M. Hasna Maznavi Biography

Hasna Maznavi was inspired by her own study of Islamic history and concerns about female Muslim participation to establish the first Women's mosque which sets a precedent for women's leadership in American Islam. Housed in a former synagogue and interfaith women's space in downtown Los Angeles the mosque is led by women. The call to prayer speeches on Islamic scholarship taught Quran classes and Friday sermon all come from women. The mosque permits men at some activities but is led by women and has discussions and classes dedicated to their concerns. The women's mosque represents the development of the Muslim community in America both internally and externally. Muslim women in the Islamic heartland do not attend mosques regularly so American mosques established by new immigrant Muslims were sometimes ill-equipped to accommodate the needs of Muslim women in America. The mosque also sought to counter a stereotype of Muslim women as having no leadership roles in their faith.

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