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 Aysha22/01/2024

High-tech body horror – Cronenberg’s contribution to cyberpunk

David Cronenberg's movie Crimes of the Future (2022) was advised to me by an Iranian […]
Emad Aysha08/01/2024

Planet Imperfecta – Egypt in centuries to come, according to Eslam Dewan

Being a great fan of secondhand books bought off the streets of Cairo (it’s the […]
Emad Aysha28/12/2023

One step ahead… SF insights into Gaza war

I’ve been avoiding talking about Gaza for the longest time now. The riot of emotions […]
Emad Aysha20/12/2023

Cultures Bash: When one has trouble ‘recalling’ the future

By funny happenstance, I got a chance to rewatch the Total Recall (2012) remake starring […]
Emad Aysha12/12/2023

Talking to Nadia Afifi, Palestine’s premier cyberpunk author… Can neon speculations save the Arab world?

All this time, I’ve been lamenting the lack of Palestinian science fiction – I said […]
Emad Aysha01/12/2023

Napoleon and Waterloo, beating the cinematic odds

On November 25, I decided to spoil myself by watching the new movie Napoleon by […]
Emad Aysha25/11/2023

Philip K. Dick and the value, and perils, of doubt

A while ago, I attended a fascinating lecture about the science of spreading doubt and […]
Emad Aysha10/11/2023

Parallel dimensions – When Chinese and Arabic science fiction almost meet

One last report about the Chengdu WorldCon that I attended last month. When two parts […]
Emad Aysha29/10/2023

Getting down under – Jeremy Szal, riding the English chariot between Arabia, Australia and China

Let me explain how I know Jeremy Szal. He is a Lebanese-Australian SF author I've […]
Emad Aysha24/10/2023

The art of eating sci-fi pumpkins in Chengdu, China

I just visited China to participate in the Chengdu World Science Fiction Convention and the […]
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