Razwan Ul-Haq is a British Muslim artist with a wide range of artistic styles. His work can be described as The experiential Islamic Art … is a post-modern reflection, that draws from the well that fed the traditional calligraphic foundations of Islamic Art. Razwan uses a number of Science Fiction motifs in hisContinue Reading
Sultana’s Dream by Rokheya Shekhawat Hossein (1880 – 1932) (Sultana’s Dream was originally published in The Indian Ladies’ Magazine, Madras, 1905, in English. This edition is transcribed from Sultana’s dream; and Padmarag: two feminist utopias by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain; translated with an introduction by Barnita Bagchi. New Delhi (India) :Continue Reading
Islam and Science Fiction website would like to welcome a new contributor to the website, Rebecca Hankins. She is an Associate Professor as well as a librarian at the Texas A&M University. She has written an extensive article on the subject of Muslims and Islam in Science Fiction. Her interested include African Diaspora, WomenContinue Reading
This article will provide a literary review of some scholarly writings on Islamic science fiction and fantasy and an analysis of two novels that incorporate Muslims and Islam in their science fiction storyline, one from Brian Aldiss’s HARM (2007) and Ali Mazrui’s The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971). Although overContinue Reading
Ahmed A. Khan, a Canadian Science Fiction writer and who was also the co-editor of the Anthology A Mosque Amongst the Stars with me has an article on what constitutes Islamic Science Fiction. Here is his definition of Islamic Science Fiction. Islamic SF would be any speculative story that isContinue Reading