I refer to the letter from Cristina Castaneda, headlined, 'Under the Muslim yoke', which appeared in the South China Morning Post, on August 8.
The writer has formed the opinion that Muslim women cannot worship Almighty God beside their men, because their sex is considered inferior.
The facts do not bear out the correspondent's claim.
She displays ignorance regarding the fundamental principles of Islam. I just quote here two examples for Ms Castaneda's benefit.
Any reader is free to visit any mosque on Hong Kong Island or in Kowloon, during Friday noon prayer (jumma salat). They will see Muslim women offering their salat (prayer) without there being any discrimination against them.
About 15 million Muslims from all over the world perform haj (pilgrimage) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia every year.