“The 99” are Muslim comic book superheroes and the creation of an American-educated artist, Naif al-Mutawa. Mutawa’s characters battle evil, and each character represents one of the 99 qualities that Muslims attribute to God. Read a Jan. 22, 2006, New York Times story about “The 99” at Adherents.com and an Oct. 5, 2011, CNN story about resistance to the comic book series from some in the United States.
| Website | http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/The99.html |
| Categories | Arts, Beliefs & practices, Society & culture |
| Locations | United States of America |
| Faiths | Islam |