Country: Egypt

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 […]
Marita Kassis29/11/2023

Israel-Hamas war: most prolonged modern-day conflict becoming a matter of national security

The Middle East might be thousands of miles away from Europe and the United States. […]
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 Aysha09/10/2023

Eman Nabil reminds us that there's always time for a change... on the Arab sci-fi scene

Eman Nabil’s ‘The Result of a Change’ (2018) is a complicated sci-fi novel. It is […]
Arthur Blok25/09/2023

Peace with Israel will turn Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman into the uncontested leader of a New Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s (MBS) plans to reform and strategically reposition his country […]
Emad Aysha13/09/2023

Space Enough to Feel – Hacking away at Egyptian dreams of the Metaversal revolution

I just read a rather interesting novella by Abd Al-Aal Bikhyt, Ikhtiraq (‘The Hack’ or […]
Emad Aysha01/09/2023

Mahmoud Fikry’s Metaverse proves the dark times are just around the virtual corner!

Here’s a new novel to deal with, one I came across at the Cairo International […]
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