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

Breaking down barriers with Me and the Mosque

[Headnote] Zarqa Nawaz's documentary on women and mosques reveals the tensions within the community

Islamica | January 29th, 2006

The Muslim Re-Run

[Headnote] A dose of healthy realism will make us better Muslims

Haroon Moghul | April 8th, 2009

Parallel Universe: Islam and Democracy

[Headnote] Their relationship is all in how it's defined

Islamica | February 4th, 2007

America’s “Dirty Arab” Islamophobia Problem

Can you imagine if an Arab American man constantly harassed his White neighbors in Oklahoma with indefensible racial slu

Arsalan Iftikhar | August 17th, 2016

A First: Building a College for Rural Afghan Women

I think my mission is to make people understand that all Muslims are not murderers and terrorists. We are good people. &

Beth Murphy | August 5th, 2015

Alianza Islamica: The True Story

On January 30, 2016, Muslims and non-Muslims alike gathered in Houston, Texas, for the most highly anticipated event of

Ramon Francisco Ocasio | March 14th, 2016

Let’s Stop Talking About Being Muslim in America

It’s the identity crisis everyone loves to dish about. It’s like the cronut fad, except it came into being y

Laila Alawa | March 12th, 2014

Mosques Under Attack

The start of the anti-Muslim rhetoric in the presidential campaign; the wave of terror attacks in London, Manchester, Pa

The Islamic Monthly Editors | June 8th, 2017

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