Join us on Twitter on Wed June 18 at 3 P.M. EST to talk about #MosqueDiversity!

#MosqueDiversity is an opportunity to document YMW’s experiences of mosques with a specific focus on racial and ethnic diversity and inclusion. This conversation is not about calling out mosques and individuals associated with mosques but about calling in our community to come up with concrete strategies for making the masjid/mosque a more inclusive space. We want mosques to be spaces for healing and safety for racially and ethnically diverse groups of Muslim women who attend or who wish to attend the masjid/mosque.The masjid/mosque can be an important space of healing and community for young Muslim women. Unfortunately, gender is not the only barrier that young Muslim women face in masjid’s/mosque’s but also racial and ethnic exclusion. There is a need to focus on the forms of racial and ethnic exclusions that young Muslim women may experience when accessing mosques among diverse Muslim communities in the GTA. Masjid’s/mosque’s should be an inclusive space for healing and safety for racially and ethnically diverse groups of Muslim women who attend or who wish to attend the masjid/mosque.

The masjid/mosque can be an important space of healing and community for young Muslim women. Unfortunately, gender is not the only barrier that young Muslim women face in masjid’s/mosque’s but also racial and ethnic exclusion. There is a need to focus on the forms of racial and ethnic exclusions that young Muslim women may experience when accessing mosques among diverse Muslim communities in the GTA. Masjid’s/mosque’s should be an inclusive space for healing and safety for racially and ethnically diverse groups of Muslim women who attend or who wish to attend the masjid/mosque.