A young street thief in Cairo, Karima was one of the thieves under the tutelage of Achmed
El-Gibár, Storm's old teacher. Karima is a powerful mutant capable of giving both form and function to fears and desires pulled from the minds of others.
El-Gibár knew that the External known as Candra sought to capture Karima for her powers, and he warned the young mutant of this. Karima created
Jamil, a young thief who was actually her own desire for companionship given form. Candra was fooled into believing that
Jamil was the one she sought. Candra left with
Jamil, and after El-Gibár died Karima became leader of the thieves.
Candra returned later to reclaim a jewel she called her
heart, which was stolen from her years earlier by Storm when she was a young thief. She confronted Storm for the
heart when
Jamil was apparently taken over by the Shadow King. However, it was actually Karima projecting Storm's fears onto her creation, Jamil. Storm discovered Karima's secret, and Candra was defeated after her
heart was destroyed by Cyclops.
It is unknown if Karima kept or
lost her mutant powers during the M-
Day.
Characteristics:
Alter ego Karima
Species Human Mutant
Affiliations
Teams None
Notable aliases Jamil
Abilities able to create and control duplicates of others.
