Posted on Jun 11, 2022
Marvel's first Muslim superhero to headline a comic makes her MCU debut
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From the butterflies in your stomach when you're crushing on someone to the anxiety you feel about life after high school — every emotion can be heightened when you're a teen.
Sometimes even minor inconveniences can make you feel as if the world is ending, which is how it was for 19-year-old Iman Vellani.
But there was one thing she didn't have to worry about: what she was going to do next. Her future was Ms. Marvel.
From the butterflies in your stomach when you're crushing on someone to the anxiety you feel about life after high school — every emotion can be heightened when you're a teen.
Sometimes even minor inconveniences can make you feel as if the world is ending, which is how it was for 19-year-old Iman Vellani.
But there was one thing she didn't have to worry about: what she was going to do next. Her future was Ms. Marvel.
Marvel's first Muslim superhero to headline a comic makes her MCU debut
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..."Alex Nino Gheciu
Wed, June 8, 2022, 8:41 AM·11 min read
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The first time Iman Vellani grabbed an issue of Ms. Marvel at her local comic book shop in Markham, Ontario, she was floored. It wasn’t just that the titular superhero was a Muslim Pakistani girl, like herself. It’s that the character was a Muslim Pakistani girl she could actually relate to.
“It felt like she was written for me,” Vellani recalls to Complex Canada. “I picked it up and it was about Eid, and we celebrate Eid! And I went to my dad and I was like, ‘Look, this is a Marvel comic that’s showcasing Eid. How fricking insane is that?!’”...
..."Alex Nino Gheciu
Wed, June 8, 2022, 8:41 AM·11 min read
Image via Disney
Image via Disney
The first time Iman Vellani grabbed an issue of Ms. Marvel at her local comic book shop in Markham, Ontario, she was floored. It wasn’t just that the titular superhero was a Muslim Pakistani girl, like herself. It’s that the character was a Muslim Pakistani girl she could actually relate to.
“It felt like she was written for me,” Vellani recalls to Complex Canada. “I picked it up and it was about Eid, and we celebrate Eid! And I went to my dad and I was like, ‘Look, this is a Marvel comic that’s showcasing Eid. How fricking insane is that?!’”...
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While atheists are scared of Jesus and Christianity, I have been told by Muslims Merry Christmas or happy Easter because Muslims believe that Jesus is #2. I once saw a handout from a mosque that discussed the difference between Christianity and Islam and it was a very moderate View and they discussed Jesus and they put peace be upon him (PBUH) every time his name was printed and every time they mentioned Muhammad. I would love to see you in this comic that this Muslim superhero works together and saves a Christian cleric in a future episode. Just my two cents...
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MSG Stan Hutchison
1. I am an atheist, or more accurately, an agnostic. I know a lot of folks that believe as I do. I don't know of one, nor have I ever heard of one that is "scared of Jesus and Christianity." Simply not true.
2. Most other religions recognize Jesus was probably real. They recognize him as a Prophet. Not as a "son of god."
2. Most other religions recognize Jesus was probably real. They recognize him as a Prophet. Not as a "son of god."
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MSG Stan Hutchison I have no problem with your point of view. You don't impose it on me. Just like I don't impose who I want you to vote for or not vote for at
Election time. I feel this is a personal decision. Getting back to deities, Muslims believe that Jesus had a body double and didn't actually get Resurrected. I disagree with Muslims on that but I'm not going to challenge their faith. You are one who is responsible and keeps your views to yourself. You don't post five or six articles a month putting down Christianity or the mistakes or errors of their Dogma.
Election time. I feel this is a personal decision. Getting back to deities, Muslims believe that Jesus had a body double and didn't actually get Resurrected. I disagree with Muslims on that but I'm not going to challenge their faith. You are one who is responsible and keeps your views to yourself. You don't post five or six articles a month putting down Christianity or the mistakes or errors of their Dogma.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
LTC (Join to see) - I try to respect the religious beliefs of others, just as I wish them to respect my beliefs. I enjoy discussing it, but not belittling it.
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MSG Stan Hutchison I do the same with others that don't believe the same as I do. I wish my Muslim coworkers a happy Eid after they have been done fasting for a whole month during the day during Ramadan. It really sucks up here because of sun comes up at 5 in the morning and Sunset is at 10 p.m. at night. My co-workers suffer because they're not supposed to be able to eat anything.
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