: Muslim Magazine Gives Women a Sense of Self

Traveling from city to city across North America, businesswoman Tayyibah Taylor signs up subscribers one at a time for Azizah Magazine, a dynamic new publication by and for Muslim women. “I wanted it to be for all ethnicities,” Taylor recalls, “a forum where the Muslim woman’s interests, issues and voices could find expression.” Taylor turned a passion for writing about Islam into a magazine with a range of topics, including feminism and Islam, investment strategies, environmentalism, and successful marriages. It is also one of the first Muslim magazines with no affiliation to a particular Islamic ethnic group or school of thought. Spotlights have profiled a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge and a clinical psychologist focusing on depression. Showing off her business acumen along with her journalistic skills, Taylor has achieved a rarity in the publishing world – making a profit less than three years after Azizah’s first issue.

Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.