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

2017 Oscars: A Win for an Egalitarian America

It was clear early on that this year’s Oscars would offer more than pomp, vanity and fodder for the fashion police

Jalal Baig | March 3rd, 2017

And Now Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

Bassem Youssef, dubbed Egypt’s version of Jon Stewart, is off the airwaves yet again. After coming back from a nea

The Islamic Monthly Staff | November 18th, 2013

Not One or the Other: Class and Identity Politics

After taking a trip to Cuba, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates had this to say about pervasive racism there: “I

Devan Hawkins | February 16th, 2017

Is There Room for Secularism in American Politics?

The current buildup to the 2012 presidential election is living up to the more general apocalyptic expectations of many

Gary Laderman | June 18th, 2012

A Need for Private Spaces

For All Our Public Work, We Need Private Spaces to Grow as Communities Muslim Americans — like other communities &

Shabana Mir | April 3rd, 2016

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

Egypt, Increasingly Poor

Written by Amanda Figueras and Aitor Hdez. Morales The deteriorating economic situation in Egypt — noted especiall

Amanda Figueras | April 3rd, 2017

US Election Perspective Series: Clinton’s Anti-Islamophobic Rhetoric is Theatrical

The recent surge in violence against Muslims and people of color has been staggering: targeting of mosques with gunfire,

Roqayah Chamseddine | October 25th, 2016

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