A first look at my Muslim science-fiction novel, “Red Ummah”
<p>They called us heretics for no better reason than seeking a new home. But why should we suffer in silence amongst unbroken urban squalor when the vast, pristine void beckoned? So we traded our lab coats for overalls and built a craft our own design. As the massive ship began to grow skyward, prying eyes bore down.</p>
<p>“<em>Astaghfirullah!</em>” decried the Blind Ones, brimming with melodramatic rage. “Do you wish to forsake the homeland of your spiritual guide? The Holy Land? There is little more precious than family… you have an obligation to your society… you must remain and serve… you <em>must…</em>” Reasons burst from their lips in an unending stream with little care for reason, so long as we kept within reach of their talons and beaks.</p>
<p><a href="https://najamtirmizi.com/a-first-look-at-my-science-fiction-novel-red-ummah-c631108507df"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>