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

“Unregulated Talkativeness” and the Misuse of the Freedom of Speech

During a Saturday morning perusal of my bookshelf, I found myself looking for something to satiate a mood I couldn&rsquo

Wafa Unus | March 28th, 2017

A Muslim at the RNC

The Republican National Convention is a crucial moment in every election cycle. The Convention, held in Cleveland this y

The Islamic Monthly Staff | July 19th, 2016

THE LIMITATIONS OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY

[Headnote] Muslims tend to argue either for the compatibility or incompatibility of Islam and democracy. Why not argue f

Islamica | November 29th, 2005

The Book of Wisdom

Abstract (Summary) There is no contradiction in these matters for someone whose understanding is illumined. [...] suppl

Islamica | April 26th, 2005

THE RICHEST PLACE ON EARTH

Abstract (Summary) Selemani cupped his hands over his eyes and peered through the dust-mottled windows and saw blue vin

Islamica | April 8th, 2009

Lies Your Colonizers Told You

My friend and I were already established bloggers when we decided to launch a faux Muslim advice website, piggybacking o

Haroon Moghul | June 18th, 2012

Rethinking Independent Muslim Media

In March 2009, I was sitting in the office of a fast-talking and dynamic magazine editor when his phone suddenly

Editor in Chief - A.C. | March 12th, 2013

The Death of the “Father of International Law”

Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni, an Egyptian-born legal scholar whose expertise in international criminal law brought him globa

Faisal Kutty | October 4th, 2017

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