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.
Shant is an Armenian name meaning lightning. Khodadad is a Persian word meaning God, given with the typical Armenian “-ian” suffix. Khodadadian was born in Iran and started reading at a very young age.
The Liberum’s science fiction author and specialist, Emad Aysha, interviewed by Haarf magazine, 28th edition. Haarf is a particular section of the mother newspaper, Al-Dustour (meaning the constitution). It is an honour for our in-house specialist to be featured by Hanan Uqayl in one of Egypt’s leading literary magazines.