Iman Vellani became a fan of Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel when she read the 19 issue run of Ms. Marvel Mecca, mirroring Kamala's fan-girl tendencies by dressing up as Ms.Marvel for Halloween when she was 15.
Kamala Khan debuted in the Marvel Comics in 2013 as Ms. Marvel. Before her, this mantle was inherited by Carol Danvers, who is now the present Captain Marvel.
The S in the Ms Marvel logo is in the shape of an Arabic "kaaf" (used as the letter "K" in Arabic) which eventually becomes the symbol on her costume.
The exterior of the mosque "The Islamic Masjid of Jersey City" is actually the Fabulous Fox Theater on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. It's also where Marvel Studios filmed the musical number "Save the City" from "Rogers: The Musical" in Hawkeye (2021).
Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel made her debut in the comics in 2013 in a Captain Marvel comic and made her debut in the MCU in 2022. Iron Man (2008) the first MCU movie was released in 2008. Ms.Marvel is the first Movie or TV series based on a character that is younger than the MCU itself.