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January 2015

January 14, 2015

Weighty Ghosts

Back when people called me Her Excellency, I routinely attended gatherings at the home of...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Nijla Mu’min: Film, Identity, and ‘Noor’

Nijla Mu’min’s Film in Progress Noor: Bringing Multidimensional Characters into the Light Interview by Kameelah Janan...

September 2014

September 10, 2014

Turn to Your Friends

Sanem and I took turns crossing the street to each other's townhomes for afternoon tea,...

August 2014

August 12, 2014

This is Peace, Too

When my husband, Hadi, and I lived in Guadalajara, Mexico, I volunteered at an internado...

July 2014

July 24, 2014

Advice: Navigating Young (Forbidden) Love

Dear Love, InshAllah, We are parents of a Muslim college student who met a Muslim...

July 23, 2014

Hidden Fractures

When I was a child, Ramadan – like the life that stretched before me...

July 08, 2014

The Hunger to Be Seen

A titanic and towering swell of love lodged inside my chest after the birth of...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Summer Reading: Salaam, Love!

Summer is here! It's time to dive head first into your summer reading list, and...

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 13, 2014

Equal in the Eyes of Marriage

I was a novelty to Ashley. I'd never travelled or lived alone. I'd never been...

April 2014

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 03, 2014

Half Agony, Half Hope

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

March 2014

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...

February 2014

February 17, 2014

Inter-Dependent

Inter-Dependent I wanted to show you what I saw And heard And understood But it...

February 10, 2014

Doves

Doves Don’t turn from me because of what you see Shall I release the...

February 08, 2014

Thank you, San Francisco!

A huge thank you to our San Francisco readers who ventured out in the rain...