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April 2014

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 16, 2014

All The Single Ladies

Two months ago, sitting in a Turkish restaurant packed to capacity on a Saturday night,...

April 09, 2014

Crying and Reclamation

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

April 08, 2014

A Married Woman

Eds note: Welcome our newest www.patheos.com/blogs/loveinshallah columnist, Huda Al-Marashi! Keep an eye out for Huda's column,...

April 04, 2014

Friday Love – Technicolor Muslimah

We are happy to spread the word about a new project by Saba Barnard that includes...

April 03, 2014

Half Agony, Half Hope

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

April 02, 2014

On Cosmos, Smallness, Divinity, and Love

When K turned on the new show Cosmos, I was hesitant. A show about the...

April 01, 2014

#IfKhadijaCanDoIt or The Patriarchy of Death

The first time I walked up the sidewalk to the front door after “it” happened,...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Dis/Orient/Ed Comedy tickets – Oakland!

Oakland/SF Bay Area: Catch the fantastic Dis/Orient/ed Comedy show this Saturday, April 5th! Our readers...

March 28, 2014

Good News Friday: Book Deals and Radical Writing Opportunities!

We are thrilled that Love, Inshallah anthology contributor and Literary Momma columnist, Aisha Saeed, has...

March 26, 2014

Sisters

I’ve mentioned before that I am a hopeless romantic and write often about relationships, marriage,...

March 21, 2014

Friday Love: Alicia Keys & The Sicilian Nun

Last week it was AbuEesagate. This week it was the #AliceinArabia controversy (which you can...

March 14, 2014

How Art and Music Create New Hybrid Culture

North African-Dutch musician and creative artist, Rajae El Mouhandiz, gave a stunning TEdxBreda talk a...

March 13, 2014

The Life and Death of a First Love

First love can be a bittersweet and intense experience, especially if it is unrequited. It...

March 12, 2014

The Ides of March

The Ides of March --(or how girl can write her way to a new life)...

March 10, 2014

Return of the Friend

Return of the Friend I had not expected love but it surprised, like the slip...

March 07, 2014

Love Is Universal

Sometimes, you run into a good thing and you want to share it with everyone....

March 06, 2014

On Human Kindness and Thomas Keller’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

For an hour in the morning and another in the evening, I have the distinct...

March 05, 2014

On insurance companies, hollering toddlers, and reclaiming a Monday morning

My son loves running around in circles. I mean that literally. He’ll grab a favorite...

March 04, 2014

Love after death

I often wonder about love after death. After the bodies are buried, janazas are done, and...

March 03, 2014

The Real Ones

The Real Ones Something happened in the development sector Something we forgot Something we should...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

The Muslim Protagonist

Columbia University hosted the second annual symposium, The Muslim Protagonist: "A Synthesis of Journeys" this past...

February 27, 2014

Love Between The Lines

“‘I love you’ scares me,” he admitted, looking nervous. “I’m not sure I know what...

February 26, 2014

Just a friend

All I heard was the word “friends”. Everything after that was muffled. To be quite...

February 25, 2014

Code-Switching/Matchmaking

I recently decided to step back from actively searching for someone to marry. I’m serious...

February 19, 2014

My Sci Fi Valentine

I have a problem with Jerry Maguire. It’s got nothing to do with Tom Cruise’s toothy...

February 18, 2014

Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie

Love, Inshallah presents an author interview podcast with The Faith Club author, Ranya Tabari Idliby,...

February 14, 2014

Date A Girl Who Reads

Happy Valentine's Day to our readers - we love you! Date a girl who reads....

February 13, 2014

The Other Side of the Coin

They tell you that to just focus on yourself. The instructions are to become a...