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

THE ART OF RECITING THE QUR’AN

Abstract (Summary) The book is an intensive and incredibly detailed look at Qpr'anic recitation, particularly as it is

Islamica | November 29th, 2005

Swimming in Two Lanes

Swimming in Two Lanes: Bridging gaps between Black Muslims and the Rest of Muslims in America I will write to you

Tariq Touré | May 20th, 2015

A Teachable Moment in Dharamshala

The expression that “the only constant is change,” is part of our everyday language, but do we realize how t

Howard Axelrod | May 15th, 2017

Ottoman Archery In Modern Day Istanbul

The stones take on different appearances depending on the era: Some look like barley sugars twisted together, topped by

Robert Rigney | July 13th, 2017

Free-fall: Loss, Remembrance, Meaning

It’s that time of year again. This feeling of unease, which usually settles in around the middle of August, morphs

Kevin James | September 11th, 2017

The Iran Deal and the Future of the Middle East

The recent announcement of an agreement in principle between the United States and Iran on the future of the Iranian nuc

Mohammad Fadel | April 6th, 2015

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

Black and Blue: Remembering Islam and Hip Hop

“I don’t care what people say | I’m gonna do this hip-hop anyway | I don’t care what people scre

Su'ad Abdul Khabeer | June 17th, 2012

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