Chicago, Italy
Masjid al-Rabia was an LGBT-affirming and woman-centered mosque in Chicago. The organizers were Mahdia Lynn and Zaynab Shahar. The mosque offered its first Friday prayer the first week of December 2017. Masjid al-Rabia had mixed-gender prayers and encouraged women to lead them. The mosque sought to
provide all Muslims with a place to pray. A representative of the Prayer Center, a Muslim organization in nearby Orland Park, Illinois, said the activities of Masjid al-Rabia are contrary to Muslim faith. Masjid al-Rabia announced on its Instagram page that it would be closing, holding its final virtual event on February 10, 2024. Co-founder Mahdia Lynn died in September 2024.
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