Sex segregation is the separation, or segregation, of people according to sex or gender. Public bathrooms, public showers, dormitories, changing rooms, prisons and other areas are often sex segregated. Sometimes there are separate hours or separate facilities in public saunas, entrances and worship areas of some Islamic mosques. Segregation means separation. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The word gender describes the state of being male, female, or neither. ... Boeing 747 toilet A toilet is a plumbing fixture and a disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes; urine, fecal matter, vomit and menses. ... Wwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnn a mmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnn lllllllllloooooovvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeesssssss hhhhhhiiiiiiiiiissssss ssssssssshhhhhhhhhhooooooooowwwwwwwwweeeeeeeerrrrr rrrrrrrrrr A shower used for bathing Look up shower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A shower may refer to: a bath in which water is showered down on the body. ... A typical American college dorm room A dormitory or dorm is a place to sleep. ... A sauna on Lake Vättern, in Karlsborg Municipality, Sweden. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the Quran. ... The Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan with an iwan at center, three domes, and five visible minarets A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...

Segregation of the sexes in Judaism

Traditional Jewish synagogues are sex segregated. Sex education in public schools is often sex segregated. Private schools are sometimes entirely sex segregated or contain an entirely sex segregated student body. Some trains have, apart from mixed-sex cars, also cars for women only, see e.g. Josei Senyo Sharyo. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people with around 15 million followers as of 2006 [1]. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. ... Lesko synagogue, Poland A synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: שול, shul) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... Josei Senyō Sharyō (女性専用車両) are special passenger cars that exist on some Japanese train lines. ...

Segregation of the sexes in Islam

Main article: Sex segregation in Islam

Islam discourages social interaction between men and women but not all interaction between men and women. This is shown in the example of Khadija, who employed Muhammad and met with him to conduct trade before they were married, and in the example set by the other wives of Muhammad, who taught and counselled the men and women of Medina. Islam (Arabic: ; ) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the Quran. ... Khadija (Arabic: خديجه ) was the first wife of the Prophet Muhammad. ... For other people named Muhammad, see Muhammad (disambiguation). ... Muhammad (570-632 C.E.) is regarded by non-Muslims as the founder of the religion of Islam and by Muslims as the last and greatest of the prophets of Islam. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ...

The textual basis for insisting on total segregation of the sexes is the hadith on zina (fornication and adultery) of the limbs narrated from Ibn Mas`ud by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad with a strong chain: "The two eyes commit zina, the two hands commit zina, the two feet commit zina, and the genitals commit zina." Another wording with a passable chain in the Musnad includes the tongue and specifies in the end: "Then the genitals actualize it or belly it.". However, it does not necessarily follow that this hadith can be used as justification for saying "Therefore, according to Shari'ah, to look, speak, listen, etc. to any Ghayr Mahram (women you are not related to or married to) except at the time of extreme necessity is Haraam and impermissible." Hadith (Arabic: hadÄ«th, Arabic pl. ... Zina (زنا) is an Arabic term for extramarital or premarital sex. ... Man and woman undergoing public exposure for adultery in Japan, around 1860 Adultery is generally defined as consensual sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their lawful spouse. ... Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal (780 - 855) was an important Muslim scholar and theologian. ... Sharia (Arabic شريعة also Sharia, Shariah or Syariah) is traditional Islamic law. ...

See also

• Sexism