Irfan Rydhan
As most “Star Wars” fans know, director George Lucas took spiritual elements, which are common in most major world religions to create his epic saga of good vs. evil. As a Muslim, I always thought of the “Jedi” as what a true follower of Islam should be like. Never mind the [...]
Kolachi Trailer
Techistan has the scoop on an upcoming Science Fiction Movie from Pakistan called Kolachi. The movie was conceived by Summer Nicks who is originally from Australia but is now based is Pakistan. The movie is being produced by Summer Nicks, Meher Jaffri and Craig Peter Jones, and it is being directed by Mansoor Mujahid.
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Before there was Shani, there was Son of Andata - the first science fiction movie from Pakistan. The Pakistani actor Sultan Rahi starred as an evil robot invented by a scientist for his nefarious goals.
[Thanks to Sher Asif for pointing out this resource]
The movie Final Cut was directed by Omar Naim who is a Muslim. The movie is set in the near future where everyone has a memory chip implanted in their brain. The is a new profession that has been spun from this new development. These professionals are called cutters and they cut the best scenes [...]
Here is the synopsis of this European movie which has a Muslim protagonist from another website.
“From an oasis in southern Tunisia’s mountain region, a computer genius called Kalthoum, hacks into the airwaves. From her apartment jammed full of computer equipment, she hijacks the frequencies of foreign television channels to broadcast messages in Arabic. The message [...]
The website AltMuslim has a pretty good article on an Islamic perspective on Star Wars and some influences on Star Wars. The article is written by Irfan Rydhan. Here is an excerpt:
“Back when “Episode I: The Phantom Menace” first came out, “The Muslim Magazine” had some interesting pieces on the connections between Islam and the [...]
In the late 1980s or early 1990s there was a Pakistani movie “Shani” which features an alien being who lands in a Pakistani village. His planet is naturally being destroyed and his people are looking for a refuge. In the end of the movie the alien reveals that he and other members of his species [...]
Keith David plays a Muslim Imam (Abu ‘Imam al-Walid) in the movie Pitch Black featuring Vin Diesel. Additionally there are two more Muslim pilgrims in the movie, though their roles are insignificant. The question of faith is also discussed in the movie. The character of the Imam is also featured in the sequel of the [...]
This is an American Science fiction movie in which the main characters are Muslims. Centuries ago, in the middle ages a spaceship from another planet crash lands on Earth in the Middle East. The cared well cared for by the Bedouin tribes and leave an artifact behind. Then centuries later another alien race but who [...]
