The Islamic Monthly

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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

Saudi Samar’s Activist Struggle: Samar Badawi

The black ‘abaya’ wrapping her body makes her look smaller and accentuates her pallor appearance. But Saudi

Amanda Figueras | April 1st, 2015

From Mourning to Healing: 10 years on

The five stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – were so important to us in

Hussein Rashid | June 17th, 2012

Interview: MANAL OMAR

Abstract (Summary) WMWI is the only international NGO in Iraq that is devoted exclusively to serving the most marginali

Islamica | April 26th, 2005

Muslims 2012: The Most Radioactive Bloc in America

One day during the 2004 presidential election, I was sitting in the office of (the late) Democratic congresswoman from O

Arsalan Iftikhar | June 18th, 2012

The Politics of Racism in the Middle East

Editor’s note: first published in December 2014 in the print edition. Nothing in the Middle East stays the same fo

Steven Zhou | February 5th, 2015

Helene Newberg’s Marathon journey

The Islamic Monthly Editors | April 29th, 2013

The Feudal Economics of NCAA’s March Madness

So, why aren’t the players paid? No matter what team walks away with the NCAA basketball title next week, someone

S. F. Clemons | March 31st, 2014

Humanitarian Aid & Medical Supplies To Gaza Halted by Egyptian Military – Forced to Go Back

Recently, a solidarity aid convoy of at least 500 Egyptian activists and volunteers organized a trip to move from Cairo

Jonathan Rashad | July 24th, 2014

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