Issue 8

Issue 8 brings together essays, interviews, fiction, art, history, criticism, and practical writing in one complete edition.

Table of Contents

An Excerpt from Enver Pasha’s “In Tripoli”

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In the early 20th century, when war kicked off between Italy and the Ottoman Empire, Enver Pasha was sent along with other officers to Libya. An excerpt from his fully translated diary from that period is offered by ABDULLAH BEY for your reading pleasure.

A Mountain Refuge

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A flash-fiction one-shot by EDIN RAMOVIC about a brief moment of arrogance from a familiar know-it-all.

Death + Destruction × Power + Promise = Providence

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A provocative manifesto by MU KAHN confronting the decay of the old world, calling for a look into the future instead of pontificating about the glories of the past. All can be done with the grounding of Prophetic tradition, postmodern warfare, and eschatological momentum.

Balancing Acts

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The tariff wars may no longer be dominating the news cycle, but a review of Trump’s trade policy is still in order from our expert contributor, ATEEQ ALI.

The Abraham Directive

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A fatherly space-opera-themed flash-fiction tale about a saintly star traveler just trying to keep his family on the right path amidst otherworldly dangers.

The SAIF Interview: A Conversation with Eco El-Hollandi

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We’ve had it with nostalgia and reaction. A high-voltage interview with ECO to talk about what SAIF really is. We talk accelerationist theory, AI doom loops, the spiritual failure of Dawah Inc., and the philosophical backbone behind this provocative collective that many seem to misunderstand.

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