Dreams of my Fatherhood

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

Nadeah and Yousef Go awwaAAYY! Go awwaaaAAYY! At 5:30 am the sunlight is faint, peeking between my billowing curtains, but, outside, there’s already a cacophony of birdcalls. I’m two months into my yearlong mission in Zimbabwe working at the largest Pediatric/Adolescent HIV center in the region, and possibly the world. We have the monumental task of handing over the entire Doctors without Borders project to the Ministry of Health by year’s end. Though my colleagues and friends here have touched... Read more

On My Own

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

Image by Erik Madigan Heck A beautiful, painful and honest piece by Hafsa Arain at the website This Recording: ‎I have to face the truth: I might never be with someone. I might never have a boyfriend, and I might never get married. I have never met a man who wanted to be with me. I am alone. I have to learn to be okay with being alone – no, with being single. Loneliness is okay once in a while,... Read more

Watch Love Live!

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

Did you miss a reading of Love, InshAllah when we came to your hometown? Don’t fret, our dear friend Omar Mendoza put together this short video of selected readings from our event at LA’s fabulous bookstore, Book Soup. Enjoy! Love Inshallah. Selected readings at Book Soup. (Los Angeles) from Omar Mendoza on Vimeo. Read more

Friday Love – from Germany

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

‘Succulture’ (Germany) chose ‘Love InshAllah’ as its first foreign-language book review! “When walking through these stories, we forget about politics. We forget the stereotypes the media present to us but we get the key to common understanding. And as we go from room to room we learn to see the women of Islam are not to be generalized but are nevertheless connected by their love for Allah, for life, and for love itself.” The rest of the review is available... Read more

Interfaith Voices

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

The NPR show Interfaith Voices invited editor Nura Maznavi to discuss Love, InshAllah and her story in a special segment on finding a partner while staying true to faith. The interview with host Ellen Rofles is available here. And, an Interfaith Voices web exclusive — listen to Nura read an excerpt from her story in Love, InshAllah, “Last Night on the Island!” Read more

I did not smile on my wedding day

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

Editors’ Note: Happy 10th anniversary, Aisha & Kashif! Unlike most girls, I never daydreamed about my wedding day. The marriage, yes, but the actual choosing the dress, cakes and caterers never appealed to me. Once I met Kashif, I daydreamed about the trips we would take, the dinners I might botch and the things we would discuss on our journey through life. But the wedding? Not so much. The thought of sitting on a raised stage with a velvet veil... Read more

The Love Tour heads to Detroit!

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

The 2nd phase of our Love Tour has begun! With editor Nura’s recent move to Chicago, we’re kicking off a series of book events in the Midwest. Our first stop — The Motor City, Detroit, Michigan. We were invited by Wayne State graduate student Sumaya Haji-Jama who, along with fellow organizer Fadumo Abdi, put together a fabulous reading at Seva Detroit, a local, delicious vegetarian restaurant. We were thrilled to be joined by a such an energetic and engaged audience... Read more

Friday Love – From Jamaica

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

“Just wanted to let you know that this past weekend I finished Love, InshAllah! I absolutely loved it; I was really moved by so many of the stories. It’s funny, a lot of the issues raised by the authors remind of me of issues that are present in Jamaican society, including skin color (well…complexion, really), social rank, etc. Just goes to show that people have more in common than they think! Anyway, I found the book to be super-inspiring, particularly... Read more

Love in the time of cancer

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

Trauma impacts a person in ways they don’t really realize themselves until much later. Real trauma – such as illness, the experience of war, or other violence – changes you, and either makes you stronger, albeit damaged, or it renders you into a quivering mass…and sometimes, it does both at the same time. The event or news itself is horrific, but I think that it is the time afterwards that is worst — the way that the trauma of the... Read more

Father’s Day: A Love Letter to Muslim Fathers

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:18 am By Posted by The Editors

‘Love InshAllah‘ editor Ayesha Mattu writes a love letter to Muslim fathers on Father’s Day at The Huffington Post: ‘All of my life, Muslim men — from my father to my uncles, from my cousins to my friends — are the ones who have nurtured, supported and protected me. They’ve cheered every success, inspired me to push higher with my personal and professional ambitions, and believed in me even when — especially when — I did not believe in myself.... Read more