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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

Silence: The Subtle, Secret Destroyer of Marriages

Practically since the start of time, it’s been said that good communication is the key to any solid marriag

Nadya T. | November 7th, 2016

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

“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

Argo Tries but Fails to Defuse Stereotypes

by: Evelyn Alsultany In my book, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11, I discuss my surpri

The Islamic Monthly Staff | November 7th, 2013

A Better Future for Yemen

To channel Rodney Dangerfield, Yemen can’t get no respect. Yemenis are to the Arab World what Paraguayans are to L

Jillian Schwedler | June 17th, 2012

Sonic Jihad

Muslim Hip-Hop in the Age of Mass Incarceration If we could break down those walls to set you free we would cause we out

SpearIt | April 27th, 2016

THE FUTURE OF FREEDOM Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad

Abstract (Summary) Zakaria is more concerned with the political reality of transitioning states, and as a result sets f

Islamica | July 27th, 2005

Islamophobia in Canada is Real, and Must be Named

The surge in attention being paid to anti-Semitic incidents is not just leaving Jewish-American communities in desp

Shenaz Kermalli | March 16th, 2017

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