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Women’s Mosque? Women’s Empowerment?

Nasir al-Mulk or Pink mosque , Shiraz, Iran. (Photo Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganj)
Photo by Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganj

By Khalid Baig

Posted: 11 Rabi al-Thani 1436, 1 February 2015

The Women’s Mosque of America has started operations in Los Angeles. It is not a mosque per se, but the name of a non-profit organization. It began with holding female only Jumuah prayers, in an old synagogue with Stars of David etched on the stained glass windows. The decision to use this venue was made to “promote peace.”