Women In Mosques

[Mags22]

On news pictures showing Muslims at prayer in mosques I notice that it is all men doing so, are ladies not allowed there?

[sandyRoe]

No need. It will be indelibly etched in my minds eye.

[naomi24]

It's a pretty pathetic endorsement to cling on to - but needs must I suppose.

Night all.

[naomi24]

Jim. Just about to log off when I saw your post. I'm sure that's not true.

Night.

[sandyRoe]

I prefere to see it as the first chink in what was a seemingly impenetrable wall.

[grasscarp]

Sandy you were not alone in your surprise. I had to read and re-read ....

[jim360]

It probably isn't entirely true, but it does feel like it at times. Then again I have a persecution complex. Or, alternatively, I really am that bad at debating.

Night!

[naomi24]

sandyRoe, //I prefere to see it as the first chink in what was a seemingly impenetrable wall.//

Religion and over-active imaginations go hand in hand. Just as well for me I added a little wink there.

Grasscarp, take note.

Mags22, sorry for this nonsensical departure from your question. Entirely unintended on my part, I assure you.

[emmie]

women are segregated,

[sandyRoe]

Naomi, may I take this opportunity to apologise for impugning the strength of your convictions last evening? Sharingan was right, it was very hot and I think the heat may have addled my brains.

[emmie]

as groucho said, i wouldn't want to belong to any club, that would have me as a member,

religion is the bane of people's lives. and i don't understand sandyr comments at all.

[sandyRoe]

Em, last night Naomi made a statement which appeared to show she thought there was some merit in Christianity. There is more joy in Heaven over one lost sinner who repents...
But it was just I was reading too much into it. :-(

[emmie]

ok, i thought it was something to do with this post...

[naomi24]

sandyRoe, it's nothing new so I doubt it - but thanks for the apology.

Em, his comments and all the other twaddle came as the result of a flippant remark I made. I joke at my peril!! ;o)

Back to the subject.

It’s not only in mosques that women are set apart. Women are precluded from teaching men – but they are allowed to teach young children.

[emmie]

as we all know don't joke, especially not about religion, some take it way too seriously... no wonder i despise those who put forward the idea of segration of the sexes, be it in mosque, church, synagogue.

[ludwig]

// A boy and his girl friend can not eat or be together in public as they can in the west. The penalty for doing so would be a public flogging or worse ! //

What a barbaric 5hith0le.

[meglet]

Sorry I should have clarified, married men and women are not segregated from eating in public. They do have screens sometimes around tables but that is so women can remove their niqabs to eat. The strictly religious might insist on it in their houses, but this hasn't been by experience in any Saudi's house I've been in.

As for singles, they can't mix at all, in public or otherwise, so therefore wouldn't be able to eat together in any case.

[naomi24]

Women's rights (an oxymoron) in Saudi Arabia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia

[Octavius]

In my experience, when a young lad I was working with in Riyadh decided to take a nurse out for a drive in the desert, he got stopped by the police and they were severely told off with warnings of deportation. A silly mistake really when the rules of the country we were living in are very clear.

[keyplus90]

Ladies are allowed in the mosque but usually have seperate place (or hall) inthe same mosque for them.