1.0altmuslimhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/altmuslimHesham Hassaballahttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/altmuslim/author/heshamhessaballa/Gender segregation: On second thought…rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="g7J69CVSV2"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/altmuslim/2010/06/on_second_thought/">Gender segregation: On second thought…</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/altmuslim/2010/06/on_second_thought/embed/#?secret=g7J69CVSV2" width="600" height="338" title="“Gender segregation: On second thought…” — altmuslim" data-secret="g7J69CVSV2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Recent admissions by some clerics in Saudi Arabia that the monarchy's strict gender segregation may have been the result of Qur'anic misinterpretations could help align that country more towards its moderate peers. But it also raises questions about the infallibility of past Islamic rulings.http://www.altmuslim.com/ee_images/kaust_ceremony.jpg