The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part One
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 …
The Helical
The Bullfighter of Bisterne: Part One
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
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
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
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
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 …
Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life: A Discussion With Dr. Shoaib Ahmed Malik & Dr. Jörg Matthias Determann.
Shoaib Ahmed Malik is Lecturer in Science and Religion at the University of Edinburgh. With a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham and another in Theology from …
Reality Cloaked in High Fantasy: Author P.L.Stuart Discusses His Innovative The Drowned Kingdom Saga
P.L. Stuart was born in Toronto, Canada. He holds a university degree in English, specializing in Medieval Literature. P.L. is an assistant editor with Before We Go Blog https://beforewegoblog.com/ . …
A Conversation with Speculative Fiction Writer Zoha Kazemi
Zoha Kazemi is an Iranian speculative fiction writer. She was born in 1982, in Tehran and is currently living there. She has an engineering BS and an MA in English …
The Hatching
His boys, excited about their first successful hunt, knew they shouldn’t make a sound. Slowly and quietly, they dragged their wet boots over the narrow, cracked concrete ground and walked …
Mars in the Muslim Mind: Salvation on the Born-Again Red Planet in Hosam Elzembely’s Final Voyage
“President Bush announced that we were landing on Mars today … which means he’s given up on Earth.” – Jon Stewart, The Daily Show This is a study of The …