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December 2013

December 09, 2013

#Mipsterz

The "Mipsterz" video has been making waves in the American Muslim community. What are...

December 09, 2013

I Will Be Satisfied

I Will Be Satisfied I will never be satisfied Until you flood me like the...

December 06, 2013

Potential

In a vibrant new video, journalist Nushmia Khan examines the hands of the Pakistanis she...

December 05, 2013

Coming Out As A Geek Is Hard To Do

We've crossed the one-year anniversary of my blog, Brain Knows Better, and it's pretty incredible...

December 04, 2013

On writing, identity and creating art

You’ve got to meet my brother, my friend Mina tells me as we...

December 03, 2013

Mystical Manifestations

I'd forgotten that the psychic said he was going to come to me in the...

December 02, 2013

Threads

Threads A hushed night. Soft and still. I see threads. Threads. There are threads. Laced...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

Muslims in Hollywood

Novelist and screenwriter Kamran Pasha on being a Muslim in Hollywood and having the courage...

November 28, 2013

Advice: Praying for a fresh start

Dear Love InshAllah, There's something that I haven't been able to talk to anyone about,...

November 27, 2013

Towards a More Perfect Ummah

Eds. Note: This is a response to last week’s guest post, How I met my son’s...

November 27, 2013

He said, she said

Many single Muslims enjoy getting to know potential spouses over dinner and coffee dates. This...

November 26, 2013

Why we have to talk about what hurts

Eds. Note: This is a response to last week’s guest post, How I met my son’s...

November 26, 2013

How I Met My Granddaughter’s Father

Eds. Note: This is a response from AltMuslimah to last week’s guest post, How I met...

November 25, 2013

What Men Can Do to End Violence Against Women

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. While men and...

November 25, 2013

Choices

Eds. Note: This is a response to last week’s guest post, How I met my son’s...

November 23, 2013

Reflections of a “good” girl

Eds. Note: This is a response to Thursday's guest post, How I met my son’s mother....

November 22, 2013

How to be alone

Gorgeous and wise.

November 22, 2013

My problem with traditional desi marriage

Eds. Note: This is a response to yesterday’s guest post, How I met my son’s mother....

November 21, 2013

How I Met My Son’s Mother

Eds. Note 11/22/13: We are strongly committed to airing a diversity of perspectives to undermine the...

November 20, 2013

Love Thyself (Inshallah)

Bookstores are my turf. They’re my territory, where I live and breathe. I’m intimately familiar...

November 19, 2013

Painted Hands With Jennifer Zobair

Loveinshallah asked Jennifer Zobair, author of Painted Hands, to share insights on her novel, the...

November 18, 2013

broken

What is a poet when he runs out of poetry it is a man who...

November 15, 2013

Faith, Identity & Storytelling

An excellent conversation with 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar on faith, identity & storytelling...

November 14, 2013

Divorced Ramblings

I am twenty-two-years old. I am a rebellious daughter, a fierce writer, a determined feminist,...

November 13, 2013

Ghosts, Magic and Love

I left my twelve-year marriage two years ago this week. The decision was a long...

November 12, 2013

Tiny little red lights leading the way to my heart

Eds. Note: Yasmine Khan shared her unfolding love story in the Love InshAllah anthology. Here,...

November 11, 2013

Poetry

Poetry When a woman loves a man, when she opens her self to him, he...

November 08, 2013

Ta-Nehisi Coates on writing

Happy Friday! Ta-Nehisi Coates from The Atlantic speaks about the challenges and joys of being a writer. [brightcove...

November 07, 2013

The Paths To My Heart

I am not sure why I have not written in a long time. I try...

November 06, 2013

The ABC’s of parenting little ones

Always show your love. Even when you are upset. Especially if you are upset. No...