(RNS) — In late March, Rabi’a Keeble, the founder of Qal’bu Maryam, a women-centered mosque in Berkeley, California, announced her decision to close the place of worship due to diminishing resources ...

The debate surrounding Muslim women’s entry into mosques is no longer confined to courtrooms or religious committees. It has ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) - The second mosque in the United States led solely by women held its inaugural service in California on Friday, but unlike a Los Angeles congregation that opened two years ...

Last Friday was the first day of prayer in the Women’s Mosque of America, located in downtown Los Angeles. It’s available only to women—the first of its kind in the United States. More than 100 women ...

One Muslim woman in California has made history by starting the first all-female mosque in the United States. It opened last week in Los Angeles. The Women's Mosque was hosted in a modest, multifaith ...

On a Wednesday evening in April, seven women gathered on a beach near Los Angeles to pray maghrib, the fourth of five daily Islamic prayers. It was their way of paying tribute to their friend Hasna ...

M. Hasna Maznavi, one of the co-founders of the Women’s Mosque of America in Los Angeles, died Wednesday from complications related to Type 1 diabetes, her family said in a statement. She was 39. Her ...

A downtown Los Angeles interfaith center that once served as a synagogue was the site of a historic worship service last week, as dozens of women gathered for Friday Muslim prayers in what is being ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. M. Hasna Maznavi, one of the ...

In the Spring of 2022, I spent the last nights of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha in Havana, Cuba. I made it to Mezquita Abdallah, the only mosque in the whole country, before the sun went down — I’d missed ...

(RNS) — Mosques led by women are disappearing, along with their push for equal rights for women and LGBTQ+ Muslims. (RNS) — In late March, Rabi’a Keeble, the founder of Qal’bu Maryam, a women-centered ...