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Everyday Leadership
Inaugural Issue: November 2027
Leadership does not always come with a formal title or public recognition. It takes shape in families, mosques, workplaces, neighborhoods, activist spaces, creative practice, and quiet moments of decision.
Leadership is also the work that holds everyday life together.
Future Navā Themes
Why Navā/Voice Matters
Much of what Americans think they know about Muslim women comes from stories told about them rather than stories told by them. Navā/ Voice creates space for Muslim American women to narrate their own lives, name their own forms of leadership, and preserve experiences that might otherwise remain unseen.
We are accepting rolling submissions until January 2027. The theme for our next issue will also be on care as a form of leadership.
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Who We Welcome
Muslim American women across backgrounds generations cultures, and geographies—as well as thoughtfully written stories about Muslim women whose actions have strengthened their communities.
What We Publish
Short narratives, personal essays, reflections, and creative work grounded in lived experience.
Your Rights
Authors retain copyright and grant Navā/Voice non-exclusive digital publishing rights.
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis for future issues.
Stories about another person should be written with care, consent, and attention to how she wishes to be represented.