INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN SCIENCE (ISMWS)
Founder and President:
Dr. Sultana N. Nahar
- Established: April, 2010
- Ohio Registration
Founder and President:
Dr. Sultana N. Nahar
- Established: April, 2010
- Ohio Registration
Magazine for women in STEM: AN-NISA
2022, article "International
Society of Muslim Women in Sciecne", S.N. Nahar, p.9, 2022 (published
by the Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center of OSU and AMU, and
International Society of Muslim Women in Sciecne, March 2022) gives detailed
information on ISMWS
APPLICATION INFO:
The membership is free. To be a member please send the following information
Name:
to Sultana N Nahar: nahar.1@osu.edu
NOTE: Postal address of each member will be kept
private unless consented to be public.
CONTACT INFO:
ISMWS Contact info:
Dr. Sultana N. Nahar (Founder and President)
Number of members: 442
Number of countries: 33 (+4)
Members from Countries:
1. USA, 2. Afghanistan, 3. Australia, 4. Algeria, 5. Bangladesh, 6. Canada, 7.
Egypt, 8. England, 9. Ghana, 10. India, 11. Indonesia, 12. Iran, 13. Iraq,
14. Jordan, 15. Kenya, 16. Kuwait, 17. Lebanon, 18. Malaysia, 19. Morocco,
20. Nigeria, 21. Oman, 22. Pakistan, 23. Palestine, 24. Romania, 25. Russia,
26. Saudi Arabia, 27. Somalia, 28. Sri Lanka, 29. Sudan, 30. Syria, 31.
Turkey, 32. United Arab Emirates, 33. Yemen
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Web Media Scope: ISMWS collaboration with media platform SCIENCE JUMMAH
Dr. Marium Husain, MD, MPH, an ISMWS member at the Ohio State University,
has created "Science Jummah", a web media platform for various presentations,
such as, to share stories about Muslims and their experiences with science
and faith. ISMWS is collaborating with Science Jummah. To avail this scope
by ISMWS, Marium has provided the following information:
Contact:
2025:
Participants joined from varios places, such as,
APPLICATION INFO & MEMBERS:
L: March 2016: The student (white dress, left of Sultana) from Ladakh at
Goverment Degree
College for Women on Moalana Azad Raod in Kashmir was very much inspired by
Sultana's speech on ISMWS and expressed herself by reciting the Quran
emotionally,
M1: 2016: Prof Medhar Ibrahim (in the middle), Director of Spectroscopy
Department
of National Research Council in Cairo, Egypt who encouraged female student
researchers to attend Sultana's scientific seminar and meet her.
M2: October 2016: ISMWS members at Arab Conference of Astronomy and Geophysics,
5th Assembly (Sultana was a Guest of Honor, first female one, with two other
Sheikhs of UAE)
Degree (already achieved or working on):
Research/Professional Area:
Position:
Present Institution/Lab/Company:
Address (perferably institutional):
Country (Nationality): , Country (Residence):
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Email (required):
Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University
140 West 18th Avenue, McPherson Laboratory
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Tel: 1-614-292-1888, Fax: 1-614-292-2928
Email: nahar.1@osu.edu
WWW: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~nahar
MEMBERS:
- ISMWS members: 2016: i) stars of Mathematics at Aligarh Muslim University,
India: (from L to R) Prof. Asma Ali (Best Researcher 2016), Ms. Umme Zinab
(Gold medalist), Sultana (Physics), Prof. Nusrat Raza,, Prof. Subuhi Khan
(Best Researcher 2016), 2013: ii) Researchers of Cairo University at Al Kalamun
palace, 2012: iii) ISMWS session with Physicists at Wayne State University
(Additional Resident countries: 4 - Bahrain, Brunei, Germany, Portugal)
GALLERY & PROFILES:
1. Dr Ibtesam Saeed Badhrees (Saudi Arabia), 2. Dr Burcin Bayram (USA),
3. Dr Sultana N Nahar (USA), 4. Dr Qudsia Quraishi (USA),
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7. 
