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September 2013

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 28, 2013

Step Baba

I was around three when my mother met him. He said I took one look...

August 22, 2013

Advice: Dating a woman with a past

Dear Love, InshAllah: I've met a girl I really like. We have been good friends...

August 14, 2013

You Will Know Your Name

A few weeks shy of turning forty-years old, www.patheos.com/blogs/loveinshallah editor, writer Deonna Kelli Sayed, pens...

August 01, 2013

Advice: Unrequited Love

Dear Love Inshallah, At 20 years old, I have decided that I am ready to...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

Letter to My Mother

Read poet, med student and Love InshAllah contributor Suzanne Syeda Shah's poem on love, estrangement...

July 11, 2013

Advice: In love with a Muslim man

Dear Love, InshAllah, I find myself in a hard situation with a Muslim man I...

July 09, 2013

Ramadan Kareem!

Wishing you & yours a Ramadan filled with the blessings of love, tranquility & beauty!

July 03, 2013

Aisha & The Dragon Slayer

Eds. note.: Happy 11th wedding anniversary to our columnist Aisha Saeed & her husband Kashif!...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

Friday Love: Of Love and Memes

This meme-based marriage proposal made made us teary-eyed. We never thought memes could mean...

June 06, 2013

Before the Wedding

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

June 03, 2013

Poetry Monday: Eve Rivera

chicago. i don’t care what the news says about the south and west side of...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Friday Love: Men On Love

We have men and love on the mind as we edit entries for Love, Inshallah's...

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 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 15, 2013

The Doctor Will See You Now

Zainab Chaudary is Love Inshallah's resident geek. Look for her column, “The Geekologist” every third Wednesday...

May 03, 2013

Friday Love: Follow Me

Check out this gorgeous project, "Follow Me," by Russian photographer Murad Osmann. Each shot is of the...

April 2013

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...

April 05, 2013

Friday love: The Single Muslimah

We're loving this Tumblr page, The Single Muslimah - full of hilarious gifs and spot...

April 03, 2013

Literary Mama: Other Mothers

Ed note: Introducing our second monthly columnist, Aisha Saeed: mama, writer, lawyer and contributor to...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Faith, Marriage, and Scrabble

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

March 07, 2013

Advice: Not everyone has a happy ending

Dear Love InshAllah, I'm reaching out to you now because no one in my life...

March 04, 2013

Poetry Monday: Tanzila Ahmed

Bhohlo You make me yearn for my mother tongue. My brown fingers intertwine yours as...

March 01, 2013

Friday Love: Love & Basketball

Our love this Friday for this beautiful act of kindness on the basketball court. During...

February 2013

February 15, 2013

Friday Love: Adoptive mom’s ‘newborn’ photo shoot

♥ this! We are never too old to want -- and deserve -- love, security...

February 14, 2013

Share the love!

Happy Valentine's Day! :) Share the love with a neighbor today - whether next door,...

February 12, 2013

Trust us, this pick-up line won’t work

The fun continues with our Valentine's Day parody card #3! To send to your friends...

February 06, 2013

How to say goodbye to your mother

What do you tell her? If you have five years to say good-bye or no...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Hey Autism, Verily with Difficulty There is Ease

Spring break on the beach: Are we a couple of free-wheeling college students on Daytona...