Category: Emad's SF

Everybody needs a voice, and Arab and Muslim science fiction is no exception. This is Emad's gift to his colleagues across the region and beyond. A platform for the unheard, reviewing, and interviewing the avant-garde to mend cultural bridges from the Global South to the Global North.

Emad Aysha19/03/2026

Kindred Spirits – On the continued relevance of Philip K. Dick

I was watching a YouTube interview with expert Patrick Henningsen, about the Iran war, typically, […]
Emad Aysha12/03/2026

The Greek Interlude – Exposing Hollywood depictions of the Other

By happenstance, I didn’t get to watch a special screening of the classic Greek-made movie […]
Emad Aysha06/03/2026

Lina Keilany – On children, education and the extraterrestrial controversy

First it was Obama and now its President Trump. Both are implicated in the Epstein […]
Emad Aysha26/02/2026

Besson’s Dracula… A tale of lost lustre

I used to be such a big fan of this living legend of a director, […]
Emad Aysha20/02/2026

The Blue Trail – Brazil’s dystopia on the cute

Director Gabriel Mascaro won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival […]
Emad Aysha13/02/2026

Mars on my Mind – Exploring Egypt’s still interior spaces

If you’re a fan, you’ll know my first published SF story was about the red […]
Emad Aysha09/02/2026

Lessons from Below – Midlevel horror, or foreign policy?

Some classic movies have various layers and multiple interpretations. Like the classic British horror/sci-fi movie, […]
Emad Aysha06/02/2026

Reality Checked – Saying no to the corporate ‘default’

Today I thought I’d do something different and talk about something other than science fiction […]
Emad Aysha04/02/2026

The gore and the glory of del Toro’s Frankenstein

In this version, Oscar Isaac plays the titular Victor Frankenstein, taking the character to new […]
Emad Aysha30/01/2026

Hybrid Letters – Calligraphy in the Egyptian laboratory

I was invited to an Arabic-script-based event once, and something very notable emerged. The introductory […]
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