Create for the primary audience. Do not perform identity for external approval.

who uses her platform to challenge stereotypes about Muslim women through humor, appearing on major UK programs like The Jonathan Ross Show Key Media Controversies and Discussions Ms. Marvel

For example, the 2020 film "The Big Sick" tells the true story of a Muslim woman, Kumail Nanjiani's wife, Emily Vance, who suffers from a severe brain injury. The film features a Muslim woman, Momina Mustehsan, as a lead character, showcasing her strength and resilience.

Historically, mainstream media has struggled to portray Muslim women beyond the binary of the "submissive victim" or the "exotic threat." When the dimension of body size is added, the bias doubles. Fatness in media is frequently equated with a lack of discipline or a source of comedy, while Muslim identity is often tied to hyper-modesty. For fat Muslim women, this has meant being trapped in a "double invisibility." They are often excluded from mainstream fashion and beauty narratives that prioritize thinness, and simultaneously excluded from Muslim representation that favors a specific, slender aesthetic as the face of "modern Islam."