When Egyptian author Ahmed Khaled Towfik died unexpectedly in 2018, he left behind a vast and richly imagined body of literature. The following article examines one thread of Towfik's literary universe: the interconnectivity of moral decadence, information and communication technology, and revolution. Examining in detail Towfik's major works from the post-2011 period, this article also brings into focus the greater arc of Arabic science fiction and the relationship of the nascent genre to the region's largely static history of utopic political movements.

Amr Khaled, a Muslim-Egyptian televangelist, illustrates the ways in which satellite television and the Internet provide a new form for challenging political and religious authority. This article examines the manner in which Khaled constructs this authority by examining his flagship programme, Sunaa' al-Hayah (‘Lifemakers’).

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