Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, Marvel’s first Muslim superhero, in a still from Ms Marvel on Disney+. Photo: Marvel Studios/TNS
Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, Marvel’s first Muslim superhero, in a still from Ms Marvel on Disney+. Photo: Marvel Studios/TNS

Ms Marvel directors hope Marvel’s first Muslim superhero series inspires ‘a lot of girls in the world’ as well as people of any religion, race or genders

  • Iman Vellani stars as Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teen who idolises Captain Marvel and gains superpowers of her own from a magic bangle
  • Khan has to deal with her powers while navigating the two cultures she lives in, say directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who are also Muslims

Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, Marvel’s first Muslim superhero, in a still from Ms Marvel on Disney+. Photo: Marvel Studios/TNS
Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, Marvel’s first Muslim superhero, in a still from Ms Marvel on Disney+. Photo: Marvel Studios/TNS
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