1. Prof. Beenish Saba (Arid Agriculture U, Pakistan), Fulbright Scholar,
2. Dr. Danah Akil (Researcher, American University in Cairo) - Winner,
Best Ph.D. thesis prize 2016, Egypt,
3. Dr. Mahvish Ali (Aligarh Muslim University, India), Alburuj R. best
Ph.D. thesis, UGC-Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowhsip of India,
4. Dr. Shazia Bashir (Full Prof. Physics, Govt. College University
in Lahore, Pakistan) Research impact factor: 100,
5. Prof. Somaya Saad, Deputy Director of Astronomy Dept, NRIAG, Egypt,
6. Dr. Nasreem Haque, President, Intalage Inc., USA
7. Prof. Bushra Ateeq, IIT-Kanpur (India), recipient of Shanti Swarup
Bhatnagar Prize in Medical Sciences (highest honor) and Fellow of National
Academy of Sciences, India,
1. Moheeta Khan, Junior Research Fellow of UGC, India, 2. Lana Alabbasi,
Rhode Scholar (Oxford), Director of Falak Research Mentor program, King
Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia
GLOBAL ONLINE COURSE/ WORKSHOPS:
For enrollment of an upcoming course, please contact Prof. Nahar at
nahar.1@osu.edu
ACTIVITIES, MEDIA SCOPE:
R: 2015: At the invited gathering of Women Center at OSU
i) Lectures,
ii) Networking,
iii) Connecting for scientific collaboration,
iv) Sharing success news,
v) Circulate useful scientific news,
vi) Circulate scholarship opportunities and job openings
vii) Help with information for higher education in the US,
viii) Celebrate of International Women's Day,
ix) Give recognition for excellence
"Background: Science Jummah is a platform to present and so has the rich tradition
of faith and science in Islam. One method by which we do this is through creating
social media reels from existing content with our collaborators. We’ve worked
with Faithfully Sustainable to make social media reels from speaker content at
their summit last year. Here is an
example
Proposal: Science Jummah creates social media reels for any content that ISMWS
would like to share with us to help them more easily spread their work on social
media, similar to the work for Faithfully Sustainable. The content belongs to
ISMWS and its members. Science Jummah would just put its logo in the reels,
similar to what was done for Faithfully Sustainable.
Cost: Science Jummah covers the costs of these reels.
Why: this is the intention behind Science Jummah, to help spread our rich Islamic
tradition. This is my sadaqa jaariya."
Dr. Marium Husain, MD, MPH
The Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center
Medical Oncology, Sarcoma
Email: mariumhn@gmail.com
LECTURES, SYMPOSIA, CONFERENCES:
- Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Adiba from APS conference in California, USA
- Cairo University in Egypt,
- Kashmir Central University, India.
- Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine 9from outside),
- Istanbul Technical University, Turkey,
- King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia,
- National Institute of Health, Montana, USA
- Princess Norah University, Saudi Arabia
- University of Houston - Clear Lake, USA
- The Ohio State University, USA
- The event was presided by Chief Guest Prof. Hala El-Khozondar of
Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine, and Guests of Honor Prof. Faeza
Abbasi of Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. Samina Masood of University
of Houston - Clear Lake, USA, and Prof. Sultana N. Nahar of the Ohio
State University.
