There have been a number of conversations on Amaliah about mosques spaces and interactions:

What Are the Social Implications of Mosques Not Having Women’s Sections?

A Response to “Sister, It’s Better for You to Pray at Home”

Recently Nafisa Bakkar, co-founder of Amaliah.com shared her thoughts and experiences on men only mosques. Many brothers and sisters across the globe were shocked and confused about ‘men only mosques’.

 What are your thoughts?

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How do I have more rights to pray in topshop than a mosque

Come on https://t.co/UkumMKy9Oq

— Nafisa/ ????????AMALIAH.COM???????? (@Nafisa_Bakkar) March 14, 2018

I remember when I was doing a course, I was as trying to establish prayer, the course was a couple of weeks long, I sat outside a mosque and cried because there were only about 4 of 40 rows filled for jammat and I couldn’t pray in there.

— Nafisa/ ????????AMALIAH.COM???????? (@Nafisa_Bakkar) March 14, 2018

And I recognise this is my own personal test. But brothers please talk to your people.

— Nafisa/ ????????AMALIAH.COM???????? (@Nafisa_Bakkar) March 14, 2018

It just isn’t sustainable in this day and age.

“Sister it’s better to pray at home” – listen I work full time and then some, I need options when I am out and about. And anyway:https://t.co/1vSxbBjQbX

— Nafisa/ ????????AMALIAH.COM???????? (@Nafisa_Bakkar) March 14, 2018

Many brothers and sisters across the globe were shocked and confused about ‘men only mosques’.

Wow muslims that don’t live in the uk are shocked that we have men only mosques. https://t.co/5vrdfTyXNm

— Nafisa/ ????????AMALIAH.COM???????? (@Nafisa_Bakkar) March 15, 2018

Responses:

Are you telling me that woman are not allowed into the mosque at all? What is the justification here? IIRC woman have as much right to enter the mosque as anyone else.

— Zaid Kriel (@zaidkriel) March 15, 2018

I think I know the mosque you're referring to here. It's honestly very frustrating for women who work nearby because the nearest mosque would then be all the way in Goodge St. Don't know how they get away with it.

— Hafsa Issa-Salwe (@HafsaISalwe) March 15, 2018

I’m not condoning the idea – change starts in small steps. The first step is to at least let women pray in the mosque

— Nafisa/ ????????AMALIAH.COM???????? (@Nafisa_Bakkar) March 15, 2018

Er what? Seriously? What kind of masjids are they? I have never heard of such a thing. Why would they not offer a place for sisters?

— Lassana M. Tunkara (@nibijomu) March 15, 2018