Unfortunately, I can't make it to the women-led Eid prayer organized by Laury and Nakia. But naturally, I won't let that stop me from weighing in on it nonetheless. After all, so many conservative Muslim leaders in North America felt free to comment on the Amina Wadud prayer, although they had not attended it, that I feel almost confident that it must be 'urf if not sunna to sound off in such cases… :-)

'Amma ba'd—-let's get straight to the point. One of the main problems—-as we remember from the Amina Wadud prayer—-is butts. Women's butts, that is. It doesn't matter how many layers of clothing a woman wears, her butt is still alluring, and any man praying behind her is bound to get distracted, so we can't allow women to lead mixed congregations.