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SISTERS Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners

This year, SISTERS received applications from many highly qualified young women for our annual scholarship making the final decisions quite difficult. However, the Scholarship Committee came up with their unanimous decisions. The winners this year are Sanam Shahid (H.S) from South Riding, VA and Uzma Ahmed (College) from Ellicott City, MD. Congratulations and best of luck to both girls! Sanam is a high school senior attending Freedom High School. She has a GPA of over 4.0 and has maintained that standard all through high school, masha’Allah. She has a true activist spirit and has taken the initiative in organizing fundraisers for many worthy causes. She has received the Excellence in Academic and AP Scholar Awards. She plans to study biology. Read her essay here. Uzma is currently enrolled in the Fast Track Drexel Medical School Program at Rosemont College where she maintains an impressive GPA. She is President of her MSA and a member of the National Honor Society. Her volunteer activities range from helping people with disabilities to working as an intern at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Read her essay here.

S.I.S.T.E.R.S Announces $1000.00 Scholarship For Sisters

In an effort to highlight the academic and civic achievements of young Muslim women in the DC Metropolitan Area, S.I.S.T.E.R.S initiated this scholarship program in 2008. S.I.S.T.E.R.S aims to recognize and assist deserving students to achieve their higher education goals. This year, two one thousand dollar scholarships will be awarded to the most deserving applicants. In order to be considered for this award, all applicants are required to meet the following eligibility guidelines. You must: Be a Muslim female between the ages of 17-22 years old. Currently be enrolled in or accepted to a 2 or 4 year college/university program. Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better. Demonstrate an active participation in community service work. Complete a short essay component. Submit a letter of recommendation. Submit a copy of grade transcript. Click here for the application with the instructions as to how to apply for this scholarship. If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact us at sistersinformation@gmail.com. You will be notified only if you are chosen to receive the scholarship. The winners will be announced by April 18, 2008.

S.I.S.T.E.R.S Races for the Cure

In conjunction with CAIR, S.I.S.T.E.R.S participated in the Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure on June 2, 2007. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Race for the Cure, which promotes breast cancer awareness and raises millions to help find a cure.

S.I.S.T.E.R.S Announces 2007 Scholarship Winners!

Sisters in Solidarity to Educate, Respond & Serve (S.I.S.T.E.R.S) received a large number of scholarship applications from a wide range of extremely talented and devoted young Muslim women. We thank all who submitted applications. Initially, we planned on awarding one scholarship to the top student, however, since we received so many quality applications, we decided to award two $1000.00 scholarships this year. We therefore are awarding one scholarship to a high school senior and one to a current college student. We are pleased to announce that the winner of the high school senior scholarship is Salihah Met (Herndon High School) and the winner of the college student scholarship is Saman Hussain (University of Virginia). Salihah is an accomplished high school senior attending Herndon High School. She is a member of the National Honor Society and an active member of the Herndon High School Step Team. She participates in numerous community service activities including food drives for the needy in the area as well as tutoring. The touching essay she submitted connected life lessons she has learned from her mentally handicapped cousin and how her cousin in many ways, reflects the characteristics of great women in Islamic history including Aisha, Fatimah and Zainab bint Jash. Saman Hussain, a Fairfax resident, currently attends the University of Virginia and will graduate with a double major in foreign affairs and religious studies. Saman, along with an impressive GPA, has maintained an equally impressive extracurricular life. She is an active member in the MSA, Students Educating and Empowering for Diversity (SEED), Pakistan Students League and the Women’s Leadership Development Program. Representing UVA, she participated in the Women as Global Leaders conference last spring in UAE where women from eighty-seven countries addressed issues to promote women’s rights on a global scale. She has interned with the Justice Policy Institute and the Foreign Service Institute (US Dept. of State). In her essay submission, she associates Hajar’s search for zam zam with her own, often hectic-paced search for herself and for her own zam zam — for life. She discusses the virtues and ideals rooted in Hajar’s personality and how she strives to emulate these qualities in her own life. We congratulate both young women and wish them continued success in the future. Click here for their essays.

Sponsored Sister

As a part of S.I.S.T.E.R.S efforts to support Women and Women's Organizations, last December S.I.S.T.E.R.S hosted a tea party in honor of Women for Women International. S.I.S.T.E.R.S also chose to sponsor a young woman through WWI's sponsorship program. Details of that young woman's life (as provided by WWI) follow: Country: Kosovo DOB: 1983 Married with 3 children The situation of the Kosovar women we sponsor through Women for Women International is very difficult. Poor economic conditions, high unemployment (nearly 60% in 2004) lack of education, and years of displacement, war and trauma of forced displacement--along with rape and torture--under Serbian ethnic cleansing campaign during the war. After the war, many women became heads of the households, a family structure previously uncommon to them. Despite this new role, the illiteracy rate among women is increasing and employment among women is only at 30 percent overall, with a 21 percent employment rate in rural areas. Limited opportunities and dire economic situation prompt many women to seek jobs internationally, making them prey to the international sex trade, which thrives in the Balkans. The Sponsorship Program has changed the lives of more than 55,000 women, giving them the tools to move from victims of war to survivors to active citizens engaged in the rebuilding of their country. WWI currently has more than 19,000 sponsors from 54 countries and 22,500 participants in participating in our programs worldwide.

S.I.S.T.E.R.S Announces $1000.00 Scholarship For Sisters

Sisters in Solidarity to Educate, Respond & Serve (S.I.S.T.E.R.S ) is pleased to announce their first annual scholarship for sisters. In an effort to highlight the academic and civic achievements of young Muslim women in the DC Metropolitan Area, S.I.S.T.E.R.S initiated this scholarship program in 2007. S.I.S.T.E.R.S aims to recognize and assist deserving students to achieve their higher education goals. This year, a $1000.00 scholarship will be awarded to the most deserving applicant. In order to be considered for this award, all applicants are required to meet the following eligibility guidelines. You must: Be a Muslim female between the ages of 17-22 years old. Currently be enrolled in or accepted to a 2 or 4 year university program. Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better. Demonstrate an active participation in community service work. Complete a short essay component. Submit a letter of recommendation. The deadline for the scholarship application is April 20, 2007. The winner will be notified by May 1st. Guidelines and Application are no longer available for this scholarship. Please check back with us for next year's scholarship. If you have any questions or would like us to email you an application, email: sistersinformation@gmail.com.