Leading the mufti; Progress in the Islamic tradition
By Pamela Taylor It’s not often that one is asked to lead a grand mufti in prayer. Especially if one is a woman. Indeed, until this February, no Muslim woman had ever been asked to lead a grand mufti in...

Amina Wadud Leads Mixed Gender Friday Prayer in Barcelona
One of the world’s leading experts on the Qur’an and its discourse on gender led a mixed-gender congregation in a Friday communal prayer in Barcelona, Spain yesterday.

On a Wing and a Prayer: Toronto Helps Make Woman-Led Prayer a Reality
The little prayer that shook the world will truly succeed when similar prayers become just another expression of human love and worship for God, without all the spectacle, without the TV cameras, without the huge controversy. That is why the prayers that took place in Toronto were so important.

Equality As Reality, Not Cliché, in Toronto
Pamela Taylor reinforced the cherished Islamic ideals of equality, love for all, tolerance and universal brotherhood.

Prayer with a Purpose
I felt the heavens smiling on us and I took a deep breath of peace. The time for Friday prayers was near.

‘As You Are, You Will be Led’: Khaled Abou El Fadl Leads a Town Hall Meeting on Woman-Led Prayer in Los Angeles
PMU put on its first such town hall meeting in Los Angeles on June 5, and invited UCLA Law Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl to give the keynote speech.

Erudition as dead-end: Hina Azam and the perils of legal dogmatism
By Hussein Ibish Dr. Hina Azam’s A Critique Of The Argument For Woman-Led Friday Prayers, which challenges the legitimacy of the March 18 mixed-gender congregation prayer in New York City led by Dr. Amina Wadud, is a perfect example of...

Showdown with Satan?
Half way through my first rakat I felt someone come and join me to my immediate right. And half way through the rukuh I realized that it was a woman.

First Fruit of the Prayer
I don’t care how conservative you are, how much you say you’ve never wanted to be imam: Every girl has been to that place. That place of bewildered pain at the misgiving that you might be rated less worthy by God.

March 18th Photo Album
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A Prayer Toward Equality
By standing behind Amina Wadud today, we will be clearing the deck of distractions and acknowledging the egalitarianism that permeates Islam.

The Secret of Why Only Men Can Lead Prayer: An Interview with Saudi Scientist Dr. Muhammad bin Saad an-Nutfah
Since most women are born without a right testicle, they are barred from achieving the level of Quranic knowledge required to lead prayer.

A Statement from the Organizers of the March 18th Woman-led Jum’ah Prayer
Fundamentally, this event is about Muslim women reclaiming their rightful place in Islam. It is not about any specific person or personality. Our sole agenda is to help create Muslim communities that reflect the egalitarian nature of Islam.

Not Heroic Enough?
The abysmal situation of Muslim women in their societies is fundamentally linked to the decision to organize this woman-led prayer. In many parts of the Muslim world, women are treated as inferior on ideological and theological grounds.

No, We Don’t Have More Important Issues: In Support of Women-Led Prayer
I demand to know where the Muslim Women’s League stands on this issue. I demand to know where the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) stands on this issue. I demand to know where the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) stands on this issue. And KARAMAH, the American Sufi Muslim Association, Women in Islam, Azizah Magazine, and other groups who speak for Muslims and Muslim women. Please tell us clearly what you think.

What Would the Prophet Do? The Islamic Basis for Female-Led Prayer
The March 18 event is an excellent opportunity to outline the evidence in support of women’s position as spiritual equals and leaders, as well as responses to some of the most commonly used arguments against women leading congregational prayers.

Make History! Reclaim Our Faith! Endorse Now!
We are calling on everyone in our community to speak out loud and clear in favor of reclaiming our faith of justice and compassion for all people, women and men, by endorsing this event, either individually or on behalf of your mosque or organization.