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			{{short description\|American company selling Islam-themed goods}}
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	'''Islamica Corporation''' is an "identity-centric" organization founded in ], ]. Islamica's products include ], accessories and ] marketed towards ] youth and ] fusion. Islamica differentiates itself from other Muslim organizations by focusing on an emerging generation of Muslims in non-Muslim environments. As many Muslims found themselves in a reactionary state in the aftermath of 9/11, Islamica continued with its founding vision of providing young Muslims with a vitally-needed ]. Islamica's apparel offers Muslims to express their identity through contemporary styles and humorous messages.
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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>
	=== History ===
	Founded in 1999 by Mirza Baig, Azher Ahmed and Afeef Abdul-Majeed, Islamica was the first company to address the needs of an emerging generation of Muslims. Islamica has grown and established itself as the premiere outlet for style and comedy amongst Muslims.

			==References==
	=== Islamica Community ===
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	One of the best known products of Islamica Corporation is its Islamica Community website (better known simply as "Islamica") which consists primarily of its massively popular internet forums. These forums serve as a virtual hangout for Muslims and people of other faiths as well. Members of these forums (called "Islamicans") represent varied and diverse views within ]. Although the majority of Islamicans are younger Muslims from the ] and ], there are Islamicans from all over the world.

	=== ~~Islamica~~ ~~News =~~==		== External links==
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	Islamica News is muslim-oriented parody news similar in style to ].
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	=== Location ===
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	Islamica offices are located in Chicago, Illinois ].
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American company selling Islam-themed goods

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Islamica
Founded	1999; 26 years ago (1999)
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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