Denmark is opening its very first female led mosque

Having come up with the idea more than a year ago, Khankan, who has a Muslim Syrian father and a Christian Finnish mother  is
determined to broaden Islam’s appeal to her fellow countrywomen. “I have never felt at home in the existing mosques. The new grand mosques are unbelievably beautiful, but I have the feeling of being a stranger when I am there,” she told Danish newspaper Politiken.

“majority of Danish imams do not want female colleagues,” Khankan said in another interview with Dagsbladet Information. “In my youth, I experienced women being distanced in the Muslim communities in Denmark. And I feel strongly that I am not alone.”
Men are invited to worship at the Mariam Mosque, but on Friday nights, a service run both for and by women only will take place.

Involving more women in management and prayer-leading roles in mosques has proved to be a small yet nascent trend around the world, with such organisations being set up from Berlin to Los Angeles. There has been talk, too, of a place of worship in the UK that could better cater to the needs of women in the Muslim community, though this is yet to materialize.