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April 2013

April 30, 2013

Riz Ahmed: Smashing stereotypes

"I think you're a little bit behind the curve, though, if I'm honest. This is...

April 02, 2013

Supplemental call for stories for new anthology

SUPPLEMENTAL CALL FOR STORIES: Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy You heard from the ladies...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Wanted: A Few Good Men

Calling all American Muslim men: Can you feel the excitement building? The deadline for your...

March 18, 2013

Poetry Monday: Sam Pierstorff

The 2nd Pillar of Islam Was the Hardest Prayer always came at the worst times:...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Dying before Death

I hate writing about death. It brings up unpleasant family memories. Mother died at the...

February 01, 2013

Friday Love: Man Prayer

Our love this Friday for this beautiful short film where our brothers speak out about...

January 2013

January 25, 2013

Friday Love: Josh Garrels

Our ode to men speaking on love & intimacy continues this week as singer, songwriter,...

January 18, 2013

Friday love: BrotherSpeak

We love the Washington Post video series, "BrotherSpeak," exploring the lives of black men in the...

January 15, 2013

Call for Stories: Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy

CALL FOR STORIES: Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy You heard from the ladies...

January 03, 2013

Man of the House

I’ve had many humbling experiences in my life, including voluntarily going homeless for one week...

December 2012

December 13, 2012

How to get married in a month: Or, how I stopped worrying and loved Sarah Kureshi

For all those wondering about the “story” behind my “sudden” marriage to Sarah Kureshi, here’s...

December 06, 2012

The Greater Truth

(Ed. note: Today's guest post is by editor Ayesha Mattu's husband) Honesty is the best...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

Paris Hilton in Mecca

For years now, people have been complaining about how the Saudi government is ruining Mecca...

November 22, 2012

Science Fiction and The Search for Gratitude on Thanksgiving

Eds. note: "Piglet noticed that even though he had a very small heart, it could...

November 15, 2012

Growing up Trekkie – How Star Trek Made Me Fall in Love with Psychology

I have a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and spend most of my days working in...

November 08, 2012

The Faith that Faith Produced

I was washing dishes in the kitchen when I stopped believing in God. Years later,...

November 01, 2012

Dating in Iran

My first long-term relationship was with an Iranian woman I met shortly after arriving for...

October 2012

October 05, 2012

Friday Love: Junot Diaz

Friday love to brilliant writer, novelist, social commentator, and recent MacArthur "genius" grant recipient, Junot...

September 2012

September 20, 2012

3 Beautiful Things Thursday: My wife laughs in her sleep edition

Cross-posted from hijabman, who is, coincidentally, the husband of Love InshAllah writer Aida Rahim! 1....

September 18, 2012

What men aren’t telling us

Great article in by Nigerian author Chris Abani called, "What men aren't telling us": "We...

August 2012

August 10, 2012

Friday Love: Yusef Ramelize

Last time we heard from Yusef, he had written a wonderful post for this blog...

July 2012

July 18, 2012

Dreams of my Fatherhood

Nadeah and Yousef Go awwaAAYY! Go awwaaaAAYY! At 5:30 am the sunlight is faint, peeking...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Love in the time of cancer

Trauma impacts a person in ways they don’t really realize themselves until much later. Real...

June 07, 2012

An honest man

Many moons ago, Love InshAllah co-editor Ayesha Mattu asked me to be an advance reader for...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

A male perspective: Who I need to be – for you

Yusef & Samira I'm not a marriage counselor but it doesn't take much to see...