King Abdullah II of Jordon is the only reigning monarch in the world who has acted in a Science Fiction show and that show happens to be Star Trek. Back in 1996 when he was a prince, he had role as an uncredited extra in the 1996 Star Trek: VoyagerContinue Reading
‘ What is better than Mr. Spock on the Enterprise? It is of course Mr. Spock doing Bhangra and dancing to the beat of Punjabi songs in Pakistan – Balay! Balay! Balay! The text reads – Balay Balay Star Trek. This is part of the series that we posted lastContinue Reading
As promised on Twitter, here is more original content from Islam and Sci-Fi. Here is a design of the Starship Enterprise in the style of Truck Art from Pakistan. This is the result of my collaboration with B Ali. Truck Art is a traditional art form from South Asia (PakistanContinue 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