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August 2014

August 27, 2014

Sex & the Ummah

Eds. Note: We’re featuring the stories and perspectives of Muslim youth between the ages of 18-25...

May 2014

May 22, 2014

Girls Like It, Too

Call me crazy, but girls love sex too. (Yes I know, a shocker right?)...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Chastity Check

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

December 2013

December 23, 2013

10 Honest Thoughts On Being Loved By A Skinny Boy

"I say, 'I am fat.' He says, 'no, you're beautiful.' I wonder why I cannot...

November 2013

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,...

October 2013

October 03, 2013

Advice: Nervous About Sex

Salam Love InshAllah, I will be getting married next month and I will move from...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

Advice: Dating a woman with a past

Dear Love, InshAllah: I've met a girl I really like. We have been good friends...

June 2013

June 27, 2013

Advice: Sleeping with my best friend

Dear Love, InshAllah: I've had a best friend for 4-5 years. I started developing feelings...

June 13, 2013

Advice: Dating Newbie

Dear Love Inshallah, At the age of 25, I am fairly new to the world...

May 2013

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 02, 2013

Advice: Why is sex so taboo?

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

April 2013

April 04, 2013

Lustrous Companions

(They will be) on couches inlaid Reclining on them, facing each other Round about them...

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...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

Description: Single Female/Superpower: Writing

If you are a single woman who seriously writes, this can be a serious issue....

January 10, 2013

Advice: Marriage Sucks

Dear Love InshAllah, My wife does not perform oral sex on me. It aggravates me....

January 09, 2013

Let’s talk about sex (InshAllah)

Since publishing Love InshAllah, we've received countless e-mails from women and men with questions about...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

What The Heart Wants

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

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 25, 2012

Learning womanhood

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

October 18, 2012

The importance of romance

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

October 04, 2012

Confessions of a recovering sex addict

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

July 2012

July 25, 2012

Like a virgin

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

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...

May 2012

May 23, 2012

The Last Virgin

I'm going to die a virgin. Possibly. If I died tomorrow. Or maybe a couple...

May 09, 2012

It is our time

"It's our time." She says, and I nod. I'm in Brooklyn, chatting with a Muslim...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

Stories that “transcend stereotypical conceptions”

Arts, culture and politics journal The Brooklyn Rail reviews Love, InshAllah: "...the stories transcend stereotypical...

February 02, 2012

Spotlight: Insiya Ansari, writer and Love InshAllah contributor!

Insiya Ansari is a writer who was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. An...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

NYT: ‘Lifting Veil on Love and Islam’

Co-editors Ayesha Mattu & Nura Maznavi welcome readers from the New York Times article "In...

January 27, 2012

Spotlight: Najva Sol, writer, multimedia artist, and Love InshAllah contributor!

Najva Sol was born in Maryland, then moved to Iran for a few years in...

January 06, 2012

Spotlight: Zahra Noorbakhsh, stand-up comedian and Love InshAllah contributor

Zahra Noorbakhsh is a writer, actor and stand-up comedian, whose one-woman shows All Atheists Are Muslim and Hijab and...