▁especially ▁one ▁who ▁faces ▁as ▁many ▁challeng es ▁as ▁she ▁does ." ▁Moh amed ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁start ▁creating ▁Q ah era ▁out ▁of ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁mis og yn y , ▁but ▁stated ▁that ▁one ▁" can ' t ▁critique ▁[ E gypt ian ] ▁society ▁without ▁someone ▁else ▁trying ▁to ▁co - opt ▁it ▁and ▁claim ing ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁save ▁you , ▁or ▁that ▁you ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁backwards ▁society ." ▁Moh amed ▁described ▁the ▁character ▁Q ah era ▁as ▁" some one ▁who ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁stand ▁against ▁both ▁the ▁problems ▁we ▁have ▁and ▁people ▁who ▁try ▁to ▁imp ose ▁their ▁own ▁views ▁onto ▁us ." ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁initially ▁intended ▁to ▁combat ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁Moh amed ▁gave ▁her ▁the ▁hij ab ▁for ▁that ▁reason . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁comment ary ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁Q ah era ▁com ic , ▁Moh amed ▁wrote ▁that ▁" an ▁evening ▁of ▁reading ▁the ▁most ▁awful ▁mis og yn istic ▁articles ▁on ▁d umb ▁Islam ic ▁websites ▁has ▁led ▁[ her ] ▁to ▁this ." ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁them es ▁and ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁web com ic ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁Moh amed ' s ▁own ▁experiences ▁with ▁street ▁har ass ment . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁Q ah era ▁is ▁" every thing ▁I ' d ▁have ▁liked ▁to ▁be ," ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁is ▁partially ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁many ▁women ▁around ▁her . ▁A im ed ▁at ▁a ▁Western ▁audience , ▁Q