After 4-year detention, Mirwaiz arrives to a hero’s welcome at mosque
His supporters showered flower petals and raised slogans hailing the Hurriyat Conference chairman as he entered the Srinagar’s grand mosque.
In an unprecedented step, Jama Masjid Mosque Management Committee banned the entry of a lone woman or a group of women into the mosque complex on Thursday. The announcement underlines that in order for women to gain access to the Jama Masjid complex, they need to be accompanied by a male member of their family.
The Jama Masjid administration has placed sign boards outside the mosque that reads in Hindi, “Entering into the mosque for one girl or girls alone is prohibited”. The sign boards have been installed outside each of the mosque’s three entrances.
The Chairperson for Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, said she will issue a notice to the Jama Masjid administration over the issue and added that no one has the right to issue such a ban.
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जामा मस्जिद में महिलाओं की एंट्री रोकने का फ़ैसला बिलकुल ग़लत है। जितना हक एक पुरुष को इबादत का है उतना ही एक महिला को भी। मैं जामा मस्जिद के इमाम को नोटिस जारी कर रही हूँ। इस तरह महिलाओं की एंट्री बैन करने का अधिकार किसी को नहीं है।
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) November 24, 2022
Meanwhile, Sabiullah Khan, the Public Relations Officer for Jama Masjid upheld the move, announcing the ban is to prevent women shooting videos for social media as it offends the people who are there to offer namaaz. “No restrictions on families or married couples,” he said.
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