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Islamica Magazine is a quarterly magazine with worldwide distribution. The staff aims to broaden perspectives on Islam and provide a forum for Muslims to articulate their concerns while establishing cross-cultural relations between Muslims and their neighbors and co-religionists. The magazine is produced in English and draws from leading academic scholars from both Muslim and Non-Muslim worlds. Islamica is the only full color widely distributed periodical in the English speaking world that is dedicated to presenting various perspectives and opinions specifically on Islam and the Muslim world.
Topics
Religion, Family, Mysticism, Law, Politics, History, Philosophy, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Health, Education, Current affairs, Culture, Science and Technology, Media, Literature, Poetry, Fiction, Art and Architecture.
History
The magazine was first published in 1992 and re-launched in 2004. It was launched as a journal by Sohail Nakhooda, Tariq Kazi, Najma Jaweed, and others at the Islamic Society of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The Islamic Society of LSE had an intellectually vibrant scene in the early 1990s and the creation of the magazine was a natural culmination of their campus work in promoting a more engaging Islamic discourse amongst university-educated Muslims. Being a campus initiative, albeit sold internationally, it meant that once its team graduated that the project could not be sustainable. It therefore suspended publication for three years. However, the tragic events of September 11th, 2001 led to dire need for mainstream, orthodox and authentic Islamic voices and a new team was formed and Islamica was relaunched as a full color magazine of opinion and analysis. Islamica is most widely distributed in the United States, where it is currently available in select Borders and Barnes and Noble bookstores. It is also distributed in over 20 different countries around the world.
Contributors
Contributors to Islamica Magazine draw from a broad cross section of academics, journalists and experts. Since its relaunch in 2004, Islamica has published contributions from: Abdal Hakim Murad, Brannon Wheeler, Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore, Haroon Moghul, John Esposito, Katerine Bullock, Michael Wolfe, Mostafa Al-Badawi, Sherman Jackson, Stephen Lathion, Ali Mazrui, HRH Prince Hasan, Robert Crane, Paul Eisen, William Dalrymple, Ali Jumuah, Osman Bakar and Abdallah Schlieffer among others.
Location
The magazine's main office is located in the USA, with additional offices located in UK and Jordan. The periodical contains glossy pages with beautiful photography and layout, running about 128 pages.