Here is a preview of some of the artworks that we will be featuring in the inaugural issue of our Sci-Fi magazine. It is reimagine of Star Wars as a Punjabi folk tale with R2D2 and C3PO dressed in traditional Punjabi attire. This work is a collaboration between our editor and BabarContinue Reading
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD The Egyptian science fiction novel The Great Space Saga: The Half-Humans, penned and published originally in 2001, is being dusted off for a contemporary and international audience with an English translation. The author, Dr. Hosam Abd Al-Hamid El-Zembely, is an avowed fan of Star Wars.Continue Reading
Guest post by Jahanzeb from Hearts of Khyber on the new Star Wars movie and Islam. Parh parh ilm hazaar kitaaban qaddi apnay aap nou parhiya naee… Yes, you have read thousands of books But you have never tried to read your own self… ~ Bulleh Shah There is a momentContinue Reading
Since it is May the Forth, I decided to do a series of posts about things where Muslims and Islamic culture intersect with Star Wars. It seems to be a big hit so I decided to put all such links together for future reference. So without further ado, I giveContinue Reading
With Star Wars back in the news, there are bound to be comparison with who the good guys and the bad guys in the Star Wars universe and how they map to the real world. Mustafa Chamli has an excellent take and rebuttal on Star Wars and comparisons being madeContinue Reading
Turkish Science Fiction has come a long way and it will not be long before Turkey produces world class sci-fi. Long before Sadik Yemni, GORA, Book of Madness etc there was Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam or The Man Who Saved the World. It was one of those movies which are soContinue Reading
Irfan Rydhan As most “Star Wars” fans know, director George Lucas took spiritual elements, which are common in most major world religions to create his epic saga of good vs. evil. As a Muslim, I always thought of the “Jedi” as what a true follower of Islam should be like. Continue Reading
The website AltMuslim has a pretty good article on an Islamic perspective on Star Wars and some influences on Star Wars. The article is written by Irfan Rydhan. Here is an excerpt: “Back when “Episode I: The Phantom Menace” first came out, “The Muslim Magazine” had some interesting pieces onContinue Reading