The girls designed their own glittery superhero logo — JM — which stands for Jewish-Muslim. And since their school does not allow religious or offensive costumes, their t-shirts also had a disclaimer: “Don’t worry, it’s not religious, it’s not offensive.”
…“I’m Muslim and she’s Jewish; I’m black and she’s white. I think it’s really empowering for people to see us as role models in saying let’s stop the war and to show equality between all people,” Yasmin [Idris] said.
…“There are wars happening between these two religions and races and this is kind of like integration,” Yasmin said.
The Juslims’ superpowers? “To watch each other’s back,” Yasmin said. “We’re a super team, like friends forever.”
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