Image: Sheik Zayed Mosque Calling all Muslim Sci-Fi Fantasy and Fiction fanboys and fangirls. While people have been writing about Muslims cultures in Science Fiction for quite some time now and we also have many examples of Science Fiction by Muslim, one thing that is almost totally absent from thisContinue Reading
Image Source: International Business Times (Celebrating Eid at Tahrir Square in Egypt) Islam and Science Fiction would like to wish everyone Eid Mubarak / Happy Eid / Eid Greetings to all the readers regardless of which day you celebrate eid on and on whichever planet you celebrate eid on. WhileContinue Reading
I have often wondered what search items lead people to end up at for Islam and Science . I finally checked the list on wordpress and here are the top 5 search terms that lead people to Islam and Science Fiction Website: alexander siddig star wars islam and science vinContinue Reading
There was a controversy a few years ago at WisCon which involved the science fiction author Elizabeth Moon who was invited as the guest of honor at WisCon 35, the premier Feminist Science Fiction convention in the world, in 2010 but after she made a rather negative blog post aboutContinue Reading
Background: Noura Al Noman is an Emirati writer from Sharjah. She studied English literature at the UAE University and got Masters in Translation in 2004 from the American University in Sharjah. Previous to her current foray into Science Fiction she has written children’s books in the past. Ajwan is herContinue Reading
Background: Part 2 of the interview with Muslim American writer G. Willow Wilson which was conducted by Rebecca Hankins. Part I of the interview is here. Her official website is at the following URL: http://www.gwillowwilson.com Hankins: There are statistics that suggest there is general low readership and literacy period inContinue Reading
I usually do not post about my projects but this one is relevant to the theme of the site so here it is. I will let the project speak for itself. Here is a relevant excerpt from the site: Silicon Arabic combines the aesthetics of the traditional and ancient IslamicContinue Reading
Issue 18 of Apex Magazine, the “Arab/Muslim” issue of November 2010, will no doubt go down as one of the most memorable installments of the magazine, and an emblem of Catherynne M. Valente’s brief but influential term as editor. If nothing else, the issue will be remembered as Valente’s responseContinue Reading
I will be on a couple of panels at the 36th annual WisCon 23 this weekend being held in Madison, Wisconsin. WisCon is the world’s leading feminist-oriented science fiction convention and conference. I will mainly be talking about Science Fiction in translation (mainly from the Muslim world) and Science FictionContinue Reading
Official Website: www.larissasansour.com/ Bio: Larissa Sansour is a Palestinian artist. She was raised in Palestine but had to move when the events in the Middle East forced her to move first to Europe and then for higher studies in the US where she received MA in Art from NYU. HerContinue Reading