RISING STAR:
- Adiba, Physics,
Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Alvia Fahreen,
Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Fatima Khan,
Biochemstry, Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Sarah Arshad,
Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Yeshfeen
Sherwani, Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard, India
INSPIRING WOMAN:
- Prof. Heba
Mohamed Fahmy, Biophysics, Cairo University, Egypt
- Prof. Hina
Younus, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University,
India
- Prof. Rubiya
Samad, Physics, Kashmir Central University, Srinagar, India
- Prof. Sarah
Al-Shareeda, Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
PIONEER WOMAN:
- Prof. Hoda
Abou-Shady, Physics, Cairo University \& First Female Science
Advisor to the President, Egypt
- Prof. Nazura
usmani, Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, India
2024:
- Aalia Hasan, "Rising Star",
Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Afifa Jamal, "Rising Star",
Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Farah Naz, "Rising Star",
Aligarh Muslim University
- Lana Alabbasi, "Rising Star",
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia,
- Mahbuba Aktary, "Rising
Star", King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
- Mehnaj Parween, "Rising
Star", Aligarh Muslim University,
- Midhat Shafi, "Rising
Star",Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Prof. Nilofer Khan,
"Pioneer Woman", Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir, India
- Prof. Norazian M Adjahan,
"Pioneer Woman", Universiti of Putra, Malaysia
- Prof. Ola Hassouneh,
"Inspiring Woman", University of Jordan, Jordan,
- Dr. Safa Yousef, "Inspiring
Woman", Cairo University, Egypt
- Prof. Shabana Urooj,
"Pioneer Woman", Princess Norah University, Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Shadma Fatima,
"Inspiring Woman", Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, AUSTRALIA
- Prof. Sultana N Nahar,
"Pioneer Woman", The Ohio State University, USA
- Dr. Zeba Qadri,
"Inspiring Woman", New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Zeenat Khatoon,
"Rising Star", Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Art competition winner: Aakifah Hasan
ISMWS Organized and hosted
Program Scientist of NASA Missions, Dr. Hashima Hasan, of NASA Headquarters
along with student organization International Society of Muslim Women
in Science at Ohio State for a public
lecture session for students and NASA
mission objective presentations at Astronomy Department, Januray 17-19,
2024
- Astronomy Newsletter, Feb 2024:
Hashima Hasan visit in
section "OTHER ACTIVITIES".
2023:
- ISMWS sponsored the prizes (gift, certificate, cash prize) for all participants
- ISMWS Chapter President Bushra Gul of University of Karachi led
the program. She wrote about
the event
2022:
March 26, 2022: Indo-US
APJ Abdul Kalam STEM Education and Research Center of OSU and AMU and
ISMWS, ISMWS at AMU jointly celebrated 2022 International Women's Day through
a mini-conference. The symposium included speakers
ISMWS recognized the following outstanding women at the mini-conference
celebrating the International Women's Day 2022 jointly with Indo-US APJ
Abdul Kalam STEM Education and Research Center of OSU and AMU:
- Dr. Hashima Hasan, NASA,
Deputy Program Scientist of JWST telescope, Headquarter, Washington DC, USA
- Prof. Somaya Saa, Director,
Kottamia Observatory, NRIAG, Helwan, Egypt
- Dr. Farukh Arjman, Chemisty,
AMU, AMU Co-director: Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center of OSU and AMU,
India
- Dr. Bushra Ateeq, Biotechnology,
IIT-Kanpur, India
- Dr. Hala, Atomic Physics
and Quantum Information Lab, NIST, USA
- Prof. Khadije Y. Bazzi,
Electric Car batteries, General Motors and Central Michiagn University, USA
- Prof. Jahanara Monim, Osmania
Degree College, Kurnool, India
- Dr. Yusra Zaidi, Georgia Augusta
University, Georgia, USA
- Sultana N. Nahar,
Astronomy, The Ohio State University, ,USA
- Alvia Fahreen, Zoology
(undergrad), Aligarh Muslim University, India
2021:
2020:
August 23, 2020:
Spring 2020
March, 2020
January 15, 2020
2019:
2018:
- Introduction: Vice President
of Academic Affairs Prof, Z. Reshi,
- Prof. Malik and
Dean of Science Prof. Pirzada at introduction,
- Audience 1,
- Audience 2,
- presentation
- Questions
2017:
2016:
2014:
- Twenty four women were
recognized with certificates for being Role model and successful
professionals, at the celebrarion of International World Women's Day and
presentation of ISMWS, Aligarh Muslim University, March 11, 2014
2013:
2012:
2011:
One objective of ISMWS is be motivated to support, help, collaborate,
network with other members for scientic endeavors. These can involve
guidance and
facilitate in scientific research and activities to other members.
