Comic book heroes to make extremist on Facebook

on 14 July 2011, last updated 03: 15 ET By Jane Wakefield-technology reporter TEDGlobal, Edinburgh, Happy Oasis already achieved a large following on Facebook. Social media game, where the super heroes at the heart of the Arab has been launched on Facebook.

Bakhit, the man behind the project Suleiman hopes that a Happy Oasis to create positive role models for children who might otherwise enticed by extremist views.

The game was launched this week and has already attracted 50,000 followers.

The newly appointed TED fellow Mr. Bakhit spoke about his project to Edinburgh. TEDGlobal

Mr. Bakhit, originating in Jordan, was a student of Minnesota in the US, the 9 and 11 at the time of the attacks. Shortly after that, he was attacked by four men, because he was Arab.

Magic Mr. Bakhit carpet has created a comic book character spacing

Feeling bitter instead of Mr. Bakhit courses decided to campaign.

"I realized how to fight extremism, start with young people. The message was simple: "we are not all terrorists", "he told the BBC.

Armed with a magic carpet, she thus began, Aladdin-style Stories tell of the local schools.

"One day the child asked me if it was a man of steel, the Arab, and I have been realized," he said.

And so began his comic book project, which was intended as a positive role in Arab-models, including the women of James Bond and Jordan special agent, which is fighting to create an area of extremists.

Jordan Mr. Bakhit has sold his comics 300 000 copies and came to realise the market was in the web version.

"The dying medium of Print, but there are 30 million Arabs on Facebook so I thought of making use of social games with the same message," he said.

Mr. Bakhit wanted to ensure that his characters relate to the children he had attained.

He was a huge hit Jordan

"I took a P2P approach to engaging the kids to get ideas," he said.

He was unsure whether or not dressed in a burqa, until he showed the focus group, a character in the character Animation.

"They loved the idea, so he had to," he said.

The first game featured special agent for the element, and at the same time, Oh, it was Mr. Bakhit, the words "not good", it shows him in this kind of project opportunities.

"The fans were discussing games and arguing about in the forums. I went as an element of o, and the arguments immediately stopped, "he said.

Mr. Bakhit said, he wants to now take the book to his comic template on to Pakistan, where the extremist is a growing problem.