This year’s Samahang Pisika ng Visayas at Mindanao (SPVM) was held at Andres Bonifacio College in Dipolog City. The annual event, now on its 13th, was a three-days activity that educate, update and allow interactions between physicists from all over the Philippines. This conference was held from October 20-22, 2011.
Among the participants (more than 1600), there were three female Muslims. Their outfits were so distinct from the crowd. Just like any other “practicing Islam” women, they were beautifully covered from head to toe. They are the following.
1. Shalima Arriola, a Physicist from Basilan. She got her BS Physics degree from Western Mindanao State University, Zamboanga City and she is now working at Basilan State College, in Isabella City, Basilan.
2. Fareedah Matanog. A high school Physics teacher. She finished her BS Metallurgical Engineering in 1996 at Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT). She is presently working at Datu Calaca High School, in Marantao, Lanao Del Sur.
3. Ameera Jose. She is a BS Physics student at Western Mindanao State University, Zamboanga City. She is one of the authors of the scientific paper entitled “Aviation’s worst nightmare: microburst” published nationally by October 2011.
History has it that, precisely in 8th to the end of the 13th century, Islam had patronized and fostered the Greek scientific heritage in the field of medicine, astronomy,mathematics, physics, chemistry and philosophy. Islam continued to add new scientific achievements which bear witness that Muslim were deeply and seriously interested in scientific research. It was on the cream of the Islamic scientific achievement of Andalusia that the European Renaissance and its modern scientific inventions were based.
These three brave women are among the very few Muslims in the field of Physics here in Philippines, who serve as catalysts to motivate us and the future generation to lead the "revival" of scholastic attitude and scientific advancement in this modern age among muslims.
To these sisters, More power to all of you!
astig sila!! sana dumami pa ang katulad nila...
ReplyDeletethey should be given awards. they are disguished muslim women! Jazakallah for posting this.
ReplyDeleteNice work brother. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIndeed only few muslims are entering the field of Physics. Yet in fact, it is the Science that leads in discovering new phenomena!
Two thumbs up to these muslim women!
That's my girls!
ReplyDeleteWow, galing naman! Sometimes we neglect our own gender,esp. in the field of Math or Physics...Because usually, it's boys or male professors right?... Thinking intellectuals are just a monopoly in a certain group etc. But with this blog, I guess it's more evident & a living proof that Muslims esp. Muslim women can! Bongga tlg tayong mga babae! Go girls!-Aixa
Ms. Faridah Calaca was my teacher in Physics ib that school. she is really telented, skillful and brilliant teacher. she is one of the kind that students must meet.
ReplyDeleteto all Muslims who shone their whip and led the betterment of MUSLIm community, MABROUK!!!! ---azhe boy----
We really appreciated this post. Alf Mabrouk to them and we'll pray to have more Filipino Muslims like them.
ReplyDeleteThis must be posted to any national news and TV networks in our country in order that every citizens will recognize that there are Muslims who can contribute to the improvement of our country in the field of Science, if given chance to join.
But the problem since then, is most of our Filipino Reporters and Columnists are OFF-LIMIT and always disregards the good works that were being done by Muslims but they are only fond of making reports when Muslims got mistakes. Most of their reports towards Filipino Muslims were biased.
We'll ask them strongly to be fair in their Reports towards us....
Ms. Faridah Matanog - Calaca was one of my mentor way back to my 4th year high school times. She is the best Physics teacher that I've met ever. She was the one contributed a lot on my Physics knowledge and give me also a courage to pursue a course in BS Civil Engineering in Mindanao State University - Marawi City (Main Campus).
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you Ma'am Faring, am so proud of you!!!!
DCMNCHS also proud of you....
Keep up the good work, soar high Filipino Muslim Women,especially to all Filipino Muslims.
-abz_17
Miss Ameera Jose is my friend. She is a very religious girl, very intelligent and loves science and Philosophy. Congratz, friend
ReplyDeletemashaallah. may allah bless u and all of us. May i ALso became an physicist someday. allahumma ammen.
ReplyDeleteMaasha-Allah... mabrook sisters... am proud to all of you... keep it up and conquer the world of Physics.. GO Go Go... -princearief-
ReplyDeleteameera jose, make them (Family and Friends) more proud.. you made a good example.. Mabrook to all 3 of you sisters in Islam..
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