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Article: Mosques open to female worshippers.
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- Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- September 5, 2009
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Byline: Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
Sharjah: Mosques in the emirate of Sharjah open their doors to female worshippers in Ramadan even though they may not usually do so during the rest of the year.
"Not all mosques provide a female prayer room, and that may be because there is simply no demand for it during the year. But during Ramadan, mosques have instructions to provide access to women, and the imam has the responsibility to make the necessary arrangements," says Abdullah Omran Al Khayyal, Director of Mosque Affairs at the Sharjah Department of Islamic Affairs.
"All the mosques are open to women and nobody should think otherwise," he ...