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

What Iraqi Civil Society Can Teach Government

When asked about the outlook of Iraq over the past seven years since the U.S.-led invasion, one leading Iraqi politician

Manal Omar | June 17th, 2012

I Have Seen the Past . . . . . . and it Works!

Abstract (Summary) Perhaps this is one reason why, when Western visionaries picture the future, they generally posit ho

Islamica | January 29th, 2006

Dear Don Lemon: Thanks for Making Me Famous

Apparently, we currently live in a “post-racial” America where a prominent national television news anchor c

Arsalan Iftikhar | January 12th, 2015

How to Read Science News

If you’ve read a recent science- or health-related article, you are probably aware of one inescapable fact: You&rs

Wafa Unus | February 9th, 2016

TIM Editorial Policy

The Islamic Monthly has in place the following editorial policy. By submitting a piece for consideration of public

The Islamic Monthly Staff | January 1st, 2013

Jack Shaheen: A Reel Important Scholar

Colleagues and friends recently paid tribute to a much-loved pioneering scholar and activist, who dedicated nearly 50 ye

Syma Mohammed | August 2nd, 2017

Failed Missionary

[Headnote] A Christian evangelist from Iowa is transformed by the compassion of the Turkish souls she hopes to save

Islamica | July 2nd, 2006

The Violent Reputation of Religious Conservatism

The dual tyrannies of the “Islamic State” group (ISIS) and Bashar Assad’s blood-soaked Syria have conv

Steven Zhou | April 8th, 2016

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