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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

Making Islam Relevant

What does Islam say about nuclear weapons, global warming or online dating? Does Islam have a ready-made answer to the m

Daniel Tutt | January 19th, 2017

COLOSSUS: THE PRICE OF AMERICA’S EMPIRE

Abstract (Summary) THE PRICE OF AMERICA'S EMPIRE By NIALL FERGUSON [Penguin Group, USA, 240PP, 2004] COLOSSUS argues th

Islamica | November 29th, 2005

The “Othering” of Muslim Americans

American flags. Signs saying “No Mosque, No Way, No Mosque” or “SHARIA” appearing to drip blood.

Dr. Susan Brooks Thistletwaite | June 15th, 2012

Muslim Mental Health: Fighting the Stigma through Awareness

May is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. This year, mental health awareness m

Fyeqa Sheikh | May 24th, 2019

Confusing Democracy with Terrorism: A Region in Transition

The euphoria and promise of the “Arab Uprising” or “Arab Spring” have given way to what many ref

John Esposito | November 22nd, 2014

Overheard Blogger

Are the Egyptian people angering American liberals? Jonathan Wright seems to think so. He blogs: “I doubt I&

The Islamic Monthly Staff | August 2nd, 2013

The Story Behind ‘She Who Tells a Story’

An interview with curator Kristen Gresh The Middle East has never been a simple region. Its complexity and diversity mak

The Islamic Monthly Editors | April 3rd, 2016

15 Years after 9/11: Where We Were, and Where We Are

“Where were you on 9/11?” This question has become ritual, particularly on the anniversary of the terror att

Khaled A. Beydoun | September 11th, 2016

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