Creating Superheroes in the Middle East

July 11, 2011 from Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera's Bilal Randeree speaks to Suleiman Bakhit, a comic creator and social media entrepreneur. After being attacked for being an Arab soon after 9/11, Suleiman realized there were no Arab superheroes. So he started to create them, asking children in the Middle East, "If you had the power to change the world, what would you do?"

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Lumea arabă face referire la țările vorbitoare de dialecte ale limbii arabe, care se întind de la Oceanul Atlantic în vest, de la Marea Arabiei în est și de la Marea Mediterană în nord la Cornul Africii și de la Oceanul Indian în sud-est. Este alcătuită din 25 de țări și terit... Explore this topic

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