16. Member Lana Alabbasi from King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, introduced
the mentorship program for research experiences for high school students
in Saudi Arabia under Falak Foundation and became the founding Director
of the program. She involved Sultana N Nahar of the Ohio State University
in to the mentorship program to guide two students during August - December
2024.
14. Chapter ISMWS at Ohio State brought well known NASA scientist and ISMWS
member Dr. Hashima Hasan for a public lecture on
NASA missions and a visiting scientist of the Astronomy Department
in January, 2024
13. Nahar collaborated with ISMWS members Prof. Faiza Abbasi, Prof. Farukh
Arjmand, Prof. Qudsia Tahseen, and Prof. Subuhi Khan of Aligarh Muslim
University for the "LEAP
(Leadership for Academicians Programme) of government of India for
holding a week long leadersip training wofkshop at the Ohio State
University, participated by future academic leaders of nine central
universities of India, in 2019.
12. Nahar faciliated the Physics connection between University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh and NIT-Srinagar, India. NIT Professor Seemin Rubab, former
Chair of the Physics Deaprtment and an ISMWS member, giving a presentation
at Dhaka University, 2018. She is now the founding President of
ISMWS-Kashmir Chapter.
11. Dr. Rahla Naghma, ISMWS member from Indian School of Mines, received
Indo-US SERV award to carry out postdoctoral research under supervision
of Prof. S.N. Nahar at the Astronomy Department of OSU during 2017 - 2018,
11. 2017-2018: ISMWS work was a support for Sultana's receiving Department of State
grant for the "Women in STEM Roadshow" under US-India Mission to hold
9 workshops in 6 cities to encourage young college females of minority
and disadvantage in India to choose areas in STEM disciplines and pursue
higher degree in US universities, 2017-2018. It involved ISMWS members who
carried out most of local leadership work.
Almost all 9 workshops of WSR involved leadership roles of the
ISMWS members.
5. Prof. Noor-e-Zahra (Ethiopia University): collaborated on "Women in
STEM Roadshow" project for India, 2017-2018, Support: US Department of State,
STEM Faculty training project of OSU-AMU
10. Dr. Hala (NIST): Supervison of Ph.D. research at Astronomy of OSU with
Prof. Nahar during and at Aligarh Muslim University, India with Prof. Tauheed
Ahmad. OSU: 2014 - 2016, Support: 21st Century Indo-US (formerly Obama-Singh)
Knowledge Initiative grant, many other joint work
9. Dr. Nida Rehamani (On maternity break): Overseeing Research Advisor
for her research at Radiology of OSU, 2014 - 2016, Support:
21st Century Indo-US (formerly Obama-Singh) Knowledge Initiative grant
8. Dr. Sabiha Parveen (Chemistry, AMU), Overseeing Research Advisor for
her research at Chemistry of OSU, 2016 - 2017, Support:
21st Century Indo-US (formerly Obama-Singh) Knowledge Initiative grant
7. Swaleha Naseem (Applied Physics, AMU): Overseeing Research Advisor for
her research at Physics of OSU, 2016, Support:
21st Century Indo-US (formerly Obama-Singh) Knowledge Initiative grant
6. Dr. Nasreen Haque (President and CEO, Intelage Inc., USA): Scientic
research during her Ph.D. at Georgia State University that continues
today,
5. At Sultana's recommendation, VC Zameeruddin Shah appointed ISMWS member
Prof. Farukh Arjmand of Chemistry as the Co-Director of the
Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center of the
Ohio State University and Aligarh Muslim Universiy in India.
