Marvel's newest superhero will be just a little bit different from most of her predecessors. The new Ms. Marvel will be a 16-year-old named Kamala Khan, a student in Jersey City who comes from a Pakistani Muslim family. It's the first time that a Muslim character has been the star of one of Marvel's comics, and its writer, G. Willow Wilson, says that her religion will factor into the story. "Islam is both an essential part of her identity and something she struggles mightily with," Wilson says on Marvel's blog.
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