Muslim women challenge mosque gender

**Humbler_359** · 03-09-2010

Muslim women challenge mosque gender separation in United States

WASHINGTON: A group of Muslim women risked arrest on Sunday as they sought to pray in the main area of the Islamic Centre of Washington – an area ordinarily reserved exclusively for men.

“Wooden barriers have to be taken down and women have to be allowed to join, to pray behind the men in the main praying area. That’s our request,” said Fatima Thompson, an American Muslim who converted to the faith 18 years ago. “We are against gender segregation, against the fact that women are put aside or in a totally different room at the mosque,” added Thompson.

The Sunday protest was the second time women have sought to share the main prayer area at the mosque in Washington DC, after a group of 20 women first tried in February.

Their hair covered with headscarves, the group of six women entered the mosque’s prayer area via the main door usually reserved for men and walked through to the room where around 20 men had already arrived.

The imam presiding over the prayer interrupted proceedings to announce by microphone: “We are going to wait, because some people came to disturb the prayer, until the police come and take care of this issue.”

Within minutes, three police officers arrived and told the women to leave or face arrest.

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What's wrong with revert Fatima and other women, a very lack of understanding on Islam. mixed genders in mosque??

**north_malaysian** · 03-12-2010

Originally Posted by ardianto

Yes, cars.

But, different than buy clothes which you pay it cash and carry that clothes. In this place you only make an appointment with car salesmen that stand by there.

in Malaysia you can get a secondhand car for RM 5,000.00 (USD 1,505.04)

**Al-Indunisiy** · 03-12-2010

I don't know about Jakarta, but in Bandung you can pray then shopping in "pasar kaget" (temporary market) on the street front or besides some masjids, every Friday. You can buy clothes, books, tools, even new car.

So much different from here in Pekanbaru. Everything becomes normal again right after Jum'a prayer*. Though, here usually school children wear traditional malay dresses.

*My account on this might not be entirely correct. Having in mind that I don't exactly live in Pekanbaru.

**ardianto** · 03-13-2010

Originally Posted by north_malaysian

in Malaysia you can get a secondhand car for RM 5,000.00 (USD 1,505.04)

In Indonesia that is enough for buy Daihatsu Charade, ...................................... model 1985.

**ardianto** · 03-13-2010

Originally Posted by Al-Indunisiy

So much different from here in Pekanbaru. Everything becomes normal again right after Jum'a prayer*. Though, here usually school children wear traditional malay dresses.

Actually, although many people trade commodities in many masjid yard, "pasar kaget" are exist only in certain masjids.
The biggest "pasar kaget" is on the street besides masjid Pusdai. Every Friday this street is always closed for traffic and used for "pasar kaget". The shopper are not only men who pray in masjid Pusdai. There are many women come to this "pasar kaget" for buy something.

*My account on this might not be entirely correct. Having in mind that I don't exactly live in Pekanbaru.

So, where do you live ?, Rumbai ?.
Okay, no matter where you live, we can meet in this forum.

**CosmicPathos** · 03-13-2010

If you want to be so adamant to stick to the times of Prophet, and not of rightly guided Caliphs, then throw away all the introductions made by Umer. Was he the one who only heard of the banning of Mutah marriage? Wasnt he the one who "changed" the rules of divorce? If you love only Prophet's time, ignore what these salaf's brought. Change the Islam that you follow today. Burn all written compiled copies of Quran because surely it wasnt so during "Prophet's time."

Those who think and feel that they are being discriminated by the creation of "barrier," you should know that your Prophet has already "discriminated" against you by telling you to stick to the back rows, just because you are women. If you are feeling threatened by the "curtain" in the mosque, your Prophet has already "discriminated" against you by not allowing one of you to lead the prayer of men and women.

Regarding umar's statement, did I forget to the read the word "night?"