to Garner Votes

While it seems only yesterday that the country came together to watch President Barack Obama take the oath of office &nd

Farid Senzai | June 18th, 2012

Pakistan elections are over: what’s next?

When polls closed on Pakistan’s historic elections this past Saturday, social media posts of political pundits and

Lael Mohib | May 15th, 2013

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