Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be released on February 4th. In the lead up to the release, meet our 22 contributors. Today, meet Haroon Moghul! An excerpt from Haroon’s story, “Prom, InshAllah”: By my senior year, the battle of immigrant Geist versus female corporeality had been decided. Not only did I want to go to prom, I wanted a date to it. She turned out to be a sophomore named Carla, who... Read more
This poem was originally written in the wake of the brutal gang rape of Jyoti Singh Pandey of Delhi. Women across the globe continue to face myriad forms of violence and oppression every day. As a community, let us rise together to prevent violence against women, whether it be through our professional work, our creative voices, or simply by offering emotional support. As parents, let us raise boys who learn to love and respect women as their equals, and let... Read more
Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be released on February 4th. In the lead up to the release, meet our 22 contributors. Today, meet John Austin! An excerpt from John’s story, “Planet Zero”: I asked myself: What are you expecting? In the U.S. it isn’t often that you see an Arab woman and a black man together. Part of the reason for my flight from the U.S. was my disaffection over the state... Read more
Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be released on February 4th. In the lead up to the release, meet our 22 contributors. Today, meet A. Khan! An excerpt from A’s story, “In the Unlikeliest of Places”: I no longer fit the “good eldest son” role for my family. This turn of events I hadn’t thought out. Inevitably, my heightened sense of clarity faded. I had thought that going through a “coming out”—like most... Read more
Dear Love, InshAllah: There’s this Muslim guy I met a few times through work. He messages me and we chat for a few days, then he vanishes. He says we should meet up but never makes a plan. Is he just stringing me along? Should I block and delete him and move on? I’m not interested in pursuing something that will not culminate in marriage. I should mention that I am no longer in my 20s. Sincerely, Is he stringing me along?... Read more
Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for loved ones? We’re thrilled to announce a creative partnership with gifted artist Taz Ahmed to celebrate American Muslim art and the upcoming publication of “Salaam, Love“. Taz has created three, six-card sets of witty, political #MuslimVDay cards ready to mail and share with friends and family. The cards are limited editions, making them unique gifts for yourself or a loved one! All proceeds go to the artist. Are you a Muslim who finds it difficult... Read more
Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for loved ones? We’re thrilled to announce a creative partnership with gifted artist Nadia Janjua to celebrate American Muslim art and the upcoming publication of “Salaam, Love“. Nadia has crafted breathtaking, handmade, statement earrings in three colors and designs inspired by the title of the book. These are limited edition earrings, making them unique gifts for yourself or a loved one! All proceeds go to the artist. You may state your preference for the earring hook length when ordering these... Read more
Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be released on February 4th. In the lead up to the release, meet our 22 contributors. Today, meet Anthony Springer! An excerpt from Anthony’s story, “Finding Mercy”: At the time of my conversion, in the fall of 2006, I was fresh out of college with my first job as a college recruiter at my alma mater, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I suppose a steady job... Read more
Listen to Deonna’s cinematic radio reading of this piece. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/128416641″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Sveta was my neighbor in Baku, Azerbaijan in late 2001. I was married at the time to my ex-husband, Zalmay, a landmine removal expert whose skills brought us to the country to assist the Azeri government in clearing explosive ordinances left over from the 1990s Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We lived in a luxurious rented top-floor apartment that had one blue marbled bathroom and an intermittent,... Read more
Our new book, Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy, will be released on February 4th. In the lead up to the release, meet our 22 contributors. Today, meet Maher Reham! An excerpt from Maher’s story, “Just One Kiss”: We loved each other, but we didn’t like each other. I respected her passion. Her discipline. Her generosity. She was a good person. She knew I was doing everything I could to take care of her. We often said, “I... Read more
Love, InshAllah
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