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" The more you put out there, the more you have to resolve. 'Air' is the most literary comic I've written so far, and that poses problems. "
G. Willow Wilson
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" That's something the head scarf, in a symbolic way, is meant to do in Arabic culture: it defines your relationship to your husband and the men of your family differently than your relationship to the average guy on the street you've never met. "
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" People love to talk about new and different. They don't always love to buy and read new and different. "
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" Because the traditional mode of dress for Muslim women is so distinct - the headcovering, which is not there for guys - women carry a greater burden of representation than Muslim men do in non-Muslim societies. "
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" I've wanted to write comics ever since I figured out it was a job. "
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" I do hope the success of 'Ms. Marvel' will open doors for other characters and other creators. "
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" In comics, we're all weird together. I can go to a comics convention and not stand out, even though I'm the only woman in a headscarf there, because the guy next to me has a beard and a Sailor Moon costume. "
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" To me, a staircase looks like a series of dark and light horizontal stripes, which is exactly how you'd draw a staircase. So I know how the image is going to look on the page. "
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" It's patently impossible for a Muslim character to represent 'all Muslims.' "
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" I think every Muslim woman has to feel the world out for herself. "
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" My synesthesia is mostly gone - it was a much bigger factor when I was a kid. But having no depth perception is a bonus when you're trying to lay out flat images and describe them to an artist - flat is all I see. "
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" In 2003, as a 21-year-old convert to Islam, I moved from Colorado to Cairo to see what life was like in a Muslim country. "
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" I'm writing in English; I'm writing for a Western audience, but the people I'm surrounded by in my daily life are mostly non-white. "
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" When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless. "
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" Ninety percent of the comic books I've written in the past had little or nothing to do with Islam. "
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" I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish. "
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" Superheroes don't often get their powers in one fell swoop. It's like superhero puberty. "
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" As a writer and a mom, I wish I could split into two or three different people so I could be with my kids all day, write all day, and go out and do the interviews all day. Multiplicity woman! "
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" I think people, especially in the Muslim community, are rightly cautious any time you hear, 'Oh, there's going to be a Muslim character.' "
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" I don't think being a writer who is religious means you have to write about nothing but religion. When I do write about religion, it's to inform the story, not to push a certain agenda. "
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" I tend to deal with characters who are sort of at that same point of wrestling with, 'Who am I going to be as an adult? What do I believe? How am I defining myself in the context of my culture and my peer groups, my family?' "
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" When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful. "
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" My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing. "
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" For most inhabitants of the Arab world, the prevailing cultural attitude toward women - fed and encouraged by Wahhabi doctrine, which is based on Bedouin social norms rather than Islamic jurisprudence - often trumps the rights accorded to women by Islam. "
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" There are very religious people who write comics and who love comics. "
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" I was born in New Jersey and lived there until I was about 10, so Jersey is in my roots. "
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" In Arab Islamic society, it is traditionally taboo to criticize the lifestyle or personal philosophy of any practicing Muslim. "
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" An ambitious, surreal tale of the love between a young Arab girl sold into marriage and the orphan boy she adopts, 'Habibi' spans multiple eras of conflict and change, stretching the lifetimes of its two protagonists over many centuries. "
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" I think lot of Muslims have gotten fatigued by the way Muslim characters, even 'positive' ones, are portrayed in the media. "
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