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December 2012

December 05, 2012

For Earl

Earl is no ordinary man. I know, I know; any declaration of love can begin...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

No se niega, I am my mother’s daughter

I’ve been so afraid of being like her, terrified really, that I’ve tried to ignore,...

November 28, 2012

Loving via Skype

After my second divorce, I took a break from relationships to decide what I wanted...

November 16, 2012

Friday Love: Mama’s wisdom

November 15, 2012

Growing up Trekkie – How Star Trek Made Me Fall in Love with Psychology

I have a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and spend most of my days working in...

November 14, 2012

What The Heart Wants

As a child, I was told that a good Afghan girl does not do anything...

November 13, 2012

Prayers for Roxy

We don't know Roxy personally, but we believe in the power of thought, prayer, and...

November 09, 2012

Loving after loss (Part 2)

I woke from deep slumber with the gray lights of dawn peeking in. I had...

November 08, 2012

The Faith that Faith Produced

I was washing dishes in the kitchen when I stopped believing in God. Years later,...

November 07, 2012

Small beauties

I read a book to my children, called "Small Beauties," and started tearing up right...

November 02, 2012

Friday Love: Otis and Nitasha wedded bliss

Our contributor Asiila Imani shared this beautiful video of an interracial, interfaith, and multicultural wedding...

November 01, 2012

Dating in Iran

My first long-term relationship was with an Iranian woman I met shortly after arriving for...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Unexpected prayer

“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, "You owe me."...

October 25, 2012

Learning womanhood

It wasn’t until I had sex that I truly saw myself as a woman. Gender...

October 24, 2012

The Moment I Realized That I Was Good

Let me detail my faults before I showcase my better parts. I am not a...

October 22, 2012

Win a free copy of Love, InshAllah!

Here's your chance to get a free, signed copy of Love, InshAllah! In celebration of...

October 16, 2012

Welcome ‘Here & Now’ listeners!

Welcome & thank you for visiting our site after listening to today's Here & Now...

October 05, 2012

Friday Love: Junot Diaz

Friday love to brilliant writer, novelist, social commentator, and recent MacArthur "genius" grant recipient, Junot...

October 03, 2012

Delusions of Grandeur

Our wonderful contributor Huda Al-Marashi pens this hilarious piece for The Rumpus in which...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

30 Years Together

Unlike the movies, making a life with another person is rarely a happily ever after....

September 24, 2012

50 Romantic Photos

Check out more photos in Buzzfeed's collection entitled, The 50 Most Romantic Photos of All...

September 21, 2012

Friday Love: Avital Chizhik

Last week we highlighted Avital Chizhik's wonderful NYT post "The God of Marriage", which details...

September 20, 2012

3 Beautiful Things Thursday: My wife laughs in her sleep edition

Cross-posted from hijabman, who is, coincidentally, the husband of Love InshAllah writer Aida Rahim! 1....

September 18, 2012

What men aren’t telling us

Great article in by Nigerian author Chris Abani called, "What men aren't telling us": "We...

September 17, 2012

For better, for worse, couples who endure

Thea & Ron A new NYT weekly feature profiles marriages, civil unions and partnerships that...

September 14, 2012

Friday Love: Nzinga Knight

Nzinga Knight is a fashion designer exploring the sensual, evocative cutting edge of fashion and...

September 12, 2012

Love, Withheld

Every mother has two birthing tales:One, that of giving birth to her child, is shared....

September 10, 2012

The God of Marriage

Beautifully written and insightful post by Avital Chizhik in the New York Times on the...

September 07, 2012

Friday love — Powell’s Books

We were thrilled when a dear reader sent us a picture of Love, InshAllah displayed...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Friday Love: G. Willow Wilson

If Scheherazade and Neil Gaiman had a baby, she would look like G. Willow Wilson's new...