“Our concerns lie elsewhere, whether it’s turning the deserts green or maintaining family values, or honoring religion. As Arabs especially, we love gardens and vines and family get-togethers in our mini-utopias. As Muslims, we have a much more holistic vision of the future, of what the future should look like.”
“– You are on the Mauve Planet.”
“Yet none of us could object, as that was the way things were; these were the laws of our society, and we were completely satisfied with them. I didn’t know whether we had a choice in this satisfaction, but I didn’t like to tire my mind thinking about it.”
“A Portrait of the Void is a novel to be expected on Arabic prize lists next year. Meantime, Alfagih answers a few questions about what brought him to writing this novel, the surprises from his research, and who should play Fibonacci in the film.”
“His daughter, Reham Farouk, announced that he had died of a heart attack.”
Tonight it’s the end of the world.
Literary events honoring and hosted by Saudi Arabia attract perhaps the most objections from authors and publishers.
SF, fantasy, and YA author-translator Ahmed Samah Al-Mahdi shares a chapter from his novel Malaz.
Apex itself mentions nothing about this on its submissions page, but editor Catherynne Valente has tweeted that the November issue of the popular sci fi magazine will be “an entirely Arab/Muslim issue.”
