Mehwish Hayat to represent Muslims in mainstream media as the first patron for charity UK Muslim Film

Matter of pride

Muslim representation made its way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); first, when a hijab-clad character officially got introduced in Spider-Man: Far from Home and second, when Kamala Khan, a Muslim superhero was introduced in MCU’s Ms. Marvel. Now, Mehwish Hayat, who has also starred in Ms. Marvel, is all set to represent Muslims in mainstream media as the first patron for charity UK Muslim Film. Hayat has widely spoken out about human rights abuses on the global stage and has been particularly vocal about the representation of Muslims in mainstream media. In an interview with Variety, Hayat said, “Representation of Muslims on-screen is something that I have been tirelessly working to highlight for the past few years. Misrepresentation has done untold damage to us and I sincerely believe has fuelled the rise of Islamophobia. With UKMF, I look forward to working with the industry to make sure that the way that we are portrayed on-screen, if not positive, is at least a lot fairer.”

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