Dr. Jeffrey Lang- Women & the Mosque: The North American Muslim Community's Challenge (Part 1/3)

An excerpt from Dr. Jeffrey Lang's new book read at a workshop in Montreal in October, 2007.

Dr. Jeffrey Lang was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1954. He grew up in a Roman Catholic family but became atheist by the time he was 18. In the early 80s, however, he converted to Islam and since then, he has been an active and influential voice in Islamic Circles throughout America.

Dr. Lang is currently a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Kansas in the US.

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[abdelbaasit1]

yea, you're right.

Also, I read a hadeeth in the Saheeh, that the Prophet said: لا تمنعوا إماء الله مساجد الله "Do not prevent the female servants of Allah, from going to the Masjids of Allah."

[osecen]

I was so much touched from the video. I can relate to his experience at some level. May Allay give him more strength in his mission.

[azadam1000]

women in mosque no problem , just dont mix males and females in one room, if that happens its shirk

[LuqmanNaq]

@schmezl I'm no longer as muslim, just to let you know. If you want to know why this is a youtube channel I made critiquing Islam. Please feel free to create response videos to my critiques and leave comments... /user/strangestdude

[schmezl]

@LuqmanNaq There is no such thing as a heirarchy for scholar in Islam. Please stop your attempts to bring any thing of the such nature under the influence of Pauline Doctrine on Christianity.

[schmezl]

@LuqmanNaq Ahhh... you want to outsource your reason and understanding to the Ulemas and Organisations... This whole institution of Maulviat came into place because common people stopped reading Quran themselves. Islam is not only for the so called Ulemas to understand. Its for everybody. Everbody would understand it in his or her own context and then explain it. Ulemas does nothing more than Dr. Lang here.

[thekillerose]

Masha Allah bro! Very well spoken. He thinks very deep into things. Well done :D

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[beewz]

it is culture not religion .......

it is culture not Islam.....

[kopyob]

WOW. Jeff's wife dared to go to the mosque. What a heroine.

You would never see that here in Britain due to the inherited culture from Bangladesh

[LuqmanNaq]

I find it amazing that a non-scholar is writing and addressing such important issues. I'm saddened that this isn't given more attention by Ulema and Islamic organizations.