What Are Jinn: The Arab Spirits Who Can Eat, Sleep, Have Sex, and Die. Jinn are shape-shifting spirits made of fire and air with origins in pre-Islamic Arabia.
They are the inspiration for Aladdin’s genie, and have held space in Arab culture for almost as long as Arab culture itself. And yet, having transcended both religion and the physical world, so little is understood about the spirits.
Lisa B
They’re creepy!