Meet Marvel's First Muslim Superhero: Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel

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Meet Marvel's First Muslim Superhero: Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel

June 14, 2022

Meet the new Ms. Marvel: Iman Vellani. She plays Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teen from New Jersey — and the franchise’s first-ever Muslim superhero (three cheers for representation). We sat down with the actress to hear what superpower she’d want IRL, who her Marvel Studios' crush is, and more.

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