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 Arab Spring Reinvigorates the Palestinian Question

For the protesters in Tunisia and Egypt, the aim of their revolts was clear: To topple the autocratic regimes that had o

Jonathan Cook | June 17th, 2012

The Arab Spring and the End of Narrative Terror

The Arab Spring represents one of the most powerful and promising changes in the recent history of the Middle East. Its

Michael Vicente Perez | June 18th, 2012

BEYOND THE BORDERS OF HISTORY

[Headnote] Lessons Isabellian Spain Should Learn in the 21st Century Modern Spain is still barkening back to its Reconqu

Islamica | February 4th, 2007

Locking People in Cages

Why Muslims Need to Act on Mass Incarceration, Detention, and Deportation aleed: I recently attended a workshop i

The Islamic Monthly Staff | January 31st, 2014

Reflections of an African American Muslim in a post 9/11 America

cover photo copyright Hannah Galli/inneriart.com Throughout my life, I have learned that before the topics of African Am

Jameelah Xochitl Medina | June 17th, 2012

Islam does NOT mean violence

Comments by Republican presidential contender Ben Carson that he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charg

Devan Hawkins | October 9th, 2015

The Right Way to Resolve the Terrorism Double Standard

A lot of Muslims are happy and relieved to hear that the White supremacist James Jackson, who killed a 66-year-old Black

Steven Zhou | March 31st, 2017

Your Map is Lying to You: Power, Confidence, and Stuff You Can’t Afford

In a world dominated by discussions of an “East” and a “West”, TIM asks the question: How

Haroon Moghul | May 1st, 2013

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