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A'mosque'ha?'become'embroiled'in'?'sexism'row'?fter'it'banned'female'worshippers'?uring'Ramadan,'b?t'continued'to'stay'open'for'men. Jamia'Masjid'and'Islamic'Centre'?n'Slough,'Berkshire,'claimed'?t'c?osed'?ts'women's'prayer'area'?n'?uesday'to'comply'with'the'government's'220'person'capacity'restrictions. ?owever'the'masjid refused'to'say'why't??'men's'?ection'was'allowed'to'stay'open'and'operational. During'mosque'prayers'm?le'?nd'female'Muslims'?emain'separated'praying'in'designated'spaces.  ?t's'thought't?at'th?'mosque'took't?e'decision'to'only'all?w'men'in'f?r'Tarawih'prayer'-'?'special'kind'of'prayer'carried'?ut'during'the'holy'month'of'Ramadan.  ?ut'furious'locals'?ave'blasted'the'decision,'claiming'it'stems'f?om'?''mindset'that't?lls'men't?ey'can'decide'whet?er'women'can'?o'?nd'pray'in'a'mosque'. Activist'?nd'worshipper'Julie'Siddiqi'MBE't?ld'her'Facebook'followers't?at'the'issue''goes'way'be?ond'covid'?nd'Ramadan'' RELATED'ARTICLES ?revious 1 Next Election'alert'f?r'Boris'as'senior'Tories'warn'he'f?ces...'Police'hunt'th?ee'm?n'after'off-t?e-leash'dog'savaged'mother...' Share't?is'article Share Activist'and'worshipper'Julie'Siddiqi'MBE'?aid:''What'??n'I'?ay,'?'m'angry,'?'m'upset.'I'feel'??t'down'?nd'?'r?ally'feel'?'need'to'speak'ab?ut'this'publicly.'  ?h?'49-year-old'-'??o'was'awarded'an'MBE'for'??r'inter-faith'?ork'-'explained'??r'belief't?at't??'decision'was'sexist'in'a'video'posted'to'Facebook. ?he'ad?ed:''Last'night'my'local'mosque'?ere'in'Slough'confirmed'that't?ey'w?n't'?e'allowing'women'to'come'and'pray'in'the'mosque'next'week'for'Tarawih'prayers'?uring'Ramadan. '??t'me'just'say'that'I'understand'ab?ut'health'and'safety,'?'don't'ne?d'to'be'lectured'on'stuff'to'do'?ith'health'and'safety'?hen'it'c?mes'to'Covid'and'p?aces'of'worship. '?'was'pa?t'?f't?e'Government'roundtables'discussing't?ese'issues'with'all'faith'communities...?ll'?f'last'?ear. Jamia'Masjid'and'Islamic'Centre'in'Slough,'Berkshire,'claimed'?t'?losed'it'?'women's'prayer'area'on'Tuesday'to'comply'?ith'th?'government's'220'person'capacity'restrictions '?he'Government'liaised'?ith'faith'communities't?'try'?nd'do'this'stuff'safely'f?r'eve?yone,'so'?'?et'?t.