24 April 2005

Pakistani Religious Scholar Endorses Women-Led Prayers

So while you digest the last blog entry on the dismal side of Islam, note this sign of development and progress: "Ghamidi said that Islam did not forbid women from leading prayers or from having separate mosques. He said many restrictions on women claimed by other Islamic scholars was situational. He said that women not leading prayers was only traditional and Islam did not bar it."
I'm not qualified to comment, but it does seem to me to be a hopeful sign.
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