Mahmud El Sayed
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Mahmud El Sayed
@mahmudelsayed.bsky.social
Writer | SFF | Arabfuturist | BSFA | Codex | Debut THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY out in 2026 from Gollancz & Saga Press
Parreko vera much, Stew. I'm zush you are enjoying it. 😂
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Reading an early copy of Republic of Memory by @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social and enjoying it a lot. Really plays with language while also understanding how communities resist
November 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Art is an act of hope. Writing is an act of rebellion. The world will always need more stories--from real human beings, not bullshit plagiarism machines. Every book is a love story from the author, and every reader is fighting the war against cruelty, ignorance, and hopelessness. We are fighting.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Yes! I think it's a very cool name (although my character has it as a surname).
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Plus you get to take a nap 😂
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Arabfututism is (obviously!) not a genre I invented (there's sci-fi in 1001 Nights!) but I have been talking it up a lot and I think now, more than ever, we Middle Easterners need to be imagining ourselves in the future. I hope to see many more such books coming down the pipeline soon 🫡

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November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Also,

ARABILIOUS edited by Francesco Verso

OTARED by Mohammad Rabie

Sleep Phase by Mohamed Kheir (I'm still reading this)

Please add any more examples I might have missed in the comments below,

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November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Comma Press (@commapress.bsky.social) +100 series has some great stuff in translation.

EGYPT+100 edited by Ahmed Naji.

IRAQ+100 edited by Hassan Blasim.

PALESTINE+100 edited by Basma Ghalayini.

(to name just a few from them)

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November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hope you enjoy it!
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A classic of the genre!
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM