A Graphic Novel and Prose Anthology Led by Karim Ahmad, Centering Muslim Futures Grounded in Care, Justice, and Collective Possibility
FEB. 18, 2026 (PORTLAND, OR) — MUSLIM FUTURES is now live on Kickstarter, launching at the beginning of Ramadan, introducing an expansive vision shaped by diverse Muslim storytellers.
Muslim Futures brings together a multiverse of stories by veteran authors, filmmakers, and artists, imagining futures for Muslims in America and beyond. These are worlds where Muslims have the conditions necessary to thrive, and where stories are defined by authentic values of community care, justice, and love. Told in our own words and on our own terms, Muslim Futures envisions abundance and belonging as lived realities.
At the center of the project is writer, producer, and founder/CEO of The Utopia Studio, Karim Ahmad (Divide, Futurestates), whose work across speculative fiction, film, and social-impact storytelling anchors Muslim Futures in cultural authorship and imagination. The anthology takes shape across both graphic and prose formats, presenting a wide-ranging constellation of stories rooted in faith, care, and collective possibility.
Karim Ahmad spoke of this exciting collaboration, “This project is such a labor of love and was the product of some very deep collective worldbuilding by all the authors together. I think there is real power, necessary power—especially now, as we are seeing so much xenophobia in the world—to re-root the world’s perceptions of Muslim communities in our true, authentic experiences and values; to show how intersectional we are; and thus, to show how when Muslims thrive, all people thrive.”
Curated by Karim Ahmad and Ryah Aqel, the anthology’s table of contents spans a broad range of voices and forms, including Nura of the Multiverse by Karim Ahmad; Zoha by Fawzia Mirza; The Pomegranate Farmer and the Prince by Day Al-Mohamed; Momo the Magnificent by Mike Mosallam; Ma’il by Sami Khan; Misk & the Tree of Pearls by Ryah Aqel; The Wedding by Nijla Baseema Mu’min; The Island by Safia Elhillo; Lunch at the Penal Colony by Randa Jarrar; 1,034,323 Good Deeds by Iman Zawahry; The Mother Has Returned by Angelica Lindsey-Ali; The Academy of Mystic Arts by Jumai Yusuf; The Sun Born Beneath by Iasmin Omar Ata; Jinnestan by Fatimah Asghar; The Remembrance Beings by Maytha Alhassen; and Ho Jamalo by Hussein Rashid.
The anthology is realized by an accomplished creative team spanning comics, illustration, and design. Cover artwork is by Samira Idroos and Jamal Igle, with interior art by Jamal Igle, Silvio DB, Keiko Nishijima, and many more across stories, including Academy of Mystic Arts, 1,034,323 Good Deeds, Lunch at the Penal Colony, Jinnestan, Momo the Magnificent, Nura of the Multiverse, The Island, The Sun Born Beneath, The Wedding, and Zoha. Colors are by Joshua Jensen, lettering by Sean Rinehart, and graphic design by Jason Luz, bringing these imagined futures fully to the page through bold, expressive storytelling.
For readers of Octavia’s Brood, Black Futures, Cursed Bunny, Marvel Voices, DC Pride, and Shook!—and for those seeking speculative storytelling in cultural specificity, community care, and the expansive imagination.
Muslim Futures embraces accessibility and multiplicity, inviting readers into stories meant to be shared across generations and spaces, from classrooms and libraries to book clubs and community gatherings, where futures can be imagined collectively and carried forward.
The campaign for Muslim Futures closes Friday, March 19, 2026. Support and learn more about the campaign, visit: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muslimfutures/muslim-futures.
