Source: NY Times:
JERUSALEM — Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews tried to block a liberal women’s group from praying at the Western Wall on Friday morning, creating a tense standoff in the latest flash point of a broader battle over religion and identity that has engulfed Israel.
Alhamdolillah – all praise is due to Allah – that both Muslim men and Muslim women can perform the Hajj – the pilgrimage to Mecca – as complete equals.