The BBC runs a spot on Islamic Superheroes today, created by the Kuwaiti psychologist Dr Naif al Mutawa. He writes an open letter to his sons explaining why he created these characters. A quote:
So, at the age of 32, I uncapped my pen to create a concept that could be popular in the East and the West. I would go back to the very sources from which others took violent and hateful messages and offer messages of tolerance and peace in their place. I would give my heroes a Trojan horse in the form of THE 99. Islam was my Helen. I wanted her back.
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