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August 2014

August 13, 2014

Heavy Moans, Achy Joints

Eds. Note: We’re featuring the stories and perspectives of Muslim youth between the ages of 18-25...

August 11, 2014

at home

Eds. Note: This powerful poem was inspired by @ImPalestine's tweet: "I look forward to surviving....

August 07, 2014

When Abuse Happens

Eds. Note: We’re featuring the stories and perspectives of Muslim youth between the ages of 18-25...

August 06, 2014

Southern Comforts

Eds. Note: We’re celebrating the stories and perspectives of Muslim youth this month! Tune in...

August 04, 2014

Hujurat

Eds. Note: We're celebrating the stories and perspectives of Muslim youth between the ages of...

August 01, 2014

#MuslimYouthRising Creative Selfies

Here is a salute to creative selfies! BuzzFeed recently featured Yasmeen, an American-Muslim's tongue-in-cheek Tumblr...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Longing

Eds. Note: Wishing our readers a blessed Eid filled with peace, beauty, & joy! Ramadan...

July 22, 2014

Father of the Bride

On my wedding day, my father won’t walk me down the steps to my husband....

July 21, 2014

Running Orders

Running Orders "They call us now. Before they drop the bombs. The phone rings and...

July 16, 2014

Finding Home

I've been uncomfortably straddling the Alps for some time now. This see-saw sensation is common...

July 10, 2014

When Fairy Tales Fail Us

When a daughter is born into a loving family, she is cherished and treated like...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Press PAUSE

Sometimes it’s hard to make sense of everything around you, until it all stops. That’s...

June 14, 2014

Celebrate #MuslimLove for Father’s Day!

www.patheos.com/blogs/loveinshallah & Rad Brown Dads celebrate #DadsofColor, father figures & #MuslimLove for Father's Day in this...

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...

June 03, 2014

Maghrib Memories

Three years just doesn’t have the same ring to it as one month, or one...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

There is No Me, There is Only You

I’m going back to work. Which seems like a ridiculous thing to say because I’m...

May 27, 2014

The Healing Power of Chicken Curry

Today is the second Food, Love & Memories post, a bimonthly column devoted to the evocative connections...

May 22, 2014

Girls Like It, Too

Call me crazy, but girls love sex too. (Yes I know, a shocker right?)...

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,...

May 08, 2014

Soulmates

The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Souls are like crowds, which gather together. The ones who met...

May 01, 2014

#WeNeedDiverseBooks Campaign

The #WeNeedDiverseBooks hashtag has been trending on Twitter for three days now and just went viral, pointing...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Food, Love, & Memories

We are pleased to announce that our new bimonthly column - Food, Love, &...

April 24, 2014

Advice: My Husband’s Weight is Crushing Our Sex Life

Dear Love Inshallah, My husband has gained a lot of weight. When we got married,...

April 23, 2014

My Father and My Religion

I was on a conference call one evening last week when my call waiting beeped...

April 21, 2014

36 Flavors of Self Loathing

36 Flavors of Self Loathing 1. In 2nd grade a boy called me fat, there...

April 17, 2014

Muslimah Montage: The Powerful Tapestry of Muslim Women

I was five years old when I realized that I was different from the kids...

April 14, 2014

So, A Muslim and a Jewish Girl Get Up on Stage….

This slam poetry video is making the rounds and is too moving not to share....

April 09, 2014

Crying and Reclamation

I am not always strong. There are times that I experience steep slopes of sadness....

April 03, 2014

Half Agony, Half Hope

"Do you have any children?" a nice woman making small talk asks me. I reply...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Zen and the Art of Being Naked

One of the most common nightmares in the world - alongside falling or drowning, performing...