People are in a slight frenzy over the ‘hijabi heroes’ that took over New York’s Comic-con this year from October 4th-7th. Not only this but there was also an all Muslim panel this year. For anyone who doesn’t know, Comic-con is a global event that is now 10 years old, it takes place each year in different cities around the globe, where people of all ages dress up in their favourite comic book character and meet the writers of these characters and each other. You don’t need much to get involved, it is open to the public, there is no invite-only clause, no documentation needed, passports or application forms, no discrimination of gender, colour, religion, or race. From a group of female Muslim avengers to a Muslim family of Star Wars characters, anime girls, hijabi batman, Muslim Dr. Who, to a hijab-clad captain America. The image of the fantastic event was shared my Maliha Fairooz on Twitter, whose initial image of the Muslim female avenger’s went viral.

Muslim women did not come to COSPLAY they came to slay!

https://twitter.com/malihaness/status/1048815498870308864

Here at Amaliah, we were delighted to see so many Muslim women turn up in numbers dressed to the nines in FANTASTIC heroin getups since we know of SO MANY Muslim women that love to sketch, write, create, and read comic books religiously, mind the pun. There is a whole niche out there of Muslim female cartoonists, and graphic designers, but more than that an even higher number who spend time wanting to discuss their favourite plotlines, and characters on forums, and blogs. It even opened up more discussions surrounding the covering of the face, and how it only becomes dangerous when there are religious ties to it.

https://twitter.com/1800BUDDHA/status/785155869470318592

https://twitter.com/barfi_culture/status/1049959776283709441

https://twitter.com/saminshassi/status/1048701101581713408

https://twitter.com/malihaness/status/1050429772831096834

https://twitter.com/malihaness/status/1050430093993156608

https://twitter.com/malihaness/status/1050382181175054336

https://twitter.com/malihaness/status/1050381737459625985

https://twitter.com/malihaness/status/1050381554978091009

https://twitter.com/malihaness/status/1050380941644967936

https://twitter.com/malihaness/status/1050379592916193282

https://twitter.com/helalipop/status/1050207990626902017