See AK Comics Official Website and Wikipedia for details.
Or check out this Washington Post article.
This one is good, too: 9/11 and the Birth of the "Muslim Action Hero."
There is also a comprehensive list of Middle East superheroes on Wikipedia (That new X-Men character Dust looks interesting...).
The thing I like about AK Comics is that their superheroes are created by Arabs for Arabs, and their stories are centered in their world dealing with their issues from their perspective. However, I'm really glad that Marvel and DC have added characters of their own. It gives American kids (and other comic book readers [grin]) an opportunity to see images of Arabs that are *not* terrorists.
Using archetypes to fight stereotypes. Brilliant!
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