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May 2013

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...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Advice: Clueless about my wedding night

Dear Love InshAllah: I am a virgin, and I really don't know what to expect...

February 07, 2013

Advice: Wish my wife would cover up

Dear Love Inshallah, My wife is a beautiful, smart and desirable woman. She wears low-cut,...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Friday Love: Love, Alhamdulillah!

2012 – what a year! We started it with a love note to Jon Stewart...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Loving via Skype

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

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 18, 2012

The importance of romance

Reading Love, Inshallah inspired me to reflect on my own relationships, some of which I...

October 05, 2012

Friday Love: Junot Diaz

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

October 04, 2012

Confessions of a recovering sex addict

The note hanging above my desk reads: “Love is the answer.” I look at it...

September 2012

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 19, 2012

Chasing life

“You need to dress sexier,” a friend in New York says, "Show some skin, go...

September 06, 2012

My Deadline Dilemma

My life is all about deadlines. As an up-and-coming journalist, I can’t function without a...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Yes, I am.

Many of our readers have told us that they were incredibly touched by the story...

August 16, 2012

Eighteen Dates in Ninety Minutes

On a cold New York night in a dimly lit dive in the Lower East...

August 10, 2012

Friday Love: Yusef Ramelize

Last time we heard from Yusef, he had written a wonderful post for this blog...

August 06, 2012

In solidarity with our Sikh brothers and sisters

Deepest love, respect and prayers for the fallen and their families at the gurdwara in...

August 02, 2012

Love is Doing

Omid and Roya Some women have dreams about their weddings. Some men dream about finding...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

When I fell in love with a Muslim

Torah A perspective on an interfaith relationship between a Jewish woman and Muslim man that...

July 30, 2012

Extraordinary Muslim women athletes

Ali’a Ahmed Madani, 20, weightlifter, Sudan In light of the 2012 Olympics, take a look...

July 27, 2012

Friday Love: Patricia Dunn!

Why do love author & Love InshAllah contributor Patricia Dunn? Let us count the ways - Pat is an...

July 26, 2012

I went down to the river to pray

Ed. note: This post won a Brass Crescent Award for being the 'single most original...

July 25, 2012

Like a virgin

One of the most meaningful aspects of Islam for me was the rule about no...

July 24, 2012

Go forth & nominate!

The 9th annual Brass Crescent Awards are open for nominations for the best blogs in...

July 23, 2012

Ayesha and Zahra in Writerland

Meghan Ward Love InshAllah editor Ayesha Mattu and contributor Zahra Noorbakhsh had a wonderful conversation...

July 22, 2012

Considering marriage

NYU's chaplain Imam Khalid Latif continues his Ramadan reflections this year at The Huffington Post....

July 20, 2012

Friday Love: Summer reading lists!

We're thrilled that Love InshAllah has been included on both the SFist's summer reading list...

July 18, 2012

Dreams of my Fatherhood

Nadeah and Yousef Go awwaAAYY! Go awwaaaAAYY! At 5:30 am the sunlight is faint, peeking...

July 10, 2012

On My Own

Image by Erik Madigan Heck A beautiful, painful and honest piece by Hafsa Arain at...

July 04, 2012

I did not smile on my wedding day

Editors' Note: Happy 10th anniversary, Aisha & Kashif! Unlike most girls, I never daydreamed about...

June 2012

June 17, 2012

Father’s Day: A Love Letter to Muslim Fathers

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