Women's Mosque of America

The Women's Mosque of America is a women's mosque based in Los Angeles, California. Opened in 2015, it is located in a multifaith cultural center in the Pico-Union district.[1] It is the first female-only mosque in the United States.[2]

The Women's Mosque opened its doors on January 30, 2015. At the inaugural Jumu'ah, the khutbah was delivered by Edina Lekovic. The mosque holds a women-only Jumu'ah once a month and hosts co-ed educational programs.[3] Women are not required to wear headscarves at the mosque.[4]

The mosque's co-presidents are attorney Sana Muttalib and filmmaker M. Hasna Maznavi.[3] The board of directors has six members and includes Lekovic, filmmaker Nia Malika Dixon, Zaiba Omar, Mahin Ibrahim, and Logan Siler.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Audi, Tamara. "Feeling Unwelcome at Mosques, 2 Women Start Their Own in L.A. New Entity Believed to Be the First of Its Kind in the U.S." The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Root, Kristen (July 17, 2015). "Women-only mosque in Los Angeles is the first of its kind in the U.S.". Women in the World.
  3. 1 2 Street, Nick (February 3, 2015). "First all-female mosque opens in Los Angeles". Al Jazeera America.
  4. ↑ Lee, Elizabeth (April 2, 2015). "Unconventional All-Women's Mosque Opens in Los Angeles". Voice of America.

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Coordinates: 34°2′44.002″N 118°16′27.001″W / 34.04555611°N 118.27416694°W / 34.04555611; -118.27416694


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