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Coming of Faith
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Summer Reading: Salaam, Love!
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The Myth of a Shared Life
I had the moment my future husband would see me in my wedding dress all planned out. Although it wasn’t necessarily a Middle Eastern tradition, he’d be waiting for me at the end of an aisle. I’d walk...
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A Map of Home
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Hidden Fractures
When I was a child, Ramadan – like the life that stretched before me – seemed magical. Forbidden for the very young, fasting was a mark of adulthood, a rite of passage for which we were all too...
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Jump, Pray, Write
Two and a half years ago, I left my financially comfortable global marriage for an expired passport and economic uncertainty. It was the saddest and bravest decision I’ve ever made. The US economy...
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My First Superhero
“What are you watching? This question from my father, as innocent as it seems, makes me lovingly cringe. “It’s a show Dad.” “Is it a movie?” he’ll say, sitting next to me on the sofa and squinting at...
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Stinky Muslim Money
This is a fictional interview with a real Muslim about an incident that actually happened. Announcer: Muslims across the United States are receiving notices of account closures from their banks. Today,...
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Things To Take Into Account
I became Muslim in my early 20s. During those early years, I would entertain myself on nights when I couldn’t fall asleep by conjuring a story where a mythical creature occupied the rural family...
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An Accidental Jihad
Writer Krista Bremer met Ismail fifteen years ago on a North Carolina running trail. A romantic relationship developed through an unexpected pregnancy, eventual marriage, and subsequent spiritual...
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The things you learn when writing your first novel: Novel-writing is a lonely process. Your first novel relies heavily on a blend of things you’ve actually experienced, people you’ve actually known,...
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www.patheos.com/blogs/loveinshallah is proud to present some Friday Love vibes for an exciting new site showcasing storytelling as part of the Muslim experience. Coming of Faith, founded by the dynamic...
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Summer is here! It’s time to dive head first into your summer reading list, and what better place to start than Salaam Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex & Intimacy. the follow up to the...
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I had the moment my future husband would see me in my wedding dress all planned out. Although it wasn’t necessarily a Middle Eastern tradition, he’d be waiting for me at the end of an aisle. I’d walk...
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1. Lately, I think in the shape of maps. Cartography is a relevant metaphor as my boundaries are bending yet again. My tongue wags in the direction of due East. I am revisiting old languages while my...
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When I was a child, Ramadan – like the life that stretched before me – seemed magical. Forbidden for the very young, fasting was a mark of adulthood, a rite of passage for which we were all too...
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Two and a half years ago, I left my financially comfortable global marriage for an expired passport and economic uncertainty. It was the saddest and bravest decision I’ve ever made. The US economy...
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“What are you watching? This question from my father, as innocent as it seems, makes me lovingly cringe. “It’s a show Dad.” “Is it a movie?” he’ll say, sitting next to me on the sofa and squinting at...
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This is a fictional interview with a real Muslim about an incident that actually happened. Announcer: Muslims across the United States are receiving notices of account closures from their banks. Today,...
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I became Muslim in my early 20s. During those early years, I would entertain myself on nights when I couldn’t fall asleep by conjuring a story where a mythical creature occupied the rural family...
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