Minneapolis officials have greenlighted broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all times – making it the first major American city to do so.
Minneapolis officials have greenlighted broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all times - making it the first major American city to do so.Minneapolis officials have approved loudspeaker broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all times – making it the first major American city to do so., allowing the “adhan” — Arabic for “announcement”–to sound five times a day, year-round.
The prayers had previously been broadcast three times a day there before, but the ordinance prevented dawn and late evening calls at certain times of the year due to noise restrictions. Muslim worshippers gather at the Huntington Bank Stadium during Eid al-Adha prayers and festivities on July 20, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The vote came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and the decision drew no organized community opposition.“The Constitution doesn’t sleep at night,” said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, after the vote.makes good on its promise.
Wali Dirie, executive director of the Islamic Civic Society of America Dar Al-Hijrah mosque, opens rooftop speakers used to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Minneapolis.Minneapolis has had a flourishing East African immigrants population since at least the 1990s, and mosques there are common. Three of 13 members of the council identify as Muslim.
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