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Podcasts on Sci-Fi related series on Hotconflict

By admin • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Other Media

Saleem Siddiqui of Hotconflict has a series of podcasts on various science fiction related series and Islam. These include Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and Stargate. Here is the link:
http://www.hotconflict.com/blog/popculture.html



Stellar Ummah (Orion’s Arm)

By admin • Sep 17th, 2008 • Category: Other Media

The Orion’s Arm is a fictional universe set thousands of years into the future in a universe which is dominated by AI and where faster than light travel is still not possible. Muslims also feature in this futuristic universe. Here is an excerpt from an article on the Steller Ummah.
In the aftermath of the Great [...]



Broken Saints

By admin • Sep 17th, 2008 • Category: Other Media

The online flash-based series Broken Saints has at least two main characters, Oran and Hassan.



Tékumel

By admin • Sep 17th, 2008 • Category: Other Media, SF by Muslims

Here is a description of Tékumel from Wikipedia.
Tékumel: Empire of the Petal Throne is a fantasy world created by Professor Muhammad Abd-el-Rahman Barker over the course of several decades. In this imaginary world, huge empires with medieval levels of technology vie for control using magic, large standing armies, and ancient technological devices. Professor Barker, like [...]