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September 2013

September 05, 2013

Writing for Love

When The Love, Inshallah call for submissions found its way into my email inbox, I...

September 04, 2013

Something Borrowed, Something Hot Pink

The first Muslim wedding I attended was my own. When I was twenty-seven and working...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

Is Passion in Love and Marriage…Real?

Ten Considerations when Searching for the One “I’m afraid of getting married,” she told me....

August 16, 2013

Friday Love: Skateistan

This. Is. Awesome. Bring Skateistan to the US - would love to see more girls...

August 15, 2013

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

I’m the kind of person that tries to block out painful, embarrassing memories. Recent media...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

For the Love of Their Grandchildren

Love, Inshallah welcomes back Dilshad Ali, who provided a previous post about raising a child...

July 25, 2013

I Have Arrived

From the corn fields and county fairs of Ohio to the Big Apple with an...

July 18, 2013

[FATHER/HOOD] Inconvenient Truth

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

July 17, 2013

Where Love Leads Us

I met my husband when I had already given up on love. Our first date...

July 15, 2013

1979: A Love Story Began

Ashoke Ganguli: There is something I always wanted to ask you, but never had the...

July 04, 2013

What Bollywood Taught Me About Love

I do not often tell others now that my parents rarely kissed or hugged us...

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 20, 2013

Yes, this is about marriage

Tell us we're being picky. Tell us there is no perfect man. Tell us our...

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 12, 2013

Wasat Girl: The Fat Side of Life

A “Wasat Girl” embraces being in-between multiple cultures, because this transcultured space is globalism living out...

June 06, 2013

Before the Wedding

My cell phone buzzes and when I look at the screen, it’s a text from...

June 05, 2013

“Arranged” Marriage

I am madly in love with a good man. Next week, I am going to...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

I am a Muslim Woman and I Chose to Have an Abortion

I am a Muslim woman and I chose to have an abortion. There are a...

May 29, 2013

Me, Myself & I

Editor’s note: Writer Ihssan Tahir is coming on board as a www.patheos.com/blogs/loveinshallah monthly columnist! Look...

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...

May 16, 2013

Why I Don’t Compete in Love

In the past couple of years I’ve watched friends, former lovers and exes alike choose...

May 13, 2013

Poetry Monday: Worship

Worship To kiss is to make ablution, cleansing the naked heart and preparing the shivering...

May 09, 2013

Heartbreak and the birth of creativity

It has never been my nature to attract romantic love, or to stumble into it...

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 25, 2013

For the Love of Honesty

I am a terrible liar. Not for lack of acting skills, but due to an...

April 24, 2013

Mumma’s Sharp White Cheddar Mac n’ Cheese

The bowl was in the dishwasher at work and I recognized it instantly. That rim...

April 11, 2013

Heart, Be Brave

Heart, be brave. If you cannot be brave, just go! Love’s glory is not a...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

The Big M

Last year, while I was interning in New York City and commuting via public transit...

March 21, 2013

Hijab: A Love Story

I wrap layers upon layers of dense black cotton around my head, reveling in the...

March 20, 2013

Faith, Marriage, and Scrabble

My fiancé Ahmed came to the US from his native Turkey in part to escape...