‘ What is better than Mr. Spock on the Enterprise? It is of course Mr. Spock doing Bhangra and dancing to the beat of Punjabi songs in Pakistan – Balay! Balay! Balay! The text reads – Balay Balay Star Trek. This is part of the series that we posted lastContinue Reading
As promised on Twitter, here is more original content from Islam and Sci-Fi. Here is a design of the Starship Enterprise in the style of Truck Art from Pakistan. This is the result of my collaboration with B Ali. Truck Art is a traditional art form from South Asia (PakistanContinue Reading
While not exactly Science Fiction, this book by Anand Taneja would be of interest to the audience of Islam and Science Fiction. Jinns are supernatural creatures in Islamic beliefs that have sentience and free-will like human beings. Professor Taneja from Vanderbilt University explores how the living interact with the Jinns inContinue Reading
Questions for Algeria’s Premier Fantasy Writer Djamel Jiji Interview conducted by Emad El-Din Aysha. SYNOPSIS The Invaders of Dreams tells the story Jasmine, a little girl of six years old, who witnessed the horrific deaths of her father and her best friend Sara during a raid on her village inContinue Reading
Guest post by Jahanzeb from Hearts of Khyber on the new Star Wars movie and Islam. Parh parh ilm hazaar kitaaban qaddi apnay aap nou parhiya naee… Yes, you have read thousands of books But you have never tried to read your own self… ~ Bulleh Shah There is a momentContinue Reading
The transcript of the panel on Science Fiction and the Civic Imagination that I was a part of earlier this year is now online. You can read the whole transcript in Part 1 and Part 2. Here is a relevant excerpt. Mohammed: So, I guess part of reimagining the future isContinue Reading
Last weekend, I remotely gave a talk at the Mecahdemica Conference on Science Fiction Utopias from the Muslim World. The slides for my presentation is at the bottom of this post. Future as the Present: Science Fiction Utopias and Dystopias from the Muslim World Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad Abstract: The utopias and dystopiasContinue Reading
I will be presenting a paper on Utopias and Dystopias in Islamicate Science Fiction (i.e., Science Fiction from the Islamic world) at the Mechademia International Conference in Minneapolis. I will be presenting remotely from Seattle. Here is the abstract of my paper: Future as the Present: Science Fiction Utopias and DystopiasContinue Reading
The Fiqh of Marrying Mermaids (or: A Tale of the Hoori of the Sea) By Zainab bint Younus “Bismillaahir’Rahmaan arRaheem… Ithaa waqa’ati’l waaqi’ah…” On a small boat in the ocean, a lone man stood in prayer, bearded and regal even in the depths of the night. His voice fell andContinue Reading
We are starting a new regular feature on Islam and Sci-Fi: Alternate History Tuesdays. Every other Wednesday we will be posting an alternate history scenario, piece of art, story etc. This is inaugural post. Please let us know what you think about this series so that we can evolve this feature overContinue Reading