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June 2013

June 07, 2013

Friday Love: Portlandia!

Portlandia, a popular satirical comedy show, celebrates the quirky culture of Portland, Oregon. One of...

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...

June 02, 2013

NYT Vows: Faizah & Zaahir

Two young American Muslims — he worked in finance, she volunteered with Occupy...

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 30, 2013

I am a Muslim Woman and I Chose to Have an Abortion

I am a Muslim woman and I chose to have an abortion. There are a...

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 23, 2013

Advice: My husband doesn’t want to have sex

Ed. note: Today our columnists are answering two similar questions that came in within days...

May 22, 2013

The Parallel Universe Where My Brother Lives

It starts at home. I’m doing the dishes and listening to a podcast. I'm about...

May 19, 2013

Sunday reflection: Three awesome women

Rounding out our weekend of awesome women: 27-year-old Raha Moharrak made history by becoming the...

May 18, 2013

Niloofar Rhmani

Afghan Air Force 2nd Lt. Niloofar Rhmani made history May 14, 2013 when she became the...

May 17, 2013

Friday Love: Saba Barnard

We love artist Saba Barnard's portraits, including her current project "An-Noor" a series of paintings...

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 14, 2013

A Letter to My Harasser

(Noorjahan Akbar - Photo by Alex Motiuk) Hello sir, I do not know your name,...

May 13, 2013

Poetry Monday: Worship

Worship To kiss is to make ablution, cleansing the naked heart and preparing the shivering...

May 12, 2013

A Mother’s Prayer – By Tina Fey

Happy Mother's Day to our readers in the US! A Mother’s Prayer for Her Child...

May 10, 2013

Friday Love: Today, I Am So Glad I Am A Girl

Sometimes, Love, Inshallah editors stumble across something so powerful that we are left speechless. This...

May 09, 2013

Heartbreak and the birth of creativity

It has never been my nature to attract romantic love, or to stumble into it...

May 08, 2013

Single (American-Muslim) Mother

A “Wasat Girl” embraces being in-between multiple cultures, because this transcultured space is globalism living...

May 02, 2013

Advice: Why is sex so taboo?

Dear Love InshAllah, How do I talk to my sister about sex? She's 24 and...

May 01, 2013

On motherhood and creating space for creativity

How do you find the time to write? After questions of sleep habits, and diaper...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Riz Ahmed: Smashing stereotypes

"I think you're a little bit behind the curve, though, if I'm honest. This is...

April 29, 2013

Poetry Monday: Naomi Shihab Nye

Wandering Around an Albuquerque Airport Terminal After learning my flight was detained 4 hours, I...

April 26, 2013

Friday Love: How Not to Pitch a Book

We love this hilarious video from author David Henry Sterry, half of the dynamic duo The...

April 25, 2013

For the Love of Honesty

I am a terrible liar. Not for lack of acting skills, but due to an...

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 23, 2013

Book Review: Fast Times in Palestine

Writing about Palestine is hard. To talk about it at all, one has to issue...

April 20, 2013

Leader. Inspiration. Muslim.

Congratulations to 15-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai and the 34 other women who made the...

April 19, 2013

Friday Love: Side Entrance

We love the Tumblr page Side Entrance which posts photos from mosques around the world,...