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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 Violent Reputation of Religious Conservatism

The dual tyrannies of the “Islamic State” group (ISIS) and Bashar Assad’s blood-soaked Syria have conv

Steven Zhou | April 8th, 2016

Perspective: Trump and the Muslim Ban

Diversity Saves Us From The Temptation To Fascism: Trump and the Muslim Ban I can’t think of a better definition o

Haroon Moghul | August 11th, 2016

What Iraqi Civil Society Can Teach Government

When asked about the outlook of Iraq over the past seven years since the U.S.-led invasion, one leading Iraqi politician

Manal Omar | June 17th, 2012

Fiqh or Fiction

Abstract (Summary) Islamic leases, or ijarahs, are an example of a securitizable instrument. Because lessors have the r

Islamica | January 24th, 2005

Swimming in Two Lanes

Swimming in Two Lanes: Bridging gaps between Black Muslims and the Rest of Muslims in America I will write to you

Tariq Touré | May 20th, 2015

Devyani Khobragade Returns to India

In December, Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, was accused of committing visa fraud, as well as forcing her nanny to w

The Islamic Monthly Staff | January 14th, 2014

Egypt’s “Best Mother” wears men’s clothes

Luxor, Egypt — Her house is little more than a nude brick building. It has three floors and an open roof that

Amanda Figueras | November 3rd, 2015

US Election Perspective Series: My American Tale

I have an immigrant story not unlike millions of other immigrant stories. I was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and came

Mirriam Seddiq | November 6th, 2016

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