Plans announced for UK's first women only mosque in Bradford

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Monday 04 May 2015 - 11:53 Makkah mean time-15-7-1436 (Image from file) Bradford, UK (IINA) – British Muslim women have announced plans for the country’s first women-only mosque, which is designed to serve as a platform to offer adequate religious service for women. Bana Gora, the chief executive of the Muslim Women's Council, made the announcement here on Saturday on the first day of the Daughters of Eve conference, which involved women from across the country coming together to discuss issues including Sharia Law and the portrayal of Muslims in the media. The announcement of Bradford Mosque Project (BMP) culminated a yearlong effort to find a suitable facility in the city's existing mosques. Gora expects the idea to create some debate, such as whether women would be able to lead prayers in the new mosque. Gora said for the past year the Council has been looking at facilities in the city's existing mosques and this led to drawing up of BMP. She said, "The aim of the Bradford Mosque Project is to build a mosque for women, and run by women. It would be the first of its kind in the UK. "We hope that this is something we can start in the next couple of months." She said the idea had already created some debate, such as whether women would be able to lead prayers in the new mosque. SM/IINA