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

in memoriam: NAGUIB MAHFOUZ

Abstract (Summary) Mahfouz, already recognized in Egypt as one of the Arab world's finest writers, was the first Arab t

Islamica | October 3rd, 2006

21 Egyptians. Beheaded by ISIS.

On January 3rd, around 2 a.m. in the coastal Libyan city of Sirte, masked gunmen banged on the door of a dormitory for E

Jonathan Rashad | March 4th, 2015

A common word for a common future

[Headnote] Despite an all-time low in Christian-Muslim relations, many sense a feeling of renewed hope

Islamica | August 6th, 2009

The fall of Anjem Choudary

And at long last, Anjem Choudary, Britain’s favorite TV jihadi, is behind bars. This has been 20 years in th

Azeem Ibrahim | August 20th, 2016

Thinking Skills

[Headnote] Engaging the intellect holistically

Islamica | January 1st, 2006

The Lost Jihad: LOVE IN ISLAM

[Headnote] The many words and meanings for love in Arabic are reflective of Islam's comprehensiveness and depth

Islamica | October 5th, 2007

Facebook Reflection

Moonsighting Trip, Ramadan 2013: Didn’t see the new moon last night, but I did see community, family, food, people

The Islamic Monthly Staff | July 9th, 2013

What Would The Ottomans Make of ISIS?

That a suicide bomber detonated himself on the orders of a so-called caliph, outside a mosque built by an actual caliph,

Haroon Moghul | January 15th, 2016

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