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

EMAILS FROM SCHEHERAZAD

Abstract (Summary) The forceful restraints and demands of poetry - its distillation of language, its relentless depende

Islamica | January 24th, 2005

Does It Matter?

Introduction Muslim-Americans voted overwhelmingly in favor of President Barack Obama in 2008, and like many pro-Obama c

Mohammad Fadel | October 9th, 2012

Philosophy as Forensic Science

Abstract (Summary) Yet, by reading the texts - and he said, time and again: There is only text and by applying his own

Islamica | April 26th, 2005

Human dignity and mutual respect

[Headnote] A high regard for humanity once produced societies where differing communities lived in peace and flourished

Islamica | April 7th, 2009

TIM Live Exclusive Interview: Inside the NYPD’s spying program

*Editor’s note, this interview was conducted in the Fall of 2013. TIM LIVE talks to AP reporter Matt Apuzzo to dis

The Islamic Monthly Staff | September 13th, 2013

He is As His Servant Fears He Is

After the fall of Granada in 1492, Spain’s rulers offered native Jews the choice of conversion or departure. Musli

Haroon Moghul | April 3rd, 2016

Bombs and Art in Beirut

While bombs and rockets fall in Lebanon, so does the artistic embrace of talented youth in the country. One need not go

Amany Al-Sayyed | July 9th, 2013

Fighting the Religious Right to Save the Johnson Amendment

This is the second part of a two-part series. Part one gives an overview of the Johnson Amendment and how it affects min

Neda Bolourchi | October 13th, 2017

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