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

Telling our stories before they are hijacked: Exclusive interview with Emad Burnat

Emad Burnat is co-director of the Palestinian documentary “5 Broken Cameras”, a film about his villag

Souheila Al-Jadda | May 18th, 2013

Muslims “get” GLOBALIZATION, but does it get them?

[Headnote] Why do many Muslim societies see the impact of globalization as negative? For everyone to reap the economic (

Islamica | October 5th, 2007

We and You Let us Meet in God’s Love

Seyyed Hossein Nasr writes about the universal peace shared by Christianity and Islam.

Seyyed Hossein Nasr | April 8th, 2009

IS War on History

On October 21, 1798, soldiers under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte stormed the historic Al-Azhar Mosque and seminary

Murtaza Hussain | September 4th, 2015

Discovering Kyrgyzstan

By Taylor Barnes We hunched over and gingerly made our way up the narrow stairs to the top of a minaret, with little gui

Taylor Barnes | March 12th, 2013

AL JAZEERA and the information warfare

[Headnote] Launched just 10 years ago, Al Jazeera has become a big name in broadcasting, competing with the best. But ca

Islamica | October 4th, 2007

Syrian Exceptionalism and Revolution

It has been argued that Syria, because of its political structure, population diversity, and regional alliances, present

Mazen Hashem | June 17th, 2012

Living amongst the dead in Cairo: Egyptian life at cemeteries

Eman was elated. She was engaged and everything was ready for the wedding. Her family approved. The groom was good

Amanda Figueras | March 7th, 2015

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