Fatima The Obedient
Posted on 08/21/2009 12:29:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The world's first Muslim cartoon superheroes have taken the Arab world by storm, and now they are headed for British television screens
Named the 99, as each possesses one of Allah's 99 attributes, the characters include a burka-clad woman named Batina the Hidden and a Saudi Arabian Hulk-type man named Jabbar the Powerful.
They have proved a hit from Morocco to Indonesia and were recently named as one of the top 20 trends sweeping the world by Forbes magazine.
Now they are being brought to British television by Endemol, the production company behind Big Brother, with a mission to instill Islamic values in children across all faiths. Until now, the superhero market has been dominated by the likes of Batman, Spiderman and Superman who have typically limited their crime-fighting abilities to America and the Western world. They were created by Dr Naif al-Mutawa, a clinical psychologist from Kuwait, who felt Muslim children needed a new set of heroes to look up to, to counter jihadist role models. “It hit me that the stories I was hearing were from men who grew up believing that their leader, Saddam, was a hero, a role model — only to one day be tortured by him,” he told The Times. “I decided the Arab world needed better role models.”
However, despite being called the 99, there will never be a full cast of 99 superheroes since it is forbidden to depict all Allah's attributes
Dr al-Mutawa hopes the cartoons will have a universal appeal.
He said: “It is based on attributes such as generosity and mercy. These are not things that Islam has a monopoly over.”
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Fatima The Obedient
uh...if it is forbidden to betray all of Allah’s 99 attributes, how does anyone know what they are?
forbidden to PORTRAY....had a brain cramp there...
Is that a cure for constipation or just a way of saying how "heretics" should be dealt with ("end 'em all!")?
What do moslem comic book geeks look like? Anyone know?
This is the “filth of islam” trying its hand at comedy. They will include proper rectal rise in a timely manner with clear instruction during each episode.
Will they have an episode on Al’Pervaq the Pedophile? Or maybe one on Al’Buggeryou the Homo?
dang! that is just sick
Does one have the power to marry children? How about the power to seduce camels?
“...it is forbidden to depict all Allah’s attributes.”
Party poopers.
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