The term kapoteh may originate from the Spanish capote or possibly from "kaftan", via Ladino.
Vylar Kaftan | Kaftan | George Kaftan |
According to Ahmet Hakan Coşkun, the sect requires strict clothing, with members wearing beards, Kaftans, and shalwar trousers, and turbans of white muslin when praying.
The magazine has conducted interviews with many editors and authors in the science fiction field, including Lou Anders, John Joseph Adams, Mary Robinette Kowal, Vylar Kaftan, Cat Rambo, Lavie Tidhar, and others.
Kaftan's short story "Civilisation" is included in Farah Mendlesohn's anthology Glorifying Terrorism, and several of her other speculative fiction flash and short stories have also been published.