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The Women's Mosque of America is a women's mosque based in Los Angeles, California. Opened in 2015, it is located in a multifaith cultural center in the Pico-Union district. It is the first female-only mosque in the United States.

The Women's Mosque opened its doors on January 30, 2015. At the inaugural Jumu'ah, the khutbah was delivered by Edina Lekovic. The mosque holds a women-only Jumu'ah once a month and hosts co-ed educational programs. Women are not required to wear hijabs at the mosque.

The mosque's co-presidents are attorney Sana Muttalib and filmmaker M. Hasna Maznavi. The board of directors has six members and includes Lekovic, filmmaker Nia Malika Dixon, Zaiba Omar, Mahin Ibrahim, and Logan Siler.

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