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His lifelong fascination with the history and culture of the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent has shaped much of his literary and theological reflection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2455342 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2455342\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d1507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94d1507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/everestjohn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20241219-WA0057.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everestjohn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20241219-WA0057.jpg 944w, https:\/\/everestjohn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20241219-WA0057-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/everestjohn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20241219-WA0057-768x781.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd9614 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbd9614\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daef476 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"daef476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ea922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00ea922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His journey as a writer began with fiction, exploring the boundaries between history, imagination, and spirituality. His first major work, <em>From Tangier to Mars: The Fictional Odyssey of Ibn Battuta<\/em>, belongs to speculative fiction, reimagining the legendary traveler\u2019s odyssey beyond the known world. This book was first translated into Urdu, Persian, and Arabic, and the English edition marks a new phase in its global reach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687084c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"687084c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/everestjohn.com\/index.php\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/everestjohn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-28733.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-68\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8511ae3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8511ae3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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elementor-size-default\">Article<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926be96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"926be96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Everest John\u2019s Rockets, Prayer, and the Future of Meaning: The Fictional Odyssey of Ibn Battuta from Tangier to Mars\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4445cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4445cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" 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The camera angles do their work, the countdown builds suspense, and the narration slips into a near-religious tone. Humanity is \u201creaching for the stars.\u201d We are \u201cbecoming a multi-planet species.\u201d We are \u201ctaking the next step.\u201d<\/p><p>It is the mythology of progress, and it is persuasive.<\/p><p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tangier-Mars-Fictional-Odyssey-Battuta-ebook\/dp\/B0GN48BBN1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"advanced\"><i>From Tangier to Mars:<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<i>The Fictional Odyssey of Ibn Battuta<\/i>\u00a0does something rare in contemporary speculative fiction. 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