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| All Covered Up in Cairo |
If you are a woman and you want to enter a public mosque, your arms, legs, body, and head must all be covered, but your shoes must be off.
I guess Allah only likes clean feet. Shoes stay outside.
The Muslims are extremely modest and covered up, not just in the mosques, but also on the street. I am OK with modesty, however...
Muslim women are required to pray upstairs out of view in the mosque, lest their presence distract the men.
As far as I know, women are not allowed to be the Iman, nor sing the call to prayer.
As an American feminist, it is vaguely similar to the Catholic Church I grew up in the sixties.
Before we call the Muslims behind the times, let's ask ourselves why women are still not allowed to be Catholic priests in America.
Not much has changed since the days when I was a little girl in America, wearing a veil atop my head and modest clothing to Church every Sunday.
Considering that American society has loosened up greatly when it comes to gay marriage, women holding office in Congress, acceptance of abortion under certain circumstances, and widespread use of birth control, why are women still not allowed to be Catholic priests, when men are not exactly clamoring to join up?
Traditional religions often discriminate against women, even in this day and age. And it is time it stopped.
Yours very truly,
Patsie
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