4. Prof. Tahmina Ferdouw (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh): Collaborated
in physics research, 2011 -
4. Sultaa introduced ISMWS member Prof. Lotfia El Nadi (Cairo University,
Egypt) to the Nanotechnology Center founder Prof. Alim Naqvi of Aligarh
Muslim University (AMU) in India which led both of them coordinating the
signing MOA betwee Cairo University and AMU and exchange program staring
2014
3. ISMWS member Prof. Lotfia El Nadi (Cairo University, Egypt) and Sultana
Nahar collaborated on many projects - they coordinated
OSU-Cairo University MOA in 2012 and renewed
it on behalf of the two universities, which led to the collaborations
2. Hoda Shariati (Iran): On her research projects
1. Sultana met young and lively but very well mannered graduate student Hala
at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 2011 and made her an ISMWS member.
Their professional relationship grew wonderfully with time as Sultana selected
the qualified Hala to be a Fellow of Obama-Singh project of the Ohio State
University and was her OSU research advisor for Ph.D. thesis, involved her
in a number of projects. Dr. Hala has been a NIST sceintist for years now.
1. Dr. Maria Bergemann (Max Planck Institute, Germany): Collaborated on
research project
Nahar has brought all ISMWS members who are physicists or whose work have
relevance to Physics to membership of American
Physical Society at no cost.
ISMWS has been recognizing women, professionals and students, since 2014
at the symposium celebrating International Women's Day (IWD).
However, these recognition now are given with specific category names.
Women in science can be recognized for their contributions to and leadership
in STEM each year in the following categories.
- "Pioneer Woman" for considerable amount of accumulated contributions in
STEM fields,
Nomination for Recognition:
Please submit nomination for recognition for yourself or someone else with
2024:
PRESENTATION RECOGNITION IN EGYPT:
2023:
2022:
OSU LEADERSHIP AWARD TO ISMWS:
2019
RECOGNITION BY ISMWS (partial list):
Following is a partial list of recognized stars:
EGYPT:
Past 2021: Following is a partial list of recognized stars:
EGYPT:
INDIA:
USA:
Pictures of the nternational Women's Day (IWD) symposium (more at end)
- Poster
- The program
Participants joined from
- Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Cairo University in Egypt,
- Central University of Kashmir, India.
- Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Australia,
- Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine,
- King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia,
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Mineral, Saudi Arabia
- New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,
- NIT-Srinagar, India,
- The Ohio State University, USA
- Universiti of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia,
- University of Karachi, Pakistan,
- University of Kashmir, in India,
- The event was presided by Chief Guest Vice Chancellor Prof. Nilofer Khan
of Unveristy of Kashmir, Guests of Honor Principal Pro. Saheen of AMU
Polytechnique Institute, Prof. Subuhi Khan of AMU Mathematics, Prof. Syed
Jabin of AMU Physics, and Principle Ms. Maleka of AMU Girls High School,
and myself, OSU Co-Director of Indo-US STEM Education and Research Center
of OSU-AMU.
i) Public lecture session, ii) Public lecture at Ohio Union, iii) Certificate
and OSU pin recognition, iv) student leaders welcome Dr. Hashima with OSU
symbolic gifts
- Founder Prof. Sultana N. Nahar delivered a keynote presentation
- The prizes included gift, certificate, cash prize for all participants,
art supplies with
cash prize, - contents
of prizes, - supplies
with large cash prizes for 3 winners
- 4 high school students competing perspectives of STEM, 4 undergraduate
students for posters, 5 Ph.D. scholars and 5 faculty members (given in
the list below)
- Dr. Hashima Hasan (Chief Guest) of NASA,
- Prof. Somaya Saad of National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics
(NRIAG) in Egypt,
- Prof. Farukh Arjmand of Chemistry of Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Prof. Subuhi Khan of Mathematics of Aligarh Muslim University, India
- Student Alvia Fahreen of Zoology and President of ISMWS chapter at Aligarh
Muslim University, India
- Dr. Usra Zeidi of Augusta University in the USA
- Prof. Fatma Azmi of Mathematics of Al Azhar University in Egypt,
- Prof. Sultana N. Nahar of Astronomy of the Ohio State University, USA
and Introduction of attendances, each for a few minutes.
