The Helical – Baladi

Through a Comedic Glass, Darkly – On Humour, Satire and Alienation in Egyptian (or Arab) Speculative Fiction

Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD

By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD “I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them.” — John le Carré, A Murder …

Interview – Iranian Speculative Fiction: Authors, Publishers, Comic Book Creators, and the Parallel World of Arabic Science Fiction.

Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD

Organized by Emad El-Din Aysha. Emad comments: This is a roundtable discussion among several key players in the world of Iranian science fiction, with some participation from the parallel world …

The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part Four

Faisal G. Binzagr

You are reading a novella in four parts.To read Part One, click here.To read Part Two, click here.To read Part Three, click here. Prelude to Part 4: Your Decision 2030 …

The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part Three

Faisal G. Binzagr

You are reading a novella in four parts. To read Part One, click here. To read Part Two, click here. Prelude to Part III: Another Path 2030 The Oracle shows …

The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part Two

Faisal G. Binzagr

You are reading a novella in four parts. To read Part One, click here. Prelude to Part II: The Legend of the First Dragon “Let me tell you a story …

The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part One

Faisal G. Binzagr

Part One of story - Fantasy figure with horns like a bll. One horn is broken with a bit of blood on the cut. Planets and stars are in the background.

Prologue: Myth of the Maker Father said: “Let me tell you a story: There is a creation myth, one of many about our Makers, that persists in Paradise. For it …

Roundtable: Science Fiction Writer Emad El-Din Aysha in Conversation with Latin American Science Fiction Writers

Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD

During a gravity assist in 1992, the Galileo spacecraft took images of Earth and the Moon. Separate images were combined to generate this composite which features a view of the Pacific Ocean and Central and South America. NASA/JPL/USGS

Recently, Emad El-Din Aysha, a member of the Egyptian Society for Science Fiction (ESSF) and the Egyptian Writers’ Union, invited seven well-known Latin American science fiction writers to a round …

A Whole in Time – Arabic Travels between Science, Magic and Romance

Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD

The Hour of Time book cover. A pale green circle with swirls inside on a darker greeen background

There’s no real objection to escapism, in the right places… We all want to escape occasionally. But science fiction is often very far from escapism; in fact, you might say …

THE GREAT RAINFALL OF SYDNEY

Eva

photo of girl looking out the window at the rain

There was once a town named Sydney and it was known for how beautiful the views were. It was the number one place for travelers to visit. There was a …

HERE TO STAY – Reporting the Frontline of Arab Women’s Science Fiction

Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD

Covers of Arabic language books mentioned in article

Run my dear, from anything that may not strengthen your precious budding wings. Run like hell my dear, from anyone likely to put a sharp knife into the sacred, tender …