there is a scarcity of literature that addresses culturally appropriate health care practices for Muslim immigrant women in rural areas in the USA. The influx of new Muslim immigrants into the USA,coupled with a lack of knowledge in relation to cultural,religious and healthcare needs of unfamiliar populations,are creating new health care challenges for health care providers.Actual or perceived ignorance in relation to the Islamic cultural or religious beliefs and practices were found to create a barrier and a deterrent to health care access on the part of Muslim women in rural areas (Simpson & Carter 2008).