ISMWS awarded her prize honorarium $200 for her merit, organizing group
that distributed food to poor families during COVIC-19 wave, and toward
her higher study for Ph.D. degree
An-Nisa 2022
September 27, 2020
Poster of the international webinar on Women in STEM
Eduation and Career in Bangladesh, iv) Session on Muslim Women in Scince
and Technology
2020: i) nahar's seminar on ISMWS in Astronomy Department,
- Presentation
2019: i) Sultana's presentation based on themes of ISMWS and about the Sun
at the Avalon Elementary School in Columbus under Early Education program
of OSU, ii) with ISMWS theme, "WHY SHOULD WE CHOOSE STEM FIELDS?" at the
"GLOBAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE" of Advocates for Women of the
World (AWOW) at OSU, iii) ISMWS members at the Federation of Aligarh
Alumni Associations conference: Nabiha (Professor at University of Alabama),
Sultana, Shaista (Engineer for Atlana city government), May 2019
iv) ISMWS members (except for a few) at the LEAP workshop at OSU, September
2019
"My name is Saeed Moshfeghyeganeh, postdoctoral associate, working with Dr.
Zahra Hazari on cultural factors affecting the participation of Muslim women
in physics. There is a growing awareness that many Muslim-majority
countries have higher proportions of women amongst STEM graduates compared
to western countries. Researchers hypothesize that these differences are due
to cultural differences across countries with respect to fields that are
considered appropriate for women. To investigate this hypothesis we have
plan to do interview with Muslim women physics major professors at R1
universities across the United States who are coming from Muslim majority
countries. We appreciate if you can help us with the name of potential
professors who are interested in participating in an one hour interview. The
identity of the interviewee's will confidential and their name and the name
of their institution will be masked in the future publication. Thank you for
your attention."
"Dear Dr. Nahar,
My name is Dimitri, and I am an assistant professor of Physics & Astronomy
at Western Washington University. I'm writing because I wanted to let you
know that you are making a difference in my classroom.
This quarter, I have been teaching physics to future teachers. All of my
students are women. At the start of each class, I have been spending a few
minutes featuring women in physics. Two weeks ago, you were the featured
physicist. I have attached screen shots of the slides I prepared for my
students that day.
I don't know whether any of my students are Muslim, but I do know that they
have enjoyed learning about women in physics who are doing great research
and organizing. When I presented about you and your work with ISMWS and
ISAWS, my students asked questions about the international physics
community, and we talked about the importance of these kinds of
organizations.
Thank you for the work you are doing to support Muslim and Arab women in
physics and other sciences. In the aftermath of the tragedy in New Zealand,
my heart is broken. I wanted to reach out to you to express solidarity with
you, your colleagues, your families, and the international Muslim community.
You all deserve better."
- "Featured physicist
activity", Prof. Dimitri Dounas-Frazer, Western Washington University, 2019
"My name is Emily Kornegay, and I am a student at Georgia Tech. I am doing a
report on Muslim Women in Science for my class on Women in Science and
Engineering. I’d like to discuss barriers, accomplishments, and methods for
improving participation. I love your organization of ISMWS as our whole
semester we have been discussing the importance of community when it comes
to drawing underrepresented groups into STEM fields. Would you mind
answering a few questions for me? If you are unable, thank you anyways for
reading my email!
What is your proudest accomplishment of ISMWS?
What are the most common barriers you see Muslim women entering the sciences
face?
How do we get over those barriers?
Any other interesting information I should consider?
- presentations: 1,
- - 2
- - President Serena Kaul,
- Thank You, AWOW!
