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March 2014

March 12, 2014

The Ides of March

The Ides of March --(or how girl can write her way to a new life)...

March 10, 2014

Return of the Friend

Return of the Friend I had not expected love but it surprised, like the slip...

March 07, 2014

Love Is Universal

Sometimes, you run into a good thing and you want to share it with everyone....

March 06, 2014

On Human Kindness and Thomas Keller’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

For an hour in the morning and another in the evening, I have the distinct...

March 05, 2014

On insurance companies, hollering toddlers, and reclaiming a Monday morning

My son loves running around in circles. I mean that literally. He’ll grab a favorite...

March 04, 2014

Love after death

I often wonder about love after death. After the bodies are buried, janazas are done, and...

March 03, 2014

The Real Ones

The Real Ones Something happened in the development sector Something we forgot Something we should...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

The Muslim Protagonist

Columbia University hosted the second annual symposium, The Muslim Protagonist: "A Synthesis of Journeys" this past...

February 27, 2014

Love Between The Lines

“‘I love you’ scares me,” he admitted, looking nervous. “I’m not sure I know what...

February 26, 2014

Just a friend

All I heard was the word “friends”. Everything after that was muffled. To be quite...

February 25, 2014

Code-Switching/Matchmaking

I recently decided to step back from actively searching for someone to marry. I’m serious...

February 19, 2014

My Sci Fi Valentine

I have a problem with Jerry Maguire. It’s got nothing to do with Tom Cruise’s toothy...

February 18, 2014

Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie

Love, Inshallah presents an author interview podcast with The Faith Club author, Ranya Tabari Idliby,...

February 17, 2014

Inter-Dependent

Inter-Dependent I wanted to show you what I saw And heard And understood But it...

February 14, 2014

Date A Girl Who Reads

Happy Valentine's Day to our readers - we love you! Date a girl who reads....

February 13, 2014

The Other Side of the Coin

They tell you that to just focus on yourself. The instructions are to become a...

February 12, 2014

Love (Again)

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be critical about love; for in the...

February 09, 2014

Thank you, LA!

We had a fabulous reading of Salaam, Love at the historic Eso Won Books in...

February 07, 2014

The Kids Are All Right

I remember being handed thin, dry, misspelled pamphlets on the life of the Prophet (saws)...

February 06, 2014

Interfaith Marriage on a String

“All is change with time / the future none can see / the road you...

February 05, 2014

Motherhood, Writing, and the Necessity of Vulnerability

Before I became a parent when mothers shared stories about their children’s first day of...

February 04, 2014

Happy Birthday, “Salaam, Love”!

Today is our official pub date for our second book! Deepest gratitude to Ayesha Pande, the...

February 04, 2014

Love Is A Radical Tool

It was last summer, and I was sitting on a panel, with Asian American leaders...

February 03, 2014

The sacrilegious love affair I couldn’t resist

Salon excerpted one of the most controversial stories from Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on...

February 03, 2014

What Guys Look For In Girls

We are beautiful in every single way. Poet Savannah Brown breaks it down: "We live...

February 02, 2014

NPR: American Muslim Men Balance Faith And Love In ‘Salaam’

Tune into Salaam, Love contributor Haroon Moghul's great interview with NPR Weekend Edition today. You can...

February 01, 2014

Washington Post: ‘Salaam, Love’ counters stereotypes of Muslim men

The Washington Post just published a great write-up on Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

A Love Story: From Strangers to Family

A beautiful video profile of "Love, InshAllah" editor Ayesha Mattu & her husband Randy Nasson,...

January 30, 2014

Advice: On cleaning up after sex & dating with a disability

Dear Love, InshAllah: I know this seems like a question everyone already seems to know,...

January 29, 2014

Chastity Check

He had no shame. I think that made the situation worse. I asked him the question...