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In Alif the Unseen, an Arab-Indian hacker named Alif flees from a power-hungry state security force known as the Hand after creating a program that can identify individuals based on their computer usage. Alongside his friend Dina, a jinn named Vikram, and an American scholar, Alif protects an ancient book, the Alf Yeom, from falling into the wrong hands, while navigating the mystical world of the jinn and battling government oppression. The book contains scenes of psychological torture.