- Conference news at
AWOW web blog, March 2019
- President Samira Shire of student chapter ISMWS at Ohio State delivers
welcoming speech at LEAP
workshop reception
Title (public): "Science for
females", Sultana N. Nahar, Conference
on "Women Empowerment in India, concept and Road map", Council for Research
\& Empowerment of Women (CREW), Aligarh, India, March 25, 2018
- Guest of Honor talk by Sultana: "WOMAN STARS OF KNOWLEDGE",
India, March 11, 2017
- List of invited women
(Program: - Public lecture "Courageous women of Kashmir",
Introducing Sultana,
- Buquet from the Principal,
- presenting lecture based
on ISMWS,
- audience,
- with members of the college,
- student from Ladakh which
was very much inspired and recited the Quran to express herself)
Sponsors: Physics Department (Chair Prof. Ansari), Prof. Rahimullah Khan
(Ex-Dean of Faculty of Science, Ex-Chair of Physics), Prof. Tauheed Ahmed
(Physics)
- Program
- Chief Guest: Prof. Hamida Ahmed (Clinical Psychology of AMU and Board
Member of UGC) emphasized on importance STEM education and girls should have
the freedom to choose the subject. Nida Rehmani (OSU and AMU student)
conducted the event. Each gave inspiring speeches including Professors
Ansari (AMU), Altaf Wani (OSU), Anil Pradhan (OSU). Participants gave their
statements. March 10, 2016
- Initiation by Quran telawat,
- Convened by Prof. Qudsia Tahseen
(Zoology of AMU and Fellow of National Academy of Science in India, Convener)
- speeches by Chair Prof. Afzal
Ansari of Physics Department and Cheif Guest Prof. Hamida Ahmed,,
- Speech by Guest of Honor Sultana
"Luminous Women of Knowledge",
- Comments by Professor Asma of
Mathematics
- 22 members were honored with
recognition,
- reception 1,
- reception 2
News published in several newspapers:
- AMU News: Celebration of International
Women's Day, March 2016
- AmarUjala News: Celebrati
on of International Women's Day
- Avadnama News: Opinions on women in
perspective of IWD
- John Glenn is a well-known astronaut and past US Senetor. Discussed
ISMWS in his office, John Glenn Institute, OSU, May 1, 2014
- Inauguration of the event,
- Audience,
- Audience 2,
- speech by Chief Guest Prof. Zakia
Siddiqui for women education and financial independence,
- Convener Professor Bilqees Banu
for consideration of women's role in taking care of family for promotion
at work,
- Professor Nahar promoting science
for women
- Prof Z. Siddiqui receives certificate
and Lifetime Achievement trophy,
- Certificate to Prof Qudsia Tahseen
a well known Zoologist.
- Certificate of Recognition to
Sultana Nahar "for her
contributions as a role model for knowledge inspiration and intellectual
growth",
- Recognition trophy "for promotion as
an advocate and role model of Muslim Women Scientist", Celebration
of International Women's Day, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 2014,
- ISMWS member Ph.D. student Fatima and
Professor Richard Tung, Physics Department, University of North Dakota, Grand
Forks, October 18, 2013
Pic: i) ISMWS members at Al Azhar University presenting a gift to Sultana,
Egypt, 2012
- Pictures: "Women Stars in Physics" and
ISMWS presentation, Wayne State University, Detroit, April 4, 2012
MEMBERS NETWORK & COLLABORATIONS:
- Following is the list such scientific activities.
- NASA Cit Sci Leaders series
15. Members Farah Naaz and Afifa Jamal of Aligarh Muslim University,
in collaboration with Sultana Nahar, applied for "Women
in Physics" grant for promoting women in physics to American Physical
Society (APS) and APS awarded
them with the 2024 grant.
- Grant news published in
AMU Facebook media.
