Women 'Imamahs' leading prayers

Article describing how some women Muslims are already leading prayers for groups of women at home or in special settings such as women’s prisons. Their “congregations” refer to them as imamahs. The number of female Islamic scholars, or alimahs, is also soaring. Now there are five seminaries for women against two for men. Hundreds of women are now qualified to advise and counsel both men and women in Islam, but are not yet leading prayers in Mosques. (Based on a survey which Faith Matters is publishing  into 500 mosques in England this month.) Click on: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7139818.ece