Thursday, October 1, 2015

Common Prayers of men and women together shoulder to shoulder in in Tahrir Square Egypt

 What Does This Photo of Men and Women Praying Together in Tahrir Square Signify? by Nancy Rosenbaum, producer On February 1st, this photograph was posted on Twitter with the caption: “In Tahrir Square in Cairo, men and women pray together just like at the Haram in Makkah, gender boundaries have been transcended and the only thing that matters is that they are Egyptians who want freedom!” To see Muslim women and men praying next to each other in an Egyptian public square is worthy of noting. We wonder what it suggests about bigger changes afoot in Egypt? We reached out to commentators Melody Moezzi and Mona Eltahawy via Twitter for some context and perspective. Moezzi replied: “In the time of the Prophet, men and women prayed side by side. Today in Mecca, men and women pray side by side. This should be good enough for the rest of the world then — to end segregation in mosques and in prayer. That’s what the comment is getting at.” Eltahaway reached out to her broad sphere of followers on Twitter. One of Eltahaway’s Twitter followers added (with a smiley emoticon appended to the end: “The segregation angle comes into play only when you are inside a mosque. Believe it or not, Islam is a flexible religion.” What do you see in the photograph that might add to our understanding? Do you have other insights that might train our eyes to see differently? Are there details to which we should pay greater attention, which, in turn, would add to its meaning and significance? (photo: S. Habib/Twitpic)


Men and Women Praying Together in Tahrir Square


Beautiful.

Sadly few women participated. Shame.

Men and women pray together shoulder to shoulder in the Sacrifice al-Adha Eid in Egypt.
I believe this is beautiful and very spiritual as long as men and women are related within family.
It will be great that the rest of the Muslim world follow suite.

Comments

The image says this to me: Before God, we are all one. And in His presence, we put down our symbols, let evaporate the differences we have created that we've allowed to divide us, restore to ourselves the dignity of being human and working and praying and hoping for the common good.

 I think its lovely that there are women in the front row. Men and women pray together in Mecca and if its good enough for Mecca, then it should be good enough enywhere else in the world. I look at the photo and see a group of Muslims who are praying with a real presence and as a real community - all equal before God.





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