(The following article by Ardo Omer first appeared at Panels.net on 7/17/2015. It is presented here with her permission.)

Eid Mubarak, readers! For most Muslims, today marks the end of Ramadan – an Islamic month – which is roughly 30 days of fasting, and Muslims are expected to not consume food or drink from sunrise to sunset. Eid al-Fitr is a celebration of the end of Ramadan, and marks the start of a new Islamic month: Shawwal. I thought it would be great to celebrate alongside some fellow Muslims in comics to mark the occassion on Panels. I hope you all join in on the festivities, and if you happen to see a Muslim today, greet them with Eid Mubarak. Now onwards!

Qahera: The Superhero

Qahera is a webcomic about a Muslim female superhero who fights misogyny, and Islamophobia. She’s created by a Muslim Egyptian woman, and it’s a great read.

Shahara Hasan from Bodies (Vertigo)

Shahara Hasan is a character in a limited Vertigo series called Bodies by Si Spenser, Meghan Hetrick, Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, and Phil Winslade. She’s a Detective Sergeant who’s one of four detectives across four time periods trying to solve a murder. She tries to balance her faith, her duty, being a Muslim, and identifying as British which sounds like an interesting read. It’s a comic I definitely want to check out.

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