#1 Side Entrances

There’s a sentence many Muslim women grow up hearing. “It’s better for women to pray at home.” But what does it mean when the presence of half our community in the most central and sacred space of Muslim life is up for debate? Reporter Taqwa Sadiq traces the evolution of Muslim women's relationship with the mosque, from the prophetic era when women prayed alongside men without barriers, to today's reality where many mosques relegate women to basement closets, behind opaque partitions, or turn them away entirely.---Episode Credits: Reported and Produced by Taqwa Sadiq.Editing by Salman Ahad Khan.Additional editing by Sarah Qari.Fact check by Heba Elorbany.Original music by Salman Ahad Khan and Alexander Overington.Sound design and engineering by Alexander Overington.Hosted by Sohaira Siddiqui.Production support from Rabia Bushra, Sania Ruhi, and Sarah Thiab. Special thanks to Maha Saud Al-Khalifa, Talia Augustidis, Yassmin Abdel-Mageid, and all the women who shared their voices on this episode and shared their stories on the Side Entrance blog.---This season is powered by Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women in Qatar.For more about our show, visit moremuslim.org or follow us on Instagram at 'moremuslimshow'.