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Even as the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing Hindu women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple has set off protests in Kerala, a Muslim women’s organisation is moving the court demanding the right to worship and lead prayers in mosques.
The Nisa Progressive Muslim Women’s Forum, popularly known as Nisa, meaning women in Arabic, said they would petition the apex court by the end of the month. Nisa is based in Kerala’s Kozhikode.
Though Islamic law does not bar women from praying in mosques, Kerala’s more traditionalist Sunni Muslims keep women out of their places of worship. Sunnis make up the majority of Kerala’s Muslims, who constitute 26% of the state’s population. By contrast, mosques administered by the ultraconservative Salafi sects and the sociopolitical organisation Jama’at-e-Islami provide segregated prayer spaces for women.
Encouraged by Sabarimala ruling, Kerala Muslim women’s group will demand right to pray in mosques
The Nisa Progressive Muslim Women’s Forum, popularly known as Nisa, meaning women in Arabic, said they would petition the apex court by the end of the month. Nisa is based in Kerala’s Kozhikode.
Though Islamic law does not bar women from praying in mosques, Kerala’s more traditionalist Sunni Muslims keep women out of their places of worship. Sunnis make up the majority of Kerala’s Muslims, who constitute 26% of the state’s population. By contrast, mosques administered by the ultraconservative Salafi sects and the sociopolitical organisation Jama’at-e-Islami provide segregated prayer spaces for women.
Encouraged by Sabarimala ruling, Kerala Muslim women’s group will demand right to pray in mosques
