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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

Healing in the Void

My very first day in Jordan, I met a Syrian refugee who took an hourlong bus ride to come see me. She was in a great amo

Ambareen Jan | January 23rd, 2017

Eating Crickets, Climate Change and the Future of Islamic Law

Islamic law is receiving a lot of criticism these days, most of it is unjustified. If you are one of those that believe

S. F. Clemons | April 18th, 2015

Female Imams in America

“There are no female imams in America,” said Dr. Ihsan Bagby, professor of Islamic Studies at the University

Rachel Fawcett | April 8th, 2013

The White Politics of Anti-Black Racism

On the day South Carolina lowered the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds, the first excerpt of Harper Lee&rsqu

Gary Younge | January 11th, 2016

The self-righteous indignation of Muslim women (in hijab)

I grew up in a fairly culturally desi house where Bollywood, mehndi (hand painted red designs), actor Salman Khan, girly

Nadya T. | December 2nd, 2014

MADRASA IN THE MOUNTAINS

[Headnote] The spirit of Moorish Andalusia is alive and well in the form of a modern architectural project calling upon

Islamica | November 29th, 2005

Does Technology Cheapen the Hajj Experience?

New technology, such as live feeds, Snapchat, and iPhone apps, has helped bring Hajj closer to Muslims around the world.

Hassan Hoque | September 13th, 2017

An Orientalist Account of the U.S. Reaction to American Sniper

Disturbing outbursts of bloodthirsty patriotism have been reported across America over the last couple days. These incid

Davide Mastracci | January 19th, 2015

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