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The Islamic Monthly (TIM) is a magazine published in the United States. It is self-defined as an independent, nonreligious publication that fosters discussion on a broad range of issues and concerns related to Muslims in the modern world.
The Islamic Monthly Magazine
4y ago
India is currently home to the second-largest Muslim population in the world (194.8 million), and by the year 2060, it will have the largest Muslim population (over 333 million, according to the Pew Research Center). Although Muslims constitute nearly 15% of the Indian population today, we are witnessing the meteoric rise of right-wing Hindutva nationalism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which seeks to quash Muslim identity in the land of Mahatma Gandhi.
Over a decade before becoming prime minister, Modi’s political legacy was forever tainted during anti-Muslim pogroms in the wester ..read more
The Islamic Monthly Magazine
5y ago
One Friday in February, I met with Ero Behrić and Alen Hebilović — two erstwhile figures in Berlin’s Balkan party scene — in a Turkish cafe on Oranienstrasse, half an hour before cuma — Friday prayers — at the Bosnian mosque on Adelbertstrasse near Kotti.
They always have cuma (Friday prayer) at 2 p.m. at the mosque, convenient for those who missed the usual noontime prayers elsewhere in the city.
Ero and Alen are Bosnians who came to Berlin from Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. They threw themselves into the nightlife of Berlin with a vengeance, seeking to exorcise war traumas with large ..read more
The Islamic Monthly Magazine
5y ago
Last week, Disney Studios released a live-action version of its 1990s animated film, Aladdin. The live-action film has been mired in controversy even as the studio attempted to approach the remake with a kind of cultural sensitivity that the older version is infamous for lacking. These efforts include some seemingly progressive moves like actually casting a person of Arab descent as Aladdin (although where is Agrabah actually?). But there are also a series of missteps including spray tanning extras and having only one Black character with a real speaking role play a supernatural figure ..read more
The Islamic Monthly Magazine
5y ago
May is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. This year, mental health awareness month coincided with the holy month of Ramadan. While the importance of mental health has been paramount historically in Islam, there are many misconceptions amongst Muslims about mental health. Furthermore, there exists great stigma about addressing mental health needs in the Muslim population. As a Muslim clinical psychologist, I am deeply passionate about dispelling the myths about mental health that are widely rampant in the Muslim community. Below, I outline some o ..read more
The Islamic Monthly Magazine
5y ago
In the weeks leading up to Ramadan, I have been getting a plethora of private messages—on Instagram, Facebook, and even LinkedIn—from folks who were intrigued by my ketogenic experiment last Ramadan, and want my help to walk them through nutrition and fitness this Ramadan. Before I offer some key metrics for the lead up to Ramadan, I need to emphasize that ketosis is not an overnight phenomenon, and will take some time for the body to be primed to run on fats. That aside, systemic lifestyle change is best accomplished gradually, so making best use of these weeks before the holy month of ..read more