In the Islamic tradition, modesty is highly valued and the women are required to cover up always, especially while praying. It is a sign of respect and humility before God.

A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow women to preach and pray beside men sparked a backlash in the world’s largest ...

Women and girls as they watch from the loft of the Islamic Center of South Jersey as speakers address men attending a town hall meeting at the mosque on May, 18, 2007, in Palmyra, N.J. (AP Photo) ...

Then several young Muslim women privately confided in Tricia Pethic, 22, the only woman on the mosque board of directors. They found it difficult to fully engage in prayer guided only by a ...

Four women live there now. It also is used for prayer by homeless Muslims, who can go into the gray-and-blue tiled foyer when they cannot go to a mosque.