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| {{short description|American company selling Islam-themed goods}} | |||
| ] Magazine is a quarterly magazine with worldwide distribution. The staff aims to broaden perspectives on traditional ] and to provide a voice for ] to articulate their concerns while establishing cross-cultural relations between Muslims and their neighbors and co-religionists. The magazine is produced in ] and draws from leading academic scholars from both Muslim and Non-Muslim worlds. | |||
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| | founders = Mirza Baig,<br> Azher Ahmed,<br> Afeef Abdul-Majeed | |||
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| '''Islamica''' is an Islamic company founded in ], Illinois that sells apparel, accessories and ] marketed towards ] youth. It was founded in 1999 by ], Azher Ahmed and Afeef Abdul-Majeed. | |||
| Islamica hosts an ] which is one of the busiest Muslim websites in North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3130288|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828105706/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3130288|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2014|title=Quest for the Muslim niche market|date=3 October 2003|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/so-did-you-hear-the-one-about-the-funny-muslim-6552277|title=So, Did You Hear the One About the Funny Muslim?|first=Michael|last=Serazio|date=15 April 2004|publisher=]}}</ref> Islamica News offers Muslim-oriented ] news.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islamicanews.com|title=Islamica News|website=Islamica News}}</ref> | |||
| == Topics == | |||
| Religion, Family, Mysticism, Law, Politics, History, Philosophy, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Health, Education, Current Affairs, Culture, Science & Technology, Media, Literature, Poetry, Fiction, Art & Architecture. | |||
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| 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 ] (LSE). The ] 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 ] led to dire need for mainstream, ] and authentic Islamic voices and a new team was formed and ] was relaunched as a full color magazine of opinion and analysis. | |||
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| The magazine's offices are located in the ], ] and ] with printing done in ]. The periodical contains glossy pages with beautiful photography and layout, running about 160 pages. | |||
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| Founded | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
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| Founders | Mirza Baig, Azher Ahmed, Afeef Abdul-Majeed |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Islamica is an Islamic company founded in Chicago, Illinois that sells apparel, accessories and media marketed towards Muslim youth. It was founded in 1999 by Mirza Baig, Azher Ahmed and Afeef Abdul-Majeed.
Islamica hosts an internet forum which is one of the busiest Muslim websites in North America. Islamica News offers Muslim-oriented parody news.
References
- "Quest for the Muslim niche market". NBC News. 3 October 2003. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014.
- Serazio, Michael (15 April 2004). "So, Did You Hear the One About the Funny Muslim?". Houston Press.
- "Islamica News". Islamica News.
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