The Islam and Science Fiction has been around since 2005. As we are entering out 14th year soon, we are launching a project that we have been thinking about many years – The world’s first magazine focused on publishing Science Fiction inspired by Islamic civilizations and ethos. It will beContinue Reading
While it has been a while since we ran our short story competition, I thought it would be worthwhile to see the demographic make up of the submissions. Here is the summary of what I found. In terms of gender make up I am glad to report that the womenContinue Reading
Islam and Sci-Fi would like to welcome three new contributors to our team who represent a diverse background with varied experience. Areeba Nasir is the author of No Exit and has masters in English Literature as well as Islamic studies. She “believes writing should be such that brings about aContinue Reading
The recent delay of the Islamicate Science Fiction Short Story competition because of a number of external and internal factors has made me realize that the project needs more people in order to continue growing and also to take it to the next level. With this in mind I amContinue 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
Image Source: DeviantArt The Islam and Science Fiction website started in 2005 when I was still an undergrad student, the website and turned into a larger project which resulted into an anthology A Mosque Among the Stars, numerous conference appearances, conventions including NYCC (New York Comic Con). This is something thatContinue 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