Re: Why do we have to act like a cult?
Women actually CAN pray in front or alongside men, as long as there is a pardah of some kind between them. You want to focus on your own prayer, not on people around you. And comon, if you're single, you will WANT to eye out the candy around you. Its just natural.
It doesn't make women some sinful toys or anything. In fact, it works both ways. Women get tempted to look around a bit too. I guess that fact just gets underplayed by scholars.