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  • In the nineteenth century, many incorporated organ music into their services—common within Christianity, but not in Judaism—and also adopted mixed-gender seating.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • In Islam, women in some countries are Qur'anic scholars and even muftis (authoritative teachers), but women are not generally permitted to become imams or lead mixed-gender prayer services.

    Maureen Fiedler: Women As Religious Leaders: Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling Maureen Fiedler 2010

  • The coalition partner Adhaalath Party, which controls the government's Ministry of Islamic Affairs, rejected a new mixed-gender education policy as "a failed Western concept inconsistent with the teachings of Islam."

    Islam And Democracy: Can A Country Fully Embrace Both? Josh Fleet 2010

  • In response to a question from CNN's John Hill regarding the Pentagon's proposal to expand the combat role of American servicewomen, former Pennsylvania Senator and current GOP Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum displayed his formidable powers of speculation by imagining several militarily-deleterious scenarios that he felt one could posit are conceivably not incapable of taking place in a notional mixed-gender unit operating under hypothetical front-line combat conditions.

    John Baxter: Expert Civilian Rick Santorum Theorizes About Combat Conditions John Baxter 2012

  • The coalition partner Adhaalath Party, which controls the government's Ministry of Islamic Affairs, rejected a new mixed-gender education policy as "a failed Western concept inconsistent with the teachings of Islam."

    Islam And Democracy: Can A Country Fully Embrace Both? Josh Fleet 2010

  • In Islam, women in some countries are Qur'anic scholars and even muftis (authoritative teachers), but women are not generally permitted to become imams or lead mixed-gender prayer services.

    Maureen Fiedler: Women As Religious Leaders: Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling Maureen Fiedler 2010

  • Women and men who majored in “male-dominated” subjects earn more than do those who majored in “female-dominated” or “mixed-gender” fields.

    All else being equal. 2009

  • The Youth Olympics are different from the regular Olympics which are happening in London this year not only because of the age limitation of its athletes, who must be between 14 and 18 years old to compete, but because of their inclusion of mixed-gender teams.

    Youth Olympics And Gender: How Do You Feel About Co-Ed Teams? The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

  • In Islam, women in some countries are Qur'anic scholars and even muftis (authoritative teachers), but women are not generally permitted to become imams or lead mixed-gender prayer services.

    Maureen Fiedler: Women As Religious Leaders: Breaking Through the Stained Glass Ceiling Maureen Fiedler 2010

  • The Youth Olympics are different from the regular Olympics which are happening in London this year not only because of the age limitation of its athletes, who must be between 14 and 18 years old to compete, but because of their inclusion of mixed-gender teams.

    Youth Olympics And Gender: How Do You Feel About Co-Ed Teams? The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

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