Malala: The Superhero

Malala Yousafzai’s story has inspired cartoonists, both at home in Pakistan and in America, to come up with female Muslim superheroes.

Malala Yousafzai’s story has inspired cartoonists, both at home in Pakistan and in America, to come up with female Muslim superheroes. Earlier this year, Aaron Harin Rashid, a Pakistani pop singer, came up with the idea of ‘Burkha Avenger’—a female superhero cartoon character who works as a teacher by day and fights Taliban fundamentalists by night. Her American counterpart is a comic book superhero codenamed ‘Ms Marvel’. Also known as Kamala Khan, Ms Marvel is a Pakistani-American who, in addition to fighting villains, also combats stereotypes associated with Muslims in her country.