“Biases against Muslim women’s access to mosques are more pronounced today than at any time in the Islamic history of India.”
A member of Muslim Women’s Study Circle visits the 14th-century Begumpuri masjid in South Delhi.
“Biases against Muslim women’s access to mosques are more pronounced today than at any time in the Islamic history of India,” Salam writes. To Humaira Khan, a researcher from Mumbai, the exclusion of women sends a clear message that the mosque is no place for women and their leadership. “Mosques are considered men’s spaces, just as the cultivation and production of religious knowledge has traditionally been considered a man’s area,” says Hafsa Lodi, an author and journalist who writes on the intersection of faith, fashion, and culture. “Few female religious scholars are given credibility, space, or praise by proponents of institutionalized Islam,” says Lodi, who also holds a master’s degree in Islamic law.
“Even if you tell them [clerics] that your prayers are being delayed, it is not convincing enough for them to let you pray there," explains Mariam. “We were all so excited to go and pray together,” says Saira Manzoor, a social activist who is a member of the collective. “We were excited to learn the etiquette of entering the mosque, praying in congregation, and making together. Some women had never been into a mosque. It was such a spiritual and emotional experience for them.”The Muslim Women’s Study Circle is a collective of Muslim women who come from various parts of India, and diverse social and educational backgrounds.
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