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Jinnrise is a comic book series created by Sohaib Awan, CEO of Jabal Entertainment, and published by IDW Publishing. Launched February 29, 2012, Jabal Entertainment, LLC is a transmedia entertainment company celebrating the best of East meets West, and the bridging of cultures through colorful and thrilling storytelling.

Jinnrise tells the stories of the old-world Middle Eastern myths through pioneering science fiction. In the narrative the reader enters the adventures of Andrew Marcus, an international student whose world is torn apart when interstellar forces, the ‘Kibrani’, invade the earth. Just as all hope seems to be lost, humanity’s last faith steps up to the plate; a long-despised and forgotten race: the Jinn! Jinnrise explores a conflict between the ancient, represented by the power of the Jinn, and the future, represented by the science of the Kibrani.

Characters:

Andrew Marcus, a seemingly carefree international student studying in Morocco, until one day, while walking to school his whole world comes crashing down. What seemed to be an ordinary morning turns out to be the beginning of a journey like never before.

Yunus, symbolizing the best of humanity, is a 10-year-old boy living in Morocco with his aunt. As the ‘Kibrani’ suddenly attack the earth, Yunus, bright-eyed and full of hope saves the day by releasing Jabal, a member of the Jinn, from his bottle.

The Jinn, spirits or genies mentioned in the Quaran and Islamic theology. They inhabit an unseen world in dimensions beyond the visible universe of humans.

Haya, the female character of the story, who is symbolic of the region.

Lahasad-Brim, the strongest warrior of the Kibrani.

Jinnrise has been featured in multiple Middle Eastern and American publications and websites. To name a few:

http://www.unleashthefanboy.com/comics/utf-exclusive-sohaib-awan-interview/50640

http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/middle-east-comic-book-series-jinnrise-goes-global-1.1160859?localLinksEnabled=false

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/how-i-did-it-sohaib-awan-487563.html

http://www.rollingstoneme.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2498

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/our-heroes-need-not-be-super

For more information visit www.jinnrise.com, the Jinnrise Facebook page and Jinnrise Twitter profile.