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May 2015

May 19, 2015

Love, Sex & Dating After Converting to Islam

Ed. Note: Please welcome our newest writer Luca, whose column "Halal Since 22" will be...

June 2014

June 12, 2014

A Letter to My Muslim Son About Love

Don't look for it. It will find you. And if it doesn't, your aunties on...

May 2014

May 20, 2014

The Most Epic Blanket Fort and the Nerdy Love Story That Made It So

This fall, Nhu-An and I are getting married. We've been together since November 18, 2000,...

February 2014

February 03, 2014

The sacrilegious love affair I couldn’t resist

Salon excerpted one of the most controversial stories from Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on...

February 02, 2014

NPR: American Muslim Men Balance Faith And Love In ‘Salaam’

Tune into Salaam, Love contributor Haroon Moghul's great interview with NPR Weekend Edition today. You can...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

A Love Story: From Strangers to Family

A beautiful video profile of "Love, InshAllah" editor Ayesha Mattu & her husband Randy Nasson,...

January 28, 2014

When the loss is forever

I haven’t written much about the transition of my son J to our new life...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Remembering Dhadhi

Eds. Note: This beautiful piece is being posted in honor of the author's grandmother's first...

December 24, 2013

Time For Changes, Time For Life

Eds. Note: Introducing our newest monthly columnist, Alan Howard, with his meditations on life after...

December 20, 2013

Rad Brown Dads

We're loving this new Tumblr, Rad Brown Dads, an homage to the beauty, struggles, and...

December 05, 2013

Coming Out As A Geek Is Hard To Do

We've crossed the one-year anniversary of my blog, Brain Knows Better, and it's pretty incredible...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

Muslims in Hollywood

Novelist and screenwriter Kamran Pasha on being a Muslim in Hollywood and having the courage...

November 27, 2013

Towards a More Perfect Ummah

Eds. Note: This is a response to last week’s guest post, How I met my son’s...

November 26, 2013

How I Met My Granddaughter’s Father

Eds. Note: This is a response from AltMuslimah to last week’s guest post, How I met...

November 25, 2013

What Men Can Do to End Violence Against Women

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. While men and...

November 21, 2013

How I Met My Son’s Mother

Eds. Note 11/22/13: We are strongly committed to airing a diversity of perspectives to undermine the...

November 18, 2013

broken

What is a poet when he runs out of poetry it is a man who...

November 15, 2013

Faith, Identity & Storytelling

An excellent conversation with 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar on faith, identity & storytelling...

November 08, 2013

Ta-Nehisi Coates on writing

Happy Friday! Ta-Nehisi Coates from The Atlantic speaks about the challenges and joys of being a writer. [brightcove...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Poem About Love, OCD-Style

Love is poetic, rapturous, and inspiring. If you haven't seen this wonderful poem from spoken-word...

August 28, 2013

Step Baba

I was around three when my mother met him. He said I took one look...

July 2013

July 18, 2013

[FATHER/HOOD] Inconvenient Truth

I think I scared my daughter. Hell, I think I terrified her. When I heard the...

July 02, 2013

On being a writer of color

Journalist and writer Zahir Janmohamed pens a brilliant piece in Guernica about being a writer...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

She’s Someone

June 18, 2013

A Man’s Take on “Arranged” Marriage

The response to our post, “Arranged" Marriage, was overwhelming. We heard from hundreds of readers expressing...

June 17, 2013

Your Mother Needs A Foot Massage

Your Mother Needs a Foot Massage "Heaven," Muslims say, "lies at the feet of...

June 16, 2013

A Love Letter to Muslim Fathers

'Love InshAllah' editor Ayesha Mattu writes a love letter to Muslim fathers on Father's Day....

June 10, 2013

Poetry Monday: A Man Who Washes Dishes

A Man Who Washes Dishes I love a man who clears my table I love...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Friday Love: Men On Love

We have men and love on the mind as we edit entries for Love, Inshallah's...

May 22, 2013

The Parallel Universe Where My Brother Lives

It starts at home. I’m doing the dishes and listening to a podcast. I'm about...