ISMWS members at the LEAP workshop: i) members (al four sitting at front)
with other LEAP participants are at the John Glenn Institute at OSU, ii)
with ISMWS members of the Ohio State University, iii) at session with Frank
Islam, iv) ISMWS members (all 5
are sitting on the front) at the Pin & Certificate ceremony, September
2019
Prof. Rubab at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pictures i) Dr Rahla (on the right of Sultana) at the group meeting at
OSU, ii) Rahla making presentation at the DAMOP meeting of American
Physical Society held in Florida, 2018, iii) Rahla and Sultana with Nobel
Laureate Ketterel at the conference banquet, 2018
i) ISMWS member Swaleha Naseem, a leader at Aligarh Muslim University
program is standing before the AMU banner of the program.
ii) ISMWS member Dr. Noor-e-Zahra (with cup behind me) who acted as the
local expert and Dr. Najma Heptuallah (green shawl), Governer of Manipur
and Chief Guest of Delhi Workshop
- Collaborated on "Women in STEM Roadshow" project for India, 2017-2018,
Support: US Department of State
i) ISMWS members at the Internaitonal Biochemistry conference in 2014. Prof.
Arjmand is in the middle with pink poolover. Sultana brought ISMWS member
Prof. Bilkis Banu (left of Sultana) to the committee of Obama-Singh STEM
Faculty Training Project of OSU partnering with AMU. Prof. Qudsia Tahseen
(rightmost) has remained an affiliated member of the OSU projects with AMU.
i) Prof. Lotfia and her team came to AMU in 2014, led the MoU of Cairo
University with nanotechnology found Prof. Naqvi (both on the left of Sultana
attending Aligarh-Nano4 conference in 2014) of Aligarh Muslim University.
On Sultana's left, the leftmost person, was the ISMWS member Dr. Mona Bakr.
Within a few years of her Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, USA she built a high
quality spectrsopy, imaging lab in Egypt where she guided personally 22 M.Sc.
and Ph.D. students at a time. However, an uncurable disease shortened her
life.
ii) Prof. Lotfia and Sultana on the right and left side of the AMU Vice
Chancellor L. General Zameeruddin Shah at a ceremony where the VC honored
both of them at AMU, 2014.
i) Prof. Lotfia and Sultana with Deans of Faculty of Engineering and Faculty
of Sciences with the MOA after the signing ceremony, 2012
i) Studnets Hala and Riaz with Sultana in the Physics Department Hallway of AMU
in 2011/203, ii) Hala in class at OSU, 2014. Next to her ISMWS member Nida
Rehmani, also a Fellow of Obama-Singh project of OSU.
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES: APS
Detailed information of APS and its unit
FIP can be obtained from this same website.
This opportunity was opened up by Nahar through a proposal to the unit
Forum of International Physics (FIP) of APS while serving as an EC
member of FIP.
- Through travel grant of APS, number of members travelled to US for
presentation at APS conferences.
- Some members received awards, like Distinguished Student
- Some received APS fund to activities
RECOGNITION BY AND TO ISMWS:
- "Inspiring woman" is for successful professionals. Points are added if
she has been working in an odd situation or with no support,
- "Rising Star" is particularly for students with proven high prospect
of becoming a successful scientist
i) a tentative citation,
ii) paragraph explaining reason for recognition, and
iii) Complete CV
to Dr. Hala at hala.noman@gmail.com and me at nahar.1@osu.edu to be
announced and distributed at our celebration of IWD in March.
i) Sultana's keynote presentation on ISMWS at the session, ii) Acceptance
of the founding president by Prof. Hanan Gouda of Ain Shams University (female
section) and speeches by Porf. Medhat Ibrahim and others for the inauguration
- Nov 7, 2022, OSU Middle East Studies Center news: "New
Chapter of International Society of Muslim Women in Science Inaugurated"
i) Sultana received leadership award "Student
Organization Individual Contribution Award for Advisors" for ISMWS at Ohio
State, Office of Student Life, OSU, 2022
"My name is Krista McCoy. I am an assistant professor at East Carolina
University. I am not a Muslim but have many Muslim women in my laboratory
(and in our department and university) and I am interested in making sure
that they have a network of people to help them navigate their scientific
careers. Is there a way to form a chapter of ismws at ECU? My students and I
are interested in creating a chapter here."
East Carolina University
communications
- Sultana welcomed the suggestion
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