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August 2014

August 13, 2014

Jump, Pray, Write

Two and a half years ago, I left my financially comfortable global marriage for an...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

The Last Stop

The things you learn when writing your first novel: Novel-writing is a lonely process. Your...

May 08, 2014

Soulmates

The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Souls are like crowds, which gather together. The ones who met...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

Story and Chai

Writer Jennifer Zobair, the author of Painted Hands, found herself feeling uncomfortable when people thanked...

April 23, 2014

My Father and My Religion

I was on a conference call one evening last week when my call waiting beeped...

April 09, 2014

Crying and Reclamation

I am not always strong. There are times that I experience steep slopes of sadness....

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Good News Friday: Book Deals and Radical Writing Opportunities!

We are thrilled that Love, Inshallah anthology contributor and Literary Momma columnist, Aisha Saeed, has...

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...

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 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...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

Muslims in Hollywood

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

November 07, 2013

The Paths To My Heart

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

October 2013

October 09, 2013

On Writing and Bike Riding

I started bicycle riding a few months ago after a twenty-five year lull. A fellow...

October 02, 2013

Five Reasons Why You Need To Follow The Dream Of Writing Now. With GIFs

Many of us love to write and aspire to cultivate our thoughts through the written...

July 2013

July 02, 2013

On being a writer of color

Journalist and writer Zahir Janmohamed pens a brilliant piece in Guernica about being a writer...

May 2013

May 01, 2013

On motherhood and creating space for creativity

How do you find the time to write? After questions of sleep habits, and diaper...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

Thoughts of a Wasat Girl: On Writing

Editor’s note: Writer and Love InshAllah anthology contributor Deonna Kelli Sayed is coming on board...

January 2013

January 15, 2013

Call for Stories: Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy

CALL FOR STORIES: Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy You heard from the ladies...

December 2012

December 14, 2012

Friday Love – Writing & Love

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Friday Love – “Alif the Unseen”

One of the most wonderful and talented women we know, American Muslim author G. Willow...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Friday Love: G. Willow Wilson

If Scheherazade and Neil Gaiman had a baby, she would look like G. Willow Wilson's new...

July 2012

July 23, 2012

Ayesha and Zahra in Writerland

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

May 2012

May 17, 2012

Press PAUSE

Sometimes it’s hard to make sense of everything around you, until it all stops. That’s...

April 2012

April 12, 2012

I found love online – what will my daughter find?

It has been 18 years since I met my husband online. Now my 13-year-old daughter...

April 10, 2012

Loving after loss

My mother died the same day I submitted the final version of my story "Punk-Drunk...

March 2012

March 13, 2012

Guest blog for us!

We'll be featuring guest posts from our contributors starting this week. We'd also love to...

March 09, 2012

The divided heart: art and motherhood

I went to an extraordinary theater event tonight by Golden Thread featuring four playwrights/artists of...