The Islamic Monthly

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2017 Silver Award of Distinction
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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

Between War and Controversy: The Untold Story of Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010

The incredible story behind the first Arab and first Muslim woman to win Miss USA in 2010. Intervie

The Islamic Monthly Staff | January 15th, 2015

Neither Here Nor There: On Losing My Snapchat Best Friend

Part I: E-World I remember when she called me baby boo for the first time. “Stupid auto-correct,” she said.

Hamdan Azhar | June 24th, 2015

Fear and Mourning in Ottawa

What happened this Wednesday in Ottawa, Canada is, to quote FDR, “a date which will live in infamy.” The sho

Steven Zhou | October 26th, 2014

Perspective: The Muslims Now Have No Choice but to Organize

A society’s capacity to move forward during dark times is dependent upon its ability to foresee, and thus grapple,

Steven Zhou | November 11th, 2016

So I Interviewed a Muslim Woman and Published it in Playboy — So What?

Playboy magazine is featuring Noor Tagouri, a hijabi Muslim woman, in its October issue on renegades, but Tagouri’

The Islamic Monthly Editors | September 29th, 2016

A Ketogenic Ramadan Experiment

The month of Ramadan is something like a spiritual Olympics in the Islamic calendar. Through the physical demands of fas

Daanish Faruqi | November 14th, 2018

Pakistan elections are over: what’s next?

When polls closed on Pakistan’s historic elections this past Saturday, social media posts of political pundits and

Lael Mohib | May 15th, 2013

Syrians Don’t Need the U.S. to Determine Their Future

Will the United States be indispensable to Syria’s future? As a bombastic President Donald Trump settles into the

Layla Saleh | March 6th, 2017

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