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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

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

The Hypothetical Future of Muslim Databases Is Already Here

During a recent interview with Yahoo News, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was asked whether trackin

Iram Ali | November 23rd, 2015

My Ramadan Family Reunion

For many Muslims, time seems to fly only in the context of Ramadan. For the last few months, I’ve heard countless

Saadia Faruqi | July 15th, 2013

The Silicon Valley Mosque

Part of the timovation challenge. Judge’s response: “Irfan’s essay imagines what a mosque of 20 years

Irfan Rydhan | August 23rd, 2014

Charlie Hebdo and Kang Xi

What happened earlier this month at the Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo has been commented upon ad nauseam; some rea

Steven Zhou | January 16th, 2015

The Taliban

Voices from Afghanistan on who they are, what they offered, and how to approach peace by: H. Adams, a pen name On a sunn

Lael H. Adams | June 17th, 2012

Clasp of Nations: Turkey and the EU

Abstract (Summary) The Copenhagen Criteria mentioned in the report are a precondition to negotiations and require that

Islamica | April 26th, 2005

Ferguson: A View From the Other Side Of the Tracks

Getting up early in the morning and taking a shower I would often walk from my grandparents home to the 74 Florissant bu

Umar Lee | December 11th, 2014

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