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The importance of going to your local gun show & more Obama Michigan gun show links below: www.migunshows.com/ www.gibraltartrade.com/MtClemens1.html The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters The 99 a Muslim super-hero team From: Hassan M. Fattah, "Comics to Battle for Truth, Justice and the Islamic Way", published in The New York Times, 22 January 2006. If Naif al-Mutawa has his way, that is about to change. Young Arabs will soon be poring over a new group - and new genre - of superheroes like Jabbar, Mumita and Ramzi Razem, all aimed specifically at young Muslim readers and focusing on Muslim virtues. Mr. Mutawa's Teshkeel Media, based in Kuwait, says that in September it will begin publishing "The 99," a series of comic books based on superhero characters who battle injustice and fight evil, with each character personifying one of the 99 qualities that Muslims believe. But Mr. Mutawa is seeking to reach youngsters who are straddling the cultural divide between East and West. In his flowing white robe and traditional Arab headdress, Mr. Mutawa looks every bit the Kuwaiti; when he opens his mouth.... Others, too, have seized on the opportunity for comics in the Middle East but not graphic representations of the principles of the Koran. The characters in "The 99" are not all Arabs, but Muslims from all over the world. Jabbar, the enforcer, is a hulking figure from Saudi Arabia with the power to grow immense at a sneer; Mumita is a bombshell from Portugal with unparalleled agility and a degree of bloodlust; and Noora, from the United Arab Emirates, can read the truth in what people say and help them to see the truth in themselves. There is even a character who wears a burka, aptly called Batina, derived from the word meaning hidden. In addition, "The 99" will piggyback on a distribution network Mr. Mutawa is setting up for a parallel project, publishing all manner of other comics in the region. Teshkeel has signed on with Marvel Comics to translate and distribute their comics in the Middle East, and will soon begin publishing Arabic versions of Marvel's Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, X-Men and others. He said he is in talks with Archie and DC Comics for similar deals. He says that Teshkeel has attracted $7 million from investors, based on the promise that he will turn his company into the largest comics publisher in the Middle East. Last year, Teshkeel also bought Cracked, a defunct competitor of Mad magazine, which he plans to resume publishing in February pitched to a more mature audience in the United States. He hopes those publications will encourage other media companies to take him more seriously and back his Muslim superheroes concept. www.adherents.com/lit/comics/The99.html No higher an authority than President Obama praised the work of the comic's creator, Kuwaiti psychologist Naif al-Mustawa. At an April meeting with Arab entrepreneurs, Obama said, "His superheroes embody the teachings of the tolerance of Islam." www.nypost.com/p/news/local/trading_cape_for_the_burqa_SVLKS5gF1HlJugmRPFJepL At The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship. President Obama singles out Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa for his contributions to improving the dialogue between Muslim societies and the United States. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xULeq3JrAEk&feature=player_embedded Preview of The First Muslim Superhero Cartoon! www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/ArrionShadow/news/?a=24088
