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Supporting the Representation of Muslim Women in Comics

Posted by sarabi on 23 Oct 2017 / 2 Comments

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 […]

X-Factor’s M: Kicking Ass and Taking Names…While Muslim

Posted by azra on 27 Apr 2011 / 0 Comments

In an issue of last month’s X-Factor comic (#217), one of the series’ long-time characters—M, also known as Monet St. Croix—revealed that she was Muslim (“I’m a Muslim and a mutant!”) during anti-Muslim protests in New York City, akin to the ones that took place last year in response to the proposal to build a […]