Debate over proposed Mosque in Henrico
17 July 2011
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Lorenzo HallReporter/Anchor
HHENRICO COUNTY, VA (WTVR) Some Henrico residents wasted no time telling the county’s planning commission why a mosque should not be built in their neighborhood.
The traffic and noise generated from a mosque are main concerns and also, its proximity to Holladay Elementary School.
Members of the Muslim community want the zoning of a lot behind Holladay Elementary changed from office to residential. A residential classification would allow for a place of worship on the property.
Members who spoke before the commission say they must travel to Chesterfield or pray in a hotel conference room. The Mosque’s investors say they looked at other properties after getting turned down by the commission for the same request back in 2008, but, no other property was accessible enough.
One county resident told the commission, she is not only worried about the exterior of the mosque, but the inside. “They’re not teaching them to love their neighbors. They’re teaching them to take over this country,” says Sue Blake.
In response, one Mosque investor says his family, “works hard in every neighborhood to make sure it’s safe.”
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but it is not like Islam doesn’t value women worshipers. At least from my experiences, you will be able to see lots of women pray during Jumah pray, Maghrib/Dawn pray and Isha/night pray. I can only speak from my side of story which is a stayed at home mum, although muslim women can pray at the mosque as often as they want/need, for muslims women it is better to offer prays at home. I like it like that actually because I find it less stressful especially when I have toddlers. 
I was watching the video and noticed that only men were praying and got an Idea. This is a great opportunity to show Americans that Islam does value its women worshipers. It should, as should the Mosque in New York, build a seperate worship area of similar size to the Mens worship area so that women could come with their men to Worship but still Worship seperatly. The area should have soft flooring, air conditioning everything the men’s side has along with access to womens bathrooms and whatever other services are available to men. It is simply a great time to demonstrate(rather than just saying) that Islam is capable of treating women equally and that their prayers are valued on the same level as Men.
I was wondering: if Imans teach before or after prayers, and only men are there, how do the women recieve religious training and how often do they recieve this training?
17 July 2011 at 2:59 am