German city of Cologne permits broadcast of muezzin’s call
TwitterFacebook October 11, 2021 – BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Cologne will start permitting mosques to broadcast muezzin calls for prayer, the city said Monday. The calls can […]
Purge of Mosque Clergy in Xinjiang’s Ghulja Leaves Nobody Left to Conduct Ceremonies
Chinese authorities took into custody seven religious leaders from the Tahtiyun Mosque in 2018. 2021-07-16 Uyghur residents gather outside a mosque with Chinese slogans on a banner on its fence […]
Israeli ministers endorse noise pollution bill said to ‘mute Muslim call to prayer’
Controversial bill which critics say targets Muslim worshippers is due to be put before members of the Knesset Bethan McKernan Beirut @mck_beth Israeli ministers have endorsed contentious draft legislation known as the “muezzin bill”, which critics say is designed to silence the Muslim call to prayer. Information released by the […]
Bid to quieten Muslim call to prayer amplifies Israel tensions
AFP by Joe Dyke © Provided by AFP The minaret of a mosque and the Dome of the Rock are seen in a Palestinian neighbourhood in east Jerusalem’s Old CityIt is 4:30 am and Mufeed Shawana is rushing to Al-Aqsa Mosque, as the first Muslim call to prayer of the […]
Silencing the call for prayer in Jerusalem
RAMZY BAROUD | Published — Tuesday 15 November 2016 Ramzy Baroud As I was growing up, I was always reassured by the sound of the “Muadhin” making the call for prayer in our refugee camp’s main mosque in Gaza. For the refugees in my camp, the dawn prayer meant that […]
Sweden Muslims to Finally Raise Adhan
CAIRO – A mosque in Sweden has received an initial approval to call Adhan (prayer call) from its minaret, the first such move in the Scandinavian country, the Gatestone Institute […]