About

Acacia is a political and cultural magazine that brings together writers, thinkers, and artists of the Muslim left to discuss the political issues of our time. We are an online magazine that publishes bi-annual print editions. Our mission is to cultivate and advance a progressive vision of public life by offering in-depth, original reporting, incisive political and cultural commentary, and compelling visual art.

Acacia is a home for Muslim thinkers and creatives to reclaim our own narratives and imagine alternative futures.

Acacia is a place for our community to talk amongst ourselves.

What is the Muslim left?

Acacia explores the intersection of Muslim and leftist communities, where we overlap, where we are inextricably linked, and where we fracture.

On Muslim identity

There are approximately 3 million American Muslims, including:

• Muslims who practice the religion of Islam.
• Muslims who were raised practicing the religion of Islam, but who are no longer practicing.
• Muslims who are more spiritually inclined.
• Muslims who have generational history in the United States, including descendants of people who were enslaved.
• Muslims who are the first, second, or third generation to be born in the United States.
• Muslims who have been rejected by other Muslims.

There are millions more people who are not Muslim but because of what they look like, where they’re from, or what they believe in, nevertheless feel informed by or invested in the Muslim identity.

Acacia is for anyone who identifies as or with Muslims.

On leftist thought