Doctor Hosam el-Zembely is a writer and the founder of the Egyptian Society for Science Fiction (ESSF).  He has also founded several cultural salons and public initiatives, the “Attitude Changer” being the best-known. He is the author of 3 SF novels and few short stories. His day job is as an associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Minia University and a part-time instructor at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in management science.