kamala khan is just an average teen from jersey city, who happens to have shape-shifting abilities. she also happens to be muslim.(office b-roll/ social media photos of fans w/ comics)(narr) sana amanat (ah- muh-nut) is the series editor. (01;02;09;24) we didn't want to tell a story about a muslim or a south asian we wanted to tell a story about a young individual coming into their own and dealing with all of the obstacles that come with that journey to adulthood. (pics of sana as little girl) (narr) to tell that story, amanat drew on her own childhood as a muslim growing up in new jersey. (don & sana exchange 01;09;00;20) dahler: "did you feel different growing up?"sana: "i had one instance where right after the first world trade center bombing// this kid came up to me in class// and was like 'hey, can can you tell your people to stop attacking us?'// it was the first moment where i realized i was the other and i was not included like everyone else."(narr) she found solace in comic books, like the x-men, which features a band of mutants who do good in the face of prejudice. (comic)

kamala khan is just an average teen from jersey city who happens to have shape-shifting abilities. sana amanat is the series' editor. story about a muslim or a south asian. a young individual coming into their own. >> reporter: to tell that story, amanat drew on her own in new jersey. after the world trade center bombing. this kid came up to me and wasn like, "hey, um, can you tell your people to stop attacking us?" it was a big turning point in my life because it was the first moment where i realized i was the other. >> reporter: she found solace in comic books, like the "x-men," which features a band of mutants who do good in the face of prejudice. in the first issue of "ms. marvel"-- a nod to an earlier series by the same name-- kamala khan shape-shifts into a blonde, blue-eyed hero before her father convinces her that she's perfect as she really is. it's a story that resonated with readers everywhere.t that issue went through an unprecedented seven printings and was a "new york times" bestseller, with over 20,000 >> first page of the comic ism her smelling a b.l.t. in a local c

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