Marvel Comics Introducing a Muslim Girl Superhero

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Marvel Comics is expanding its superhero stable to include a teenage Muslim girl as a lead character.

Dave Cottrell’s insight:

So it begs the question… How come there are no superheroes who identify themselves as Atheists, or Christians, or Jews or Hindus, or maybe Buddhists?  When and why did it become necessary for someone to introduce religion into comic book heroes?

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