Today is Muslim Women’s Day! The STEM community, as well as the world at large, is better for having Muslim women in it and we stand in solidarity 365 days a year celebrating them.
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On Muslim Women’s Day, we honor Anousheh Ansari, an Iranian-American engineer and the first Iranian in space. Anousheh is the co-founder and chairwoman of Prodea Systems, and was formerly the co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. Anousheh is the first female space tourist!