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G. Willow Wilson is an American author and essayist who divides her time between Egypt and the US. Her articles about modern religion and the Middle East have appeared in publications including the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine and the Canada National Post.
Off To San Diego
July 25
For the first time in history, all the four-day passes to the annual San Diego ComicCon--where comic book geeks rub elbows with movie stars, scenesters, political cartoonists and Storm Troopers--are sold out. Last year SDCC played host to over 150,000 attendees, and this year promises to top that record. I will be there all four days, mostly around the DC/Vertigo booths. In the meantime, Aziz, the mastermind behind City of Brass, has set up a new website that’s worth checking out: TalkIslam.info. The site aims to provide in-depth answers to commonly asked questions about the misunderstood aspects of Islam, in an effort to counter a lot of the fundamentalist (and on the flip side, islamophobic) propaganda out there. It’s in beta at the moment but promises to get interesting.