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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

Radical Hope and Community Resistance in an Era of Trump

My little brother, a freshman in high school, recently texted me, “I just had history class where we talked about

Nabiha Nuruzzaman | March 10th, 2017

Muslim Rapper “Brother Ali” on Islam & Hip-Hop

Recently, the American Muslim rapper known as “Brother Ali” (born Jason Douglas Newman) sat down with The Is

Arsalan Iftikhar | February 9th, 2015

Female Imams in America

“There are no female imams in America,” said Dr. Ihsan Bagby, professor of Islamic Studies at the University

Rachel Fawcett | April 8th, 2013

Surveillance, Spectacle and the Panoptic State

Shortly after 9 p.m. on June 7, 2011, FBI agent Christopher Tarbell and his partner, draped in dark suits and bulletproo

Obaid H. Siddiqui | January 14th, 2015

Technology’s Dummy Effect

Henry David Thoreau argued that modern technology is simply an improved means to an unimproved end. While technology has

Wafa Unus | October 24th, 2016

Becoming Exceptional

Like many others who watched the Democratic National Convention this summer, I was riveted by the raw emotion of the Gol

Kevin James | November 2nd, 2016

The Prayer of the American Muslim

“Please, God, don’t let them be Muslims.” This is the prayer of the American Muslim in 2015. The praye

Zeinab Chami | December 3rd, 2015

Climbing the Highest Mountain: One Saudi Woman’s Journey to Making History

In a country like Saudi Arabia which often times makes its way in the news because of perceptions of its ultra-conservat

Yasmine Hassan | January 7th, 2014

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