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First all-female mosque opens in Los Angeles
First all-female mosque opens in Los Angeles
The first women-only mosque in the United States opened its doors in Los Angeles on Friday with an inaugural jummah, or prayer, by Edina Lekovic of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. The mosque is housed in a century-old multifaith worship space near downtown. Originally built as a synagogue, Pico-Union is now the home of the nonprofit Women’s Mosque as well as several Jewish and Christian groups.
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Read more: Novelty among the roughly 2,000 mosques in the U.S.
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