Islam and Science Fiction would like to welcome a new contributor to our website, Mohamed Bhimji. Here is Mohamed’s brief bio. Mohamed Bhimji works as a Director of Customer Operations in Vancouver, BC Canada and has a strong background in Information Technology and an immense fascination with science fiction. He hasContinue Reading
The Nation Newspaper from UAE has a story on the recent surge in the portrayal of Muslims in Comics and Science Fiction and also increase in the number of Muslim characterss who have non-marginal positive roles in the Comics Media. Among those contributing to the panel, titled Geeks of ColorContinue Reading
As promised here is the video of our Geeks of Color Assemble panel at the New York Comic Con (NYCC). I have been meaning to post these for a while but my mind has been fixated on the recent tragic event. The news of this video was also the lastContinue Reading
All good things must come to an end. With a heavy heart I have announce that my father passed away last week. The death of a loved one, especially one’s father can be a world shattering event. That has certainly been the case for me. I would like to thankContinue Reading
Dear Readers, This post is a departure from our usual posts. I seldom post about personal stuff but now there is a sickness in the family. My father is in the hospital and his condition is not improving. Please remember him in your prayers and your thoughts. I wont beContinue Reading
(Image Source: PC Magazine) The Minorities in Fandom Panel at the New York Comic Con was a huge success. We had a house full and in fact the number of audience members that were allowed in the room because of capacity issues capped out ten minutes before the panel evanContinue Reading
Image Source: News Tribe Belated Eid Greetings from Islam and Science Fiction. While the eid was a few days ago in my defense I was not able to post to get back to emails until now because of emergency in the family. Here are a few updates about the IslamContinue Reading
I will be in next weekend and the whole weekend after that. If anyone wants to meet up drop me a line. Next Saturday i.e., October 12, 2013 I will be part of a panel at the New York ComicCon. If you are around then be sure to stop byContinue Reading
The nominations for the Brass Crescent Awards are out and Islam and Science Fiction has been nominated as the best blog. If you folks have benefited from Islam and Science Fiction then be sure to vote for us at the following link: http://www.brasscrescent.org/ While you are at it be sureContinue Reading
The New York Comic Con (NYCC) is almost upon us. I (Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad) will be on a panel at NYCC. For the uninitiated NYCC is one of the largest Cons in the world. More than a hundred thousand people are expected to attend the convention this year. This yearContinue Reading