American Gods on Starz features Mousa Kraish as The Jinn. But what is a jinn, also spelled djinn — and known in the west as a genie? The jinn come from Arabian and Islamic mythology and are ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and messenger.

The Old Gods in American Gods have roots in the past and in mythology. While we might know the ins and outs of the New Gods, like Media and Technical Boy, there’s probably a lot we can still learn ...