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February 2015

February 12, 2015

The Day I (Almost) Became a Woman

I was ten-years-old. The air was sticky and heavy, the kind of heat that makes...

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...

January 2014

January 06, 2014

Manifesto for the Chaste Wanton

Manifesto for the Chaste Wanton She will be your wild mare at night, but in...

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...

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...

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...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Yes, I am.

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

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Real Talk

Last summer, after a long talk with a friend who'd been molested as a small...