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

REAPING A WHIRLWIND: The Struggle for Lebanon

[Headnote] As 2006 drew to a close, Lebanon was in the process of rebuilding after that summer's Israeli assault. In the

Islamica | February 4th, 2007

MY YEAR INSIDE RADICAL ISLAM: A MEMOIR

Abstract (Summary) A MEMOIR By DAVEED GARTENSTEIN-ROSS [Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 293 pages, 2007] WHEN John Walker Li

Islamica | February 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

When Arkansas Muslim Prisoner Wins A Case, It Adds to Legal Legacy

Last week, the Supreme Court struck down an Arkansas prison policy that restricted inmates from sporting a half-inch bea

SpearIt | January 26th, 2015

I Really Need a (Super)Hero

“There’s no such thing as superheroes!” “There are too!” “Are not! At least not in r

Saadia Faruqi | February 4th, 2015

One and the same. . .

Abstract (Summary) Every major Muslim organization, every big Muslim leader and scholar . . . heck, even every single M

Islamica | January 1st, 2006

The Media That Failed

[Headnote] How Language Lies

Haroon Moghul | February 4th, 2007

ISLAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR

[Headnote] The state of affairs in Muslim Africa is largely the result of reactions to the burning issues of postwar and

Islamica | April 2nd, 2006

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