Valentine’s Day media roundup!

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

Wow – what an incredible couple of days! Feeling the love from Boston & NYC and media outlets all over the nation! Since last week, Love InshAllah has been featured in the Huffington Post (twice!), Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Herald (including their Valentine’s Day gift guide), Times of India, DC’s Metro Express, and Travel + Leisure. Editors Ayesha & Nura have also been busy on the radio talk show circuit with a segment on NPR’s The Takeaway, a full-hour on... Read more

Wishing you a day filled with love!

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

Happy Valentine’s Day! 🙂 Read more

The Love Tour – Day 6, Beantown!

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

We took a red-eye flight out of San Francisco the night of our launch party to head straight to Boston to start our East Coast leg of the Love Tour. (Note: Redeyes are always better in idea than practice.) First up was Boston University. We were delighted to be the guests of Professor Kecia Ali, who had us speak to her intro to Islam class. The students were assigned a couple of stories to prep for the class, and Ayesha... Read more

Mother knows best

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

Our 4th parody Valentine’s Day card! 🙂 To share with your friends, click here. Read more

The Love Tour – Day 4, Launch Party!

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

Feeling the love from San Francisco – the beautiful city where the idea for ‘Love InshAllah’ was born – as friends and family came together to celebrate Muslim women’s literary voices tonight! One of the most striking things about our events so far? How much laughter there is at the gatherings. Such joy, love, and excitement coursing through the crowds as people – especially women – connect with each other. (Lto R) Nura Maznavi, Suzanne Syeda Shah, and Huda al-Marashi... Read more

Trust us, this pick-up line won’t work

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

The fun continues with Valentine’s Day parody card #3: To send to your friends from someecards, click here. Read more

The Love Tour – Day 2, San Francisco

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

Our favorite SF bookstore: The Booksmith! The writers, (L to R) Nura Maznavi, Ayesha Mattu, Leila Khan, Zahra Noorbakhsh, & Tanzila Ahmed An amazing 150-person turnout! DAY TWO of the LOVE TOUR WOW! What an amazing reading tonight at SF’s beautiful independent bookstore, The Booksmith! You work on a book for years in quiet solitude, then it’s published and, suddenly, it takes on a vibrant and separate life of its own. The energy, excitement and love were palpable in the... Read more

“Powerful and relevant” stories

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

Muslimah Media Watch reviews Love InshAllah: “For some writers, Love InshAllah is about reconciling their American Muslim identity with the complex socio-cultural mores surrounding romantic relationships. For others, however, the book is about strengthening their relationship to the Almighty. What most readers will ultimately agree on is that all the stories contained in this collection are of hope. Of possibilities, that despite their complex personal life stories, ethnic backgrounds and their respective Muslim denominations, love happens, and apparently, always under the watchful... Read more

Will you be my Valentine?

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

The second of our parody Valentine’s Day cards – with a Muslim twist! To send this card to friends though someecards.com, click here. Read more

The Love Tour – Day 1, UC Santa Cruz

Last updated on: November 3, 2014 at 11:19 am By Posted by The Editors

(Winter in California. Yep, truly blessed!) Welcome to the diary of our two-week national book tour odyssey! DAY ONE of the LOVE TOUR About halfway from San Francisco to UC Santa Cruz I had a realization. After my shower that morning, I’d forgotten to put on deodorant. “OMG, Nur!” I started as I related my tale of horror. Nura was driving but the fear on her face was clear. I thought it was because she’d been wondering what that smell... Read more