Irfan Rydhan As most “Star Wars” fans know, director George Lucas took spiritual elements, which are common in most major world religions to create his epic saga of good vs. evil. As a Muslim, I always thought of the “Jedi” as what a true follower of Islam should be like. Continue Reading
Image Source: Arab News Background: Dr. Al-Mutawa is the creator of The 99 comic book series which has been hailed as a global phenomenon. The 99 series had 99 super heroes each of whose name and powers are inspired by the 99 names of God. These heroes embody the virtuesContinue Reading
Achmed Khammas has written a fascinating article The Almost Complete Lack of the Element of “Futureness” which discusses why there is an almost lack of interest and even awareness about Science Fiction in the Arab world. One of the reaons why there is an almost lack of futureness in ArabContinue Reading
Although the “Second Edition)” has nothing on Islam in Science Fiction per se but a search on “Islam Science Fiction” leads to an article on Arab Science Fiction. Here is the article: There are, of course, many fantastic motifs in medieval Arabic literature, as in the collection of stories ofContinue Reading
Jamil Nasir, the author of some interesting SF nos is certainly of Palestianian Arab origin. However I do not know his religious affiliation. If someone finds out the please let me know. Stories by Jamil Nasir (Thanks to Ahmed N for the pointers) The Houses of Time (Trans-Humanist Institute) DistanceContinue Reading
Nabil Farouq is an Egyptian Science Fiction writer who is well known for his novellas in the Rewayat Masreya Lil Guib (Egyptian Pocket Novels) series. His most famous works are. Ragol Al Mostaheel (The Man of the Impossible). Malaf Al Mostakbal (Files of the Future). [Thanks to Ghaleb H. forContinue Reading
Here is the synopsis of this European movie which has a Muslim protagonist from another website. “From an oasis in southern Tunisia’s mountain region, a computer genius called Kalthoum, hacks into the airwaves. From her apartment jammed full of computer equipment, she hijacks the frequencies of foreign television channels toContinue Reading
The emergence of science fiction in Arabic literature Snir, Reuven, Der Islam, vol. 77, no. ii, pp. 263-285, 2000 Fantascienza in Mauritania. La storia di un uomo nato nel 1034 emorto nel 2055: Madinat al-riyahdi Musa Wuld Ibnu Camera d’Afflitto, I., Oriente Moderno, no. 16, pp. 331-340, 1998 Remembering theContinue Reading