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Supporting the Representation of Muslim Women in Comics


Posted by sarabi on 23 Oct 2017 / 2 Comments
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The past year has been tumultuous for international politics. Citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (a move usually termed “Brexit”);  Donald Trump became the president of the United States, despite his attacks on liberal media and unfiltered islamophobia, racism and sexism; Saudi women gained the right to drive in the […]

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Muslim Female Superheroes


Posted by eren on 03 Sep 2015 / 0 Comments
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I spent much of my childhood and teenage years obsessed with anime and comics. Growing up in Mexico, I was part of a generation that saw the introduction of strong female characters in mainstream media, including anime, comics and TV shows. No more Candy Candy with her eternal emotional conflicts over boys, and no more […]

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State of the (Superhero) Nation: Faiza Hussein in British Comics


Posted by ayaan on 19 Aug 2010 / 0 Comments
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Faiza Hussain is a British Muslim super heroine of Pakistani descent, introduced in the 2008-2009 comic series, Captain Britain and MI:13. For people who are unfamiliar with the shared universe of Marvel Comics: in 2008, there was a large scale alien invasion in the Marvel universe, and in order to reflect the international nature of […]

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