Occasionally, I’ll pose preposterous questions to my friends: How do Muslims on Neptune decide on a lunar calendar? (Imagine locating the Shawwal moon on Neptune!) Since bodily members can testify on the Day of Judgment, how closely tied is the body to the soul? (If I rearrange my DNA andContinue Reading
Generic Cues and Generic Features in Arabic Science Fiction: The Novels of Kassem Kassem By: Boutz, Gary Monroe Abstract: Is Arabic science fiction similar to the kind of science fiction with which a reader of English-language science fiction, a watcher of English-language science fiction films, or viewer of English-language scienceContinue Reading
The Islam and Science Fiction project has been running since 2005, we just entered our second decade. While the depiction of Muslims in Science Fiction and Islamic cultures has improved we still have a lot way to go, as is the case with many other minority groups. To kickstart thingsContinue Reading
For the readers of Islam and Science Ficion in Korea, here is treat for you folks. Rebecca Hankins, one of the contributors at Islam and Science Fiction will be giving a lecture on the influence of Islamic themes and Muslim cultures on American Science Fiction and Fantasy Comics at the SogangContinue 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
Anthony Burgess’ 1985 was intended as a tribute to George Orwell’s 1985. The two major themes of the novel are the rise of trade unions and the influence of Islam and Muslims as a sinister force in Britain mainly because of a large scale immigration of Muslims from the MiddleContinue Reading
Saleem Siddiqui of Hotconflict has a series of podcasts on various science fiction related series and Islam. These include Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and Stargate. Here is the link: http://www.hotconflict.com/blog/popculture.html