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July 2013

July 24, 2013

Three’s Company

I must seem like good wife material to these brothas… Second wife material that is....

July 22, 2013

Letter to My Mother

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

July 19, 2013

Friday Love: This is Your Life

What a lovely way to start the weekend! Originally spotted at Upworthy and is based...

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 16, 2013

Someday, inshAllah

InshAllah someday, someone will walk into your life and make you realize why it never...

July 15, 2013

1979: A Love Story Began

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

July 12, 2013

Friday Love: Happy Birthday, Malala!

Time after time, activist and leader Malala Yousufzai has refused to be silenced. Today, she...

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 10, 2013

I Shall Be Still

1. A Lesson on Repentance, Mercy, and Compassion I know a man who is a...

July 09, 2013

Ramadan Kareem!

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

July 05, 2013

Friday Love: Raise your words

Because love is like rain: from it, things grow. Have a wonderful weekend!

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 03, 2013

Aisha & The Dragon Slayer

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

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 29, 2013

This. Is. Awesome.

Brilliant comic starring a badass Muslim superhero who "defends women against...idiocy." Check out the comic...

June 28, 2013

Friday Love: Beats for Bangladesh

Curated by world reknowned hip-hop artist Brooklyn Shanti and political activist, writer & Love InshAllah anthology...

June 27, 2013

Advice: Sleeping with my best friend

Dear Love, InshAllah: I've had a best friend for 4-5 years. I started developing feelings...

June 26, 2013

For the love of music

It was really cold. I was starting to get annoyed. I was on the platform...

June 25, 2013

She’s Someone

June 24, 2013

burn this letter

burn this letter history tells us what is written will burn one flick of your...

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 19, 2013

Zen and the Art of Delving

Love, Inshallah is happy to showcase our resident geek. We take this opportunity to wish...

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 17, 2013

Your Mother Needs A Foot Massage

Your Mother Needs a Foot Massage "Heaven," Muslims say, "lies at the feet of...

June 16, 2013

A Love Letter to Muslim Fathers

'Love InshAllah' editor Ayesha Mattu writes a love letter to Muslim fathers on Father's Day....

June 14, 2013

Friday Love: Takin’ it to the Streets

Our love this Friday for Takin' it to the Streets - a Muslim-led arts and music...

June 13, 2013

Advice: Dating Newbie

Dear Love Inshallah, At the age of 25, I am fairly new to the world...

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 10, 2013

Poetry Monday: A Man Who Washes Dishes

A Man Who Washes Dishes I love a man who clears my table I love...