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| Woman fights for gender equality in West Virginia mosque |
| 2004-02-01 |
| A woman is trying to break a gender barrier -- in her West Virginia mosque.Asra Nomani is filing a discrimination complaint against a mosque that asks women to enter by a side door. The Morgantown congregation also separates men and women during prayer services. Three months ago, Nomani, her mother and niece entered the mosque through the front door and began praying in the main room.Nomani claims the men then broke off the service and tried to intimidate her into leaving. She and her father -- a mosque board member -- have complained to police.The mosque board plans to meet soon on the situation, but will give no other comment.The dispute comes as research indicates more US mosques are separating men and women during prayer. |
| Posted by:TS |
| #10 Good question, SH, everything else in WVA is, but I believe in this case it's a question of separation of |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-2-1 11:21:36 PM |
| #9 Sorry, meant isn't. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-1 9:29:03 PM |
| #8 Why is the mosque named after Byrd? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-1 9:28:25 PM |
| #7 Ol' Asra's got some, er, ovaries, eh? Wonder if NOW, the ACLU, etc. will back her up.... |
| Posted by: wuzzalib 2004-2-1 9:16:09 PM |
| #6 This is the sort of action I want to see from American Muslims as the ROP is infiltrated by freedom and democracy. (Hey! It could happen!) Kudos to this woman for standing up to these divisive gendermongering creeps (ok, I made up that word - gendermongering. Humor me, ok?). If she wins, we win. May she succeed and prosper. |
| Posted by: Quana 2004-2-1 6:53:03 PM |
| #5 "a mosque that asks women to enter by a side door" Unless there is a Unitarian version of Islam, I believe that ALL moskks REQUIRE wymyn to enter via a separate, usually obscure, door. The ornate grand entrance is reserved for the myn. |
| Posted by: ,comma 2004-2-1 5:28:32 PM |
| #4 Why would this surprise anyone? It is but one of the many reasons that islam does indeed suck. It is not a religion of peace. It is a religion of submission and servitude. It could be a religion of peace, if it underwent a reformation. Until then, it is not much more than a bloody death cult. |
| Posted by: Islam Sucks 2004-2-1 4:37:39 PM |
| #3 snicker! Today's news is just full of "you made your bed now sleep in it" stuff. |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-1 3:48:45 PM |
| #2 I'm surprised to read "West Virginia" and "mosque" in the same sentence. I just can't envision it. Guess I'm out of touch. (And before the smart remarks start, no, I'm not from New York. I grew up about 20 miles from the West Virginia border, and had relatives there. Beautiful, mountainous, very rural state. But mosques?) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-2-1 3:47:24 PM |
| #1 This should be fun. Fred, is it my turn to bring the popcorn? |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-2-1 3:21:28 PM |