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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 Parodies of ISIS

It is a persistent perception – which, unfortuntely, has become reality – that the larger Muslim community a

Hesham Hassaballa | February 8th, 2015

Bidding Farewell to Ramadan

So much has happened in my life in the last one month. Yes partly because of Ramadan, but mainly because this year&rsquo

Saadia Faruqi | August 8th, 2013

#TakeAKnee: Sports, Politics and Civil Religion

Take a Knee Sunday represented a major rejection of President Donald Trump’s attacks on players in the NFL. In a r

SpearIt | October 1st, 2017

A Christmas Story

For the last few years, I’ve watched in wonder as Fox News promotes one of its signature narratives: the war on Ch

Michael Vicente Perez | March 12th, 2013

After Abraham, Before Peace – Navigating the Divides

Editor’s Note: The Islamic Monthly publishes a variety of opinions from all sides. This post is a response t

Abdullah Antepli | July 9th, 2014

The Vice Presidential Debate

This debate took place in the backdrop of the first presidential debate a week ago, where Donald Trump buckled wh

The Islamic Monthly Editors | October 5th, 2016

The Orlando Massacre and Death of Muhammad Ali

The passing of Muhammad Ali brought the briefest of repose for American Muslims. For a moment, the world stood still to

SpearIt | October 7th, 2016

Welfare, the R-Word, & the Future of Political Discourse

The discourse on balancing economic welfare and growth in the United States needs to evolve beyond its focal point on wh

Saad Ansari | December 6th, 2013

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