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  • The twist: the boy happens to be a jinn (aka genie), and while Jinn is supposed to grant Viola three wishes and be on his merry way, he's definitely not supposed to become enamored of his master.

    Publishers Weekly - Children's Books News 2010

  • The article about Jinn is located here, although I'm going to reprint it in my next post, insha'allah.

    Shards JDsg 2006

  • The article about Jinn is located here, although I'm going to reprint it in my next post, insha'allah.

    Archive 2006-12-01 JDsg 2006

  • The terms Jinn and Jann, however, are generally used indiscriminately, as names of the whole species (including the other orders above mentioned), whether good or bad; the former term in the more common.

    Introduction. 1909

  • This car was originally designed for the supernatural thriller called Jinn, which is written and directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad.

    Auto Motto 2010

  • No, he's no longer a jockey, but I did see him starring in a re-creation of the death of Qui-Gon Jinn from the Phantom Menace (Cassandra has diverse tastes.

    State of Play Ulysses 2009

  • No, he's no longer a jockey, but I did see him starring in a re-creation of the death of Qui-Gon Jinn from the Phantom Menace (Cassandra has diverse tastes.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Ulysses 2009

  • But the teacher, Mr. Jinn, is a genie who grants wishes instead of grades.

    Writing question: Character arc odysseyworkshop 2010

  • But the teacher, Mr. Jinn, is a genie who grants wishes instead of grades.

    Writing question: Character arc odysseyworkshop 2010

  • Amsterdam Otherworldly Visions In Arab folklore, a "Jinn" is a supernatural being capable of interfering with the human world, but inhabiting a parallel reality unseen to human eyes.

    What's On Around Europe 2011

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