SPECIAL REPORT Cultural Connections: Intercultural Marriages in Islam Couples from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds face special challenges in their marriages by Dilshad D. Ali

FEATURES
Checks and Balances Managing your money and staying debt-free
Braving the Backlash Reactions and experiences of Sept.11 by Sheerin Siddique Rouf, Aisha al-Adawiya and Ayesha Akhtar Azam
Global Sisterhood The rhetoric and the reality by Manal Omar
Foster Care by Catherine England
Through the Eyes of an Afghan Woman Kandahar film review and an interview with the woman who inspired the movie by Eisa Ulen
They Mean Business Muslim women running their own businesses define success in their own terms by Claire Britton-Warren
Brain Paths Learning a second languageby Naqiyba Auston
Muslim Women Organizations by Farkhunda Ali and Felicity Salaam
Safety NetKeeping children safe on the internet by Nisa Islam Muhammad
Feminism & Islam--Oil and Water? Keeping children safe on the internet by Maliha Chishti and Amira Quraish

LIFESTYLE
Destinations Colorado, Rocky Mountain Splendor by Sara Flyn
Decor Beautifying with Afghan Rugs by Sabirah Rahmani
Well-Being Brush Up on Dental Health by Dr. Asma Nuh and
Jeanne Suleiman
Menu Mama Ayesha's Restaurant
Fashion Henna--The Art of Natural Beauty by Nisa Islam Muhammad

DEPARTMENTS
Deen Ahadith and the Peril of its Abuseby Precious R. Muhammad
Shahadah The Choice by Su'ad Abdul-Khabeer
Book Club Shahnaz Khan's Muslim Women Crafting a North American Identity
Poetry Sparrows in the Grand Mosque at Mecca by Julia Simpson
Fiction Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother by Karen English
Point of View Erasures by Amina Wadud
Ayah Surah Al Hajj, Ayah 63