Jewish Family & Life!, Vol. 1, No. 1, (Spring 1996) 

The premier issue of Jewish Family & Life! broke onto the American magazine scene around spring 1996, just in time for Passover as the welcome page indicates. This magazine strove to showcase ways that Jewish people could live more moral lives and how to raise their children with those same virtues. In that sense, this magazine was primarily a parenting magazine, designed to offer helpful tips for the rearing of children.  

The initial issue featured famous personalities discoursing on certain topics, including Dr. Ruth on Jewish sex, director Steven Spielberg’s matzah brei recipe, and Hillary Clinton on parenting. Additional subjects included raising moral children and bedtime rituals for children, as well as reviews of television shows, books, and music, presumably for parents to peruse before granting permission to their children for consumption.  

The print magazine ultimately did not survive, though it crossed over to the digital format JewishFamily.com; however, that website is no longer producing content either.  

Muslim Sisterhood, Vol. 1

Muslim Sisterhood is an artistic collective and agency founded by Lamisa Khan, Zeinab Saleh, and Sara Gulamali. The agency’s mission is to spotlight Muslim women and nonbinary inviduals across the globe to create a thriving community of creatives in the advertising industry. Muslim Sisterhood has collaborated with brands like Nike, ASOS, Converse, and Crocs with a variety of projects, from creative consultancy, event planning, and casting. While this zine issue appears to be a one-off, Muslim Sisterhood has a very active Instagram featuring their own events and young Muslim women and nonbinary people from across the globe. 

Young Muslim, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (October 1996) (#1917)

This is the first issue of Young Muslim, a magazine started by Editor Abdul Malik Mujahid, and published by his media company, Sound Vision.  Sound Vision seeks to “cultivate harmony among Muslims and their neighbors through art, media, strategic communication, and education.”  This is a direct tie-in with the Editor’s goal of promoting Young Muslim as “something that all Muslim youth would look forward to.”  Mujahid’s educational aims are also supported in the promo for “Adam’s World,” a Sound Vision Production children’s video series for Muslim youth.  Here, Muslim youth are presented with Adam, a muppet-like character donning a Kufi, as a mirror, showing the importance of representation, yet also providing opportunities to increase knowledge in the lessons imparted via Adam and his family.  However, little else can be found by way of other magazine issues of Young Muslim, and there is uncertainty on whether this was a single-issue magazine. 

Lay Leadership, Vol. 1 (1988)

Lay Leadership, a practical journal for people active in their church, is an annual publication launched in 1988 by Christianity Today. The publication was launched in response to pastors expressing the need for more trained lay leaders in their congregations and not enough time or expertise to train them. It was intended to build skills and provide information to individuals taking on leadership roles at their churches. It included topics such as how to recruit and retain volunteers, how to get young people involved in the church, tips for public speaking, and balancing family life with church service. 

Christian Parenting (September/October 1988)(#1907) 

The Premiere issue of Christian Parenting, with a release date of September/October 1988, targets parents with children from birth to preschool, with articles on interpreting meaning of a child’s words; how to improve a child’s IQ and self-esteem; and general discussions of Christian values as mirrored (or not) to others through one’s actions.  Christian Parenting and similar magazines (ex: Today’s Christian Woman, Virtue, and Christian Reader) fell under the parent umbrella of Christianity Today, a magazine and media organization founded by Billy Graham in 1956.  Christianity Today was envisioned as a “family of magazines” dedicated to promoting Evangelical Christian values and supporting followers in their daily walk of faith.  In 1998, Christian Parenting was purchased from Cook Communications Ministries, and re-launched as Christian Parenting Today, with it ending publication in 2005. 

Catholic Parent, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (July-August 1993)

Catholic Parent magazine, which was published by Our Sunday Visitor and premiered in the summer of 1993, was a magazine focused on parenting and child-rearing from a devout Catholic perspective. Its premiere issue included an editorial column titled “Raising a Catholic Family in the ‘90s” and an article called “Keeping Your Kids Catholic”, in addition to more general parenting advice offerings such as “This Works: Practical Tips from Parents”.  

Jewish Living of the South, Vol. 1, No. 1 (September 2006)

Jewish Living of the South, now known as the Jewish Scene Magazine, was originally created in September 2006 by Susan C. Nieman. The magazine originally focused on the mid-southern United States and Memphis. Now the magazine reaches across the entire United States.  

The goal of Jewish Living of the South was originally to connect Jewish communities across the southern United States, specifically the Memphis area. This is achieved through highlighting interesting people, places, and events across the United States. In addition, it also provides awareness to Jewish communities of Jewish-related organizations, programs, and events. 

Jewish Living of the South was published monthly by Jewish Living of the South, Inc. and was made available for free to Jewish communities in Memphis at the time of its first publishing. It was also available in different stores throughout the mid-south.