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Women In Mosques
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On news pictures showing Muslims at prayer in mosques I notice that it is all men doing so, are ladies not allowed there?
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Ladies do go to mosques, but they are segregated from the men. It is highly unusual to take photos of women at prayer inside a mosque.
16:15 Mon 08th Jul 2013
Em, good link. I wonder how those students, male or female, who support segregation, deal with mixed study, attending lectures, etc? I can't recall hearing a fuss about that.
//PhD student Michael Jathe, who also attended the UCL event, says universities must define very clearly what they mean by "voluntary" so that heavy-handed "encouragement" to segregate does not creep in. "I believe some religious groups are trying to carve out areas of public space where they can set the rules.//
Sounds suspiciously like he could be right.
//PhD student Michael Jathe, who also attended the UCL event, says universities must define very clearly what they mean by "voluntary" so that heavy-handed "encouragement" to segregate does not creep in. "I believe some religious groups are trying to carve out areas of public space where they can set the rules.//
Sounds suspiciously like he could be right.
not suspiciously like, is, this is another thing that has been creeping into mainstream schools, universities, i do not understand this from the university point of view, seeing as how for too long women struggled to get an education, and go to university, if it's mixed its mixed, not you sit at the back because you are a woman, thus promoting overt sexism.
"If three people were asked to leave before the fourth protest finally caused segregation to be abandoned, it was not halted almost immediately. However, I can understand why a religious apologist would want to convey that impression."
What on earth are you whittering on about - just another tedious dig?
My point referred to the sexist statement inferred by em10 - both sexes are affected by segragation. And whether it was almost immediately, an hour later or a day later, in my opinion, the sooner it was nipped in the bud the better.
What on earth are you whittering on about - just another tedious dig?
My point referred to the sexist statement inferred by em10 - both sexes are affected by segragation. And whether it was almost immediately, an hour later or a day later, in my opinion, the sooner it was nipped in the bud the better.
Octavius, I’ll try. Firstly, your edit of the report gave the impression that a single protest resulted in the immediate abandonment of segregation, thereby trivialising what was actually an on-going problem that remained unresolved until a fourth person protested. Secondly, since you regularly appear to support religion in whatever guise it rears its head on AB, you come across as an apologist – and actually, I don’t think I’m alone in having gained that impression. I hope that explains my take on it.
Yes men do impose the segregation - women don't have a voice on such matters, even though many agree with it. Very observant Muslim men won't shake hands with, or even look at a woman who isn't a close family member - so they expect to be segregated from women. Strictly observant Jews have very similar foibles. Ironic really, but since Islam was, in the main, lifted directly from Judaism and Christianity, it's understandable.
