Saima Sitwat is a writer and interfaith educator based in Baltimore. She holds an M.A. in English Linguistics from University of Karachi, Pakistan, Master of Public and International Affairs (MPIA) and Global Studies Certificate from the University of Pittsburgh. She is also a graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh Class XXXV.

In addition to various interfaith boards and leadership positions, Saima has served as the first and only woman president of the Muslim Association of Pittsburgh (MAP). She writes and facilitates conversations on race, religion and identity politics. Her memoir American Muslim: An Immigrant’s Journey, has been shortlisted for William Saroyan International Prize for Writing at Stanford University Libraries and received an Honorable Mention at the San Francisco Book Festival.

Saima is excited to serve as a Board of Trustee for the Parliament of the World’s Religions and continue her vocation as a bridge-builder across faiths and traditions.