Muslim scientists who are encountering discrimination on a daily basis
Reflecting barriers facing Muslim scientists after a Texas student was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school, many students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) expressed fears over the growing Islamophobia in the campus.
Muslim students said that the story of Ahmed Mohamed and his clock is not an isolated incident.
A few months ago, MIT Muslim students have been a target of hate campaign when an Islamophobic group created a video calling MIT a hotbed of terror.
Many Muslim students in the sciences, tech, engineering and math fields see Ahmed’s case as just one example of assumptions Muslim students and scientists must fight.
Religion is the main challenge that faces Muslim scientists who are encountering discrimination on a daily basis.
