It may be unofficial, but National Science Fiction Day in the US is no joke. We boldly go where no man has gone before and take a look at some Middle East-based science fiction books and films.
Arab science fiction
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‘Iraq +100’
“Iraq + 100: Stories from a century after the invasion” is a collection of short science fiction stories by 10 Iraqi authors. The authors imagine what the country will be like in 2103.
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‘HWJN’
“HWJN” tells the story of a supernatural entity who grows close to a female medical student. It is by Novelist Ibraheem Abbas.
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‘Frankenstein in Baghdad’
In the novel by Iraqi Ahmed Saadawi, the main character collects body parts from the dead, which he stitches together to form a creature.
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‘Zero Point’
Written by journalist and author Nafeez Ahmed, this book explores the lack of accountability within the military industrial complex.
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‘Dune’
The novel by Frank Herbert is about the heir to a noble family who is tasked with ruling an inhospitable world, where the only thing of value is a drug capable of extending life.
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‘Arabic Science Fiction’
The book, by author Ian Campbell, traces the roots of Arabic science fiction through classical and medieval Arabic literature.