Creator Paul Cornell has been aided in the development of this character by a panel of Muslim women:
Mona Bayoumi, Safiya Sayed Baharun, Farida Patel, and Sohere Roked.
Faiza Hussain, originally written in early scripts as "Faisa", is named after the former England cricket Captain Nasser Hussain and although she is a British Muslim character, creator Paul Cornell has stated he does not want Faiza to be a pillar for the entire British Muslim community, just 99%.