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Islamic Bill of Rights for Women
New York - Breaking with Muslim traditions that only men lead prayers, a small group of American women planned to conduct the practise on Friday, sending shockwaves through mosques in New York City.
Amina Wadud, professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and a leader of the Muslim WakeUp group, was to lead and deliver a sermon to a mixed-gender gathering at the Synod House of the Cathedral of St John the Divine in the upper West side of Manhattan.
Amina Wadud, professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and a leader of the Muslim WakeUp group, was to lead and deliver a sermon to a mixed-gender gathering at the Synod House of the Cathedral of St John the Divine in the upper West side of Manhattan.
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1678638,00.html
Text of the 10-point in the Mosque, presented Friday by author and Islamic activist Asra Q. Nomani during the controversial mixed-gender Muslim prayer held in New York.
1 Woman have an Islamic right to enter a mosque.
2 Women have an Islamic right to enter through the main door.
3 Women have an Islamic right to visual and auditory access to the main sanctuary, or musalla.
4 Women have an Islamic right to pray in the musalla without being separated by a barrier, including in the front and in the mixed-gender congregational lines.
5 Women have an Islamic right to address any and all members of the congregation.
6 Women have an Islamic right to hold leadership positions, including positions as prayer leaders, or imams, and as members of the board of directors and management committees.
7 Women have an Islamic right to be full participants in all congregational activities.
8 Women have an Islamic right to lead and participate in meetings, study sessions, and other community activities without being separated by a barrier.
9 Women have an Islamic right to be greeted and addressed cordially.
10 Women have an Islamic right to respectful treatment and exemption from gossip and slander.
Text of the 10-point in the Mosque, presented Friday by author and Islamic activist Asra Q. Nomani during the controversial mixed-gender Muslim prayer held in New York.
1 Woman have an Islamic right to enter a mosque.
2 Women have an Islamic right to enter through the main door.
3 Women have an Islamic right to visual and auditory access to the main sanctuary, or musalla.
4 Women have an Islamic right to pray in the musalla without being separated by a barrier, including in the front and in the mixed-gender congregational lines.
5 Women have an Islamic right to address any and all members of the congregation.
6 Women have an Islamic right to hold leadership positions, including positions as prayer leaders, or imams, and as members of the board of directors and management committees.
7 Women have an Islamic right to be full participants in all congregational activities.
8 Women have an Islamic right to lead and participate in meetings, study sessions, and other community activities without being separated by a barrier.
9 Women have an Islamic right to be greeted and addressed cordially.
10 Women have an Islamic right to respectful treatment and exemption from gossip and slander.
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§But can they organize against the Patriarchy?
But can they organize a women's political party to dismantle the Patriarchy? (Let's hope that they take that right!)
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