Women only mosque in LA

Women only mosque in LA
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Women Only Mosque in Los Angeles. A downtown Los Angeles mosque that forbids men from attending may be the first of its kind in the United States.

Los Angeles: A downtown Los Angeles mosque that forbids men from attending may be the first of its kind in the United States.

The Los Angeles Times reports that more than 100 women gathered Friday at the interfaith Pico-Union Project for the inaugural prayer marking the launch of the Women's Mosque of America, a nonprofit hoping to create space where Muslim women can learn and connect with other women."Muslim women haven't had a forum," Yasmeen Ruhge, a cardiologist from Pasadena, said as she waited for the service to begin.

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