Source: Politiken – News in English
A 20 metre minaret is being raised in Nørrebro
Work began this morning to raise Denmark’s first tall minaret atop the country’s first purpose built Grand Mosque in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen.
Unlike its counterparts elsewhere in the world, however, Nørrebro residents will not hear the characteristic sound of a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer five times per day.
“We have not applied for permission for the call to prayer because we feel that Islam should adapt itself to the location in which it is being practiced. This would not be the case in these surroundings and it could be provocative for neighbours,” Mohamed Al Maimouni, chairman of the Media Committee of the Danish-Islamic Council, tells politken.dk.
He adds that for the same reason, the building itself has been kept in douce colours and a design that fits in with its neighbours.