How Not to Write Muslim Characters Part 2

In the last post, we explored the different stereotypical characterizations of Muslims. In this post, we will look at how to write a Muslim better. Muslims are like any other human being. They have needs and wants, they have family and friends, they have aspirations and goals. Therefore, ground your character in these qualities. The […]

Muslim Historical Fiction

1. Introduction Historical fiction is difficult to define in the academic sense. Is it all fiction that is set in the historical past of our world? Brown (1998) suggests that its not that simple. Books set in Ancient Greece or during WW1 may easily be identified as having a historic setting. However, what about stories […]

Cyborgs and Cyberbodies

Descartes (1637) statement, ‘I think, therefore I am,’ defined human subjectivity in a way none had before him. According to the pioneers of logic, the term ‘human’ was defined by the following logical equation: Animal + Speech = a speaking animal = human. According to Descartes statement, speech is not enough and indeed with the […]