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In late November, Israeli forces entered the town of Beit Jinn, less than 10 miles from the border with Israel, to arrest two suspected militants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

We visited the border village of Beit Jinn, which was raided by IDF troops on 28 November.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Neeson played the Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn and McGregor played his young apprentice — known as a padawan in “Star Wars”-speak — Obi-Wan Kenobi.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

“If Sarah had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp and commanded the Jinn to provide every luxury her most vivid imaginings could picture, the Jinn’s efforts would yet be far removed from the actuality.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

Jinn, efrits, ghuls, wraiths—they belong in Tribal myth and legend.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir