tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post8617557676740290753..comments2023-06-25T11:25:37.908-04:00Comments on Inquisitive Muslimah: Women & the MosqueAalyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02962364965528539568noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-86730214465437785972009-05-28T10:16:51.173-04:002009-05-28T10:16:51.173-04:00Thank you for the comments! They are varied and ea...Thank you for the comments! They are varied and each one has a great point! <br />Personally I still like praying in the same space, and I got that chance last Eid (behind the men) and it was really different! <br /><br />I think open and honest dialogue will get us far! <br /><br />Thanks!Aalyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962364965528539568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-73655308422781975592009-05-27T21:31:55.113-04:002009-05-27T21:31:55.113-04:00Although I'm presently staying in a Muslim country...Although I'm presently staying in a Muslim country, there are mosques that have various kinds of segregation whilst there are a paltry of others that doesn't. I personally prefer the ones with segregation hence I'm with Umm Travis and Jamilah. :)Hajar Alwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080749465091091832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-81550625191147851972009-05-24T03:47:59.081-04:002009-05-24T03:47:59.081-04:00I can understand how those with niqab (and those w...I can understand how those with niqab (and those without who like it) prefer the separation. I personally do not, and would LOVE to someday pray in the same prayer hall as the brothers. I'm not saying I want to be next to them, but way at the back is fine. All of the mosques here in the Pacific Northwest are totally segregated - the women are normally in a separate room upstairs or in a different building. :( All of the ones I saw in Turkey had women upstairs in a tiny balcony or off in a separate room. But the difference in Turkey is everyone you know is Muslim, so you get to always be around other Muslims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-90754415879922597922009-01-31T23:55:00.000-05:002009-01-31T23:55:00.000-05:00I agree with UmmTravis... I like the separation......I agree with UmmTravis... I like the separation... it gives me a chance to lift my veil, and see the others around me. Its safe and calm behind our divider. I have no desire to be a part of the gang with the brothers.Jamilahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620206144107871079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-30785381738654232852009-01-30T10:13:00.000-05:002009-01-30T10:13:00.000-05:00Asalaam walikum,You guys are forbidden from mosqu...Asalaam walikum,<BR/><BR/>You guys are forbidden from mosque??? Thats haram, you are given the right to go to mosque! This is sad, and they wonder why females aren't that interested in the deen because they make it hard for them to enjoy the deen. asturgallah, May Allah guide us all.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I love to pray with my brothers and sisters, but yeah it can be disappointing not seeing sisters. But we just make dua for them. Sometimes its not their fault, like the females in India and other situations that prevent them from going.<BR/><BR/>I would go the masjid more often if I had transportation there, and I'm not going to walk by myself up there, I dont feel comfortable doing so :(Almallenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964342028436232793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-2019603980974789992009-01-30T09:03:00.000-05:002009-01-30T09:03:00.000-05:00AsSalaam Alaykum sis,were I come from(India),women...AsSalaam Alaykum sis,<BR/>were I come from(India),women are still forbidden in the mosque.It was definitely a relieve in US mosques,which provide space for women to pray.Yasmeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656826241218622482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-23333983970032456882009-01-29T15:47:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:47:00.000-05:00wa alaikum assalamI can understand about the priva...wa alaikum assalam<BR/><BR/>I can understand about the privacy but I just personally feel the need to be a part of the group :) Indeed when it is a mass prayer then it is nice to be in one place!<BR/><BR/>Inspired: I too don't like segregation. I think that idea of having one side with sisters the other brothers is a fantastic idea! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments!Aalyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962364965528539568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-70537348781919000372009-01-29T15:34:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:34:00.000-05:00Salaam sis. Interesting story. I do not go to the ...Salaam sis. Interesting story. I do not go to the masjid very often, and Iam not that comfortable there. I personally do not like the segregation. Its weird to me. I dont like feeling like I dont belong or like a second class citizen. I have been to one masjid where there was a mens section and a women's section but it was one room divided in half. the women were on the left and the men were on the right, I liked this very much. We were separated but we werent behind them or in another room off the main room barely able to hear.Inspired Muslimahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836652987875917707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3232363564912219130.post-83047153140999456522009-01-29T14:52:00.000-05:002009-01-29T14:52:00.000-05:00assalamu alaykum!I prayed taraweeh behind the men ...assalamu alaykum!<BR/><BR/>I prayed taraweeh behind the men in the musjid here in Egypt... but I found it to be a pain :( I had to keep my niqab down for one... and I dont know... I just like the privacy :)<BR/><BR/>I read on someones blog not long ago, how they fought to have the barrier removed in the mosque, then later when she wanted to breastfeed, she realized one of the reasons why some women prefer to have the barrier up...<BR/><BR/>Also when I meet sisters for the first time I prefer to be in the musjid, a "public" place but where I can lift my niqab... so - ya.. I prefer the segregation, but in times of mass prayer, I dont mind the barrier being lifted... its usually like that here alhumdullah.بنت بيترhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948124343720738832noreply@blogger.com