The Islamic Monthly

AN AWARD-WINNING, NONRELIGIOUS
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2016 Silver Award of Distinction
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Best in industry, three years in row
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2017 Silver Award of Distinction
The Communicator Awards

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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

Why Do We Treat Our Women That Way?

In a four-part video series, Senior Editor Haroon Moghul, examines the horrors of domestic violence and how they are so

Haroon Moghul | November 19th, 2013

BDS sparked by TIM: debates and dialogue

BDS sparked by TIM: debates and dialogue August 15, 2014 by: Daniel Tutt I take on the role of an ombudsmen, or public e

The Ombudsman - Daniel Tutt | August 15th, 2014

What is the Fate of Immigration Reform in the 113th Congress?

Last month, the first session of the 113th Congress came to an end, and many wondered whether Congress will deliver on o

Mary Giovagnoli | January 16th, 2014

A Ketogenic Ramadan Experiment

The month of Ramadan is something like a spiritual Olympics in the Islamic calendar. Through the physical demands of fas

Daanish Faruqi | November 14th, 2018

The Politics of Racism in the Middle East

Editor’s note: first published in December 2014 in the print edition. Nothing in the Middle East stays the same fo

Steven Zhou | February 5th, 2015

60 Years of Muslim Leadership: The Aga Khan’s Diamond Jubilee

This is part three of a three-part series on Ismaili Muslims. Read part one here, “A Brief History of Ismaili

Khalil Andani | July 14th, 2017

Rethinking Independent Muslim Media

In March 2009, I was sitting in the office of a fast-talking and dynamic magazine editor when his phone suddenly

Editor in Chief - A.C. | March 12th, 2013

EMAILS FROM SCHEHERAZAD

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Islamica | January 24th, 2005

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I Was Housed, Fed, Loved and Saved in Syria By the Refugees

By: Mai Nguyen-Phuong-Mai

One-way ticket to hell I woke up to a crumpled piece of paper someone had placed next to my head on the pillow. Tiptoeing to the bathroom and using my mobile phone as a torch, I tried to read the shred of paper that looked like it had been torn hurri...

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