Country: Middle East

The Liberum07/05/2023

The Sci-Fi Bandwagon - Dina Tohamy on translation, marketing and a taste of China's future fiction

A quick intro. I chanced upon Dr Dina at a translation event held by the […]
Marita Kassis26/04/2023

Netflix blackwashed Queen Cleopatra vs Egyptian pride

A Netflix docudrama series portraying Queen Cleopatra VII as a black African resulted in a […]
The Liberum20/04/2023

Humanity locked in a ongoing spiral of self-destruction

I have often wondered why humanity, cyclically and repeatedly, decides to hurt itself by going […]
Emad Aysha18/04/2023

Blaze Ward – On the Social Science of Middle Eastern Space Opera

I know Blaze through my author friend Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi. Blaze helped him designing adverts […]
Hiba Kilany06/04/2023

When home does not feel like home anymore

My first trip back to Beirut after four long years of abstinence: banks’ bankruptcy, the […]
Emad Aysha31/03/2023

Sci-Fi Throwbacks – What James Bond can tell us about new age globalisation

Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories. --- Arthur C. Clarke I’m […]
Marita Kassis26/03/2023

Daylight savings puts Lebanon in two time zones as sectarian rhetoric resurfaces

A governmental decision to push daylight savings by a few weeks sends the country in […]
Arthur Blok25/03/2023

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman takes the lead in the region by signing a deal with Iran

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s plans to reform and reposition his country in the […]
The Liberum04/03/2023

Investing in our children's education is the future

Preparing children for success later in life requires special attention to inclusiveness and differentiation in […]
Emad Aysha02/02/2023

Beware the Cross-pollinator – Translation taking Egypt, Iran and China to the Milky Way Galaxy!

An exclusive interview of Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi, an Egyptian YA sci-fi and fantasy author, literary […]
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