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Are Muslim women allowed into a mosque?

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Mosque is for both men and women. You can read references in the following link that women are allowed to go to mosques. Ruling on women going to the masjid (mosque) In the first mosque of Muslims women attended prayers. Even today almost in all mosques in Saudi Arabia there is a women section. read more

As Muslim filmmaker Zarqa Nawaz shows in her documentary "Me and the Mosque," some women even have to watch prayer services through a one-way mirror embedded in a wall. Restrictions on Attendance Not all Muslims agree that women should be allowed to attend communal worship in mosques, and even religious authorities who permit the practice can place strict limits on attendance. read more

In recent times, women are not allowed in mosques in a few countries especially in India and its neighbouring countries. Otherwise, in most of the other countries, women are allowed in mosques. Women are allowed in mosques in Saudi Arabia, in U.A.E; in Egypt, in U.S.A; in the U.K and in Singapore. read more

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