WelcomeThere isn't any single way to characterize how Muslims are portrayed in Science Fiction. There are many cases where Muslims are cast in somewhat negative light in SF stories which are set in the near future. On the other hand stories set in the distant future have rather positive portrayal of Muslims. On this website I have tried to collect information about the depiction of Islam and Islamic themes in Science Fiction literature and science fiction written by Muslims. It should be noted that most of the information on this website is in regards to English literature and most certain there is a lot of material in other languages as well but because of the linguistic barrier I do not have access to that literature. Thus if someone could point me to that particular literature then I would be more than happy to add it to the website with due credit to the person.
Islam in Science Fiction AnthologyI am editing an anthology on Islam and SF with Ahmed A. Khan. Here is the call for stories
Theme: As above.
Genre: SF or fantasy. No horror, please.
Length: Any
Reprints: Okay.
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Deadline: January 31, 2008
Rights: One time anthology rights
Send submissions as .doc or .rtf attachments to ai_59@yahoo.com.
Payment: The authors will be paid, though the payment will be nominal - 1 cent per word, with a minimum of $10 and maximum of $40 + a contributor's copy. The payment will be upon publication.
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AcknowledgmentI would like to thank a lot of readers who have sent in their useful feedback on this website and sent in synopsis and pointers to source material. This has greatly enlarged the resource.
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