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Love, InshAllah

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January 2014

January 08, 2014

Salaam, Yousef Turshani!

Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be...

January 07, 2014

Salaam, Alykhan Boolani!

Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be...

January 06, 2014

Manifesto for the Chaste Wanton

Manifesto for the Chaste Wanton She will be your wild mare at night, but in...

January 06, 2014

Salaam, Ramy Eletreby!

Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be...

January 03, 2014

Salaam, Arsalan Ahmed!

Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be...

January 02, 2014

Salaam, Sam Pierstorff!

Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be...

January 01, 2014

A new year, a new book!

You asked for more stories & we heard you. We're thrilled to announce that 2014 is...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

The Best of 2013

2013 was a whirlwind here at www.patheos.com/blogs/loveinshallah! We brought on gifted writer Deonna Kelli Sayed as co-editor...

December 27, 2013

How the media failed women in 2013

There was a lot to celebrate this year for women in the media. But some...

December 26, 2013

Advice: I didn’t say yes

Dear Love, InshAllah: I am 29 years old and am under a lot of pressure...

December 25, 2013

Patience vs. Oppression

She sat across from me crying into her hands. I rubbed her back trying to...

December 20, 2013

Rad Brown Dads

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

December 18, 2013

Salaam and Merry Christmas!

I was raised in a conservative Muslim household. We prayed five times a day and...

December 13, 2013

Haram: A Play

"Art is a message from the soul, wrapped in a envelope of beauty." -Dr. Maher...

December 11, 2013

Love, Whiteness, and Girls in Turbans

Lots of things have been going down at www.patheos.com/blogs/loveinshallah and within the Muslim blogosphere. The...

December 09, 2013

I Will Be Satisfied

I Will Be Satisfied I will never be satisfied Until you flood me like the...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Advice: Praying for a fresh start

Dear Love InshAllah,  There's something that I haven't been able to talk to anyone about,...

November 27, 2013

He said, she said

Many single Muslims enjoy getting to know potential spouses over dinner and coffee dates. This...

November 20, 2013

Love Thyself (Inshallah)

Bookstores are my turf. They’re my territory, where I live and breathe. I’m intimately familiar...

November 01, 2013

Friday Love: Ameena Matthews

Our love today to the incredible, inspiring and unstoppable Ameena Matthews. Ameena, a community activist...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Advice: In Love With a Polytheist

Dear Love Inshallah, I have been dating a man for a few years now and...

October 23, 2013

That’s inappropriate

A few years ago, I was standing with a friend at a wedding when an...

October 16, 2013

Finding Love in Cape Town

My roommate and I sat side by side on our couch, hunched over our respective...

October 09, 2013

On Writing and Bike Riding

I started bicycle riding a few months ago after a twenty-five year lull. A fellow...

October 06, 2013

“Get married or die fasting”

Author and academic Haroon Moghul - a contributor to our forthcoming book Salaam, Love: American Muslim...

October 03, 2013

Advice: Nervous About Sex

Salam Love InshAllah, I will be getting married next month and I will move from...

September 2013

September 27, 2013

We Are the 15%

We absolutely love this blog We Are the 15% -  a crowdsourced gallery of pictures of...

September 26, 2013

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

I am estranged from my father, and no, I don’t like talking about it. Why...

September 25, 2013

Black + Muslim + Woman

    "It's because you're black." He repositioned himself in the chair, then looked down...

September 19, 2013

A Note To My Son

I never said thank you for that time you put your hand on my back...

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