EMAD EL-DIN AYSHA is an academic, journalist and translator, currently stationed in Cairo, Egypt. While an Arab and Muslim he was born in the United Kingdom and is a native speaker of both English and Arabic. He completed his undergraduate and post-graduate education in England (BA, MA, PhD) and hasContinue Reading
Note: The following interview of the Egyptian author Mr Ahmed Al Mahdi was conducted by Emad El-Din Aysha for Islam and Sci-Fi-Fi Mr Ahmed Al Mahdi is a 26-year-old Egyptian fantasy and sci-fi writer who wrote his first novel when he was twelve, and already has several acclaimed novels underContinue Reading
As promised, here is the English translation of our interview with he Tunisian Academic Dr. Ayed Kawthar in English. The French text of the original along with a bio is available here. M. Aurangzeb Ahmad: Please tell us about your background and how did you get interested in Science Fiction inContinue Reading
Yaqteenya is an alternative history novel by Yasir Bahjatt, a Saudi citizen who has been instrumental in trying to get the genre of Science Fiction off the ground in Saudi Arabia. The novel has both Science Fiction and Fantasy elements. It imagines a group of Spanish Muslims who venture intoContinue Reading
Hello Friends! Since the New Year just arrived, I thought I take a moment to pray for a peaceful 2017. I also hope to back that prayer up with sound actions. But for that to happen I need you to be on the same page. So follow along as IContinue Reading
Bio: Ada Barbaro earned her Phd in Geopolitic and Culture of the Mediterranean Area from the Italian Institute of Human Studies – Naples in 2011. She worked as fellow researcher in Arabic Language and Literature at the Institute of Oriental Studies (ISO) at University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Lecturer inContinue Reading
For the readers who are in Alabama here is treat, Ian Campbell, about whom we posted just a few days ago will be giving a lecture on Hayy ibn Yaqzan tomorrow at the Jacksonville State University, here is more info from the university’s website: Dr. Campbell to Present “‘Hayy ibnContinue Reading
Ian Campbell has an excellent review of Muhammad Aziz Lahbabi’s The Elixir of Life in last year’s Science Fiction review. Lahbabi was a Professor of Literature from Morocco. Here is a relevant excerpt from the review: Near the end of the main narrative of ‘Iksîr al-HE ayât [The ElixirContinue 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 Iraqi Novelist Ahmad Saadawi was first short listed and then won the International Prize for Arab Fiction for his very interesting and original take on the Frankenstein Monster. His novel Frankenstein fi Baghdad (Frankenstein in Baghdad) is a new take on the story of Frankenstein. The story is centered around Hadi Al-AttagContinue Reading