Image: Still from the upcoming Ajwan TV series from UAE Here is another Masters thesis that might be of interest to our readers at Islam and Sci-Fi. Zainab Coovadia, Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Department at the University of Toronto has a masters thesis on social justice and politics inContinue Reading
When Superman was launch more than 80 years ago it was not just the first comic with a superhero but it was also supposed to be an indirect commentary on the times with the economic depression and fascism rising in Europe and superman being a champion of liberty and justice.Continue Reading
For those interested in an academic look at the representation of Muslims in Comics here is a relevant article. Finding a Place for a Muslimah Heroine in the Post-9/11 Marvel Universe: New X-Men’s Dust Authors: Julie Davis & Robert Westerfelhaus Abstract: Soon after the attacks on the US on SeptemberContinue Reading
What to do when you can’t sleep? FB, of course. Just came across an interesting article on Al Jazeera English website (via FB). The full link is here – The rise of the comic book in the Middle East. Here is a brief excerpt from the article, be sure to headContinue Reading
Sherif Adel’s Foot 3aleyna Bokra (Pass By Tomorrow) is an Egyptian comic set 1000 years in the future where technology has progressed but the problems that the Egyptian people face on a daily basis remain more or less the same. Here is an except from an interview of the author doneContinue Reading
The Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFEC) is in 10 days and will be held in Abu Dhabi, William Shatner, Gillian Anderson, Kelly Hu and a host of other big names will be guests at the MEFEC. The convention is the only convention of its sort in the MiddleContinue Reading
Background: Our latest interview is with Muslim American writer G. Willow Wilson which was conducted by Rebecca Hankins. Wilson is a writer and scholar, a convert to Islam whose commentary often addresses Islamic and interfaith issues. An avid supporter of new and alternative media, Wilson has written for political andContinue Reading
The third post in this series is what would be considered unintentional superhero science fiction coming from Pakistan. While Pakistan is currently working on its first superhero movie these instances are less than serious. It appears that Spiderman has become pretty popular these days in Pakistan. Here is Spiderman gettingContinue Reading
The Iron Muslim is a humorous take on the Iron Man by Rich Johnston who deliberately uses some of the most notorious stereotypes regarding Muslims in the popular media to highlight how absurd these stereotypes are in reality. The main character of the story is Al Stark who is aContinue Reading
Image Source: DeviantArt In the Batman Inc story arc Bruce Wayne is revealed to be franchising Batman by recruiting people from across the globe to fight crime in their respective localities. One such person who is recruited is the Nightrunner who is from France. The 22-year old Nightrunner is BilalContinue Reading