Sisters Interrogating Stem Sistem

We are a Participatory Action Research (PAR) team of Muslim Women in STEM at the University of Maryland, College Park aspiring to decolonize STEM through the eyes of Muslim women through methodologies rooted in Islamic epistemology. Our goal is to identify and investigate the correlation between Islamic values and history and the pursuit of STEM for the female population. We hope to analyze this profound trend to inspire the pursuit of STEM for Muslim women on the basis of Islamic principles We aim to amplify our fellow sisters’ voices in combating Western narratives and rewriting our story. We bring a decolonial explanation to the experiences of Muslim women pursuing STEM in the West, investigating the intersection of STEM, faith, and gender identities. Our current research focus is to investigate the relationships between Islamic values and history, and the pursuit of STEM for the Muslim female population in the U.S, a postcolonial Western society. We hope to better understand this phenomena in order to align our own growth with that of our fellow community members, and to ultimately inspire Muslim women to pursue STEM through their reconnecting with Islamic principles. Check our website for our work!