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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

Why I Get My News from Daily Show

[Headnote] It Takes a Comedian to tell the Truth By FIRAS AHMAD

Islamica | October 4th, 2006

The Contours of the Syrian Revolution

For the casual observer, it is puzzling how a mass of only 22 million people in a geographical area of 185,180 square ki

Mazen Hashem | September 15th, 2015

Reflecting on Progress and Frustrations: 50 Years Since the Civil Rights Act

TIM Editorial: How Far Have We Come? In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was one of the most racially segregated

The Islamic Monthly Editors | July 2nd, 2014

OBITUARIES: Sheikh Ahmed Kuftaro (1912-2004)

Abstract (Summary) Even today, it remains open for classes, worship and gatherings of dhikr in an age where most mosque

Islamica | July 27th, 2005

ISIS: Intellectual Roots and the Question of Religious Authenticity

The release of Graeme Wood’s book The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State, published as a more

Michael Arnold | March 16th, 2017

Encounter with a Mysterious Sheikh

[Headnote] Why spiritual retreat is the best option for a sheikh with a shady past

Islamica | April 7th, 2009

Remembering Srebrenica

Abstract (Summary) About 30,000 people, including a number of international figures, gathered July p near Srebrenica, B

Islamica | November 29th, 2005

The Parodies of ISIS

It is a persistent perception – which, unfortuntely, has become reality – that the larger Muslim community a

Hesham Hassaballa | February 8th, 2015

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