Launched on March 8, 2009, Altmuslimah.com provides a space for compelling comment on gender in Islam from both the male and female, Muslim and non-Muslim, perspectives. "Gender in Islam" has multiple dimensions and evokes a wide multitude of emotions: fear, confusion, defiance, love. Altmuslimah explores all of these dimensions and provides a platform for intra- and inter-community dialogue on a wide variety of gender-related issues. In particular, it looks at the intersection of female and male sexuality and gender identity with society, politics, economics, and culture.

The mode of exploration is a combination of analysis and personal stories. The editors at Altmuslimah are firm believers in the power of narratives to help explain social phenomena. By uncovering the stories of a wide cross-section of men and women in the community, Altmuslimah helps bring into sharper focus the gender issues that affect both men and women.

To learn more about Altmuslimah, please check out our introductory article.

Find out about our photographic campaign here.


We encourage you to submit pieces - videos, podcasts, articles, photography, and blogs - that touch upon Muslim identity formation; gender relations and the construction of sexuality; or current events, in America and abroad, that are related to gender. Consider, for example, the following topics:

• Does a Muslim country's fashion industry, movie business, and art scene conform or deviate from stereotypical understandings of gender in Islam?
• What does women's political empowerment mean to Muslim women? Is that perspective defined vis-a-vis men, or independently?
• How early in Islamic education or Sunday School should we be talking about gender?
• How does the reality of poor women having to work affect their religious worldview on gender as compared to middle or upper-class women?
• How does racism impact women's and men's self image; how does it impact marriages and in-law relationships?

While submissions may be personal or academic, in the first person or third person, we ask that all submissions, except blog pieces, conform to our style guide. You can see the style guide and submit your article for consideration here.


If you would like to republish one of our articles, please contact us at asma.uddin(at)altmuslimah.com. If given permission, please note either at the beginning or end of the reprint that the piece was originally published at Altmuslimah and please include a link back to the article on altmuslimah.com.