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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

Chinese nativism and its consequences

There’s an overall tendency in world politics to think and promote the idea that increasing globalization will eve

Steven Zhou | December 14th, 2016

Islamophobia is Cool in America Today

By Arsalan Iftikhar AUTHORS NOTE: At the time of posting, the original title for this column was “Islamo

Arsalan Iftikhar | September 18th, 2015

Book Excerpt: Rethinking Political Islam

The following is an excerpt from Shadi Hamid and William McCants’ new book, Rethinking Political Islam, which was

The Islamic Monthly Staff | August 18th, 2017

Notable Books: Stones Into Schools

Epilogue After the snow from the storm on September 5 melted, the weather stabilized and the entire Pamir hung suspended

Greg Mortenson | June 17th, 2012

The Politics of Pluralism in the U.S.

There’s a lot of “us” and “them”-ing going on these days. Try as we may, it is almost impo

Anisa Mehdi | October 18th, 2017

Imagining America Through a Windshield

If nothing else, the 2016 presidential election exposed the competing narratives simmering below the surface of national

Kevin James | October 19th, 2016

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

These Birds Walk

An Intimate Look at Pakistan’s Humanity tories evoke emotions. They help us cultivate a relationship and develop a

Salma Hasan Ali | February 13th, 2014

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