Minneapolis becomes first major U.S. city to allow all Muslim prayer calls

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Following a unanimous vote by the City Council Thursday morning, Minneapolis became the first major American city to allow unfettered broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer.

Thursday's action – a change to the city's noise ordinance – ensures that the call to prayer, or adhan, can be broadcast from speakers year-round, five times a day. Previously, the city's noise rules prevented some morning and evening calls at certain times of the year because they occurred at night, when tighter noise restrictions are in place.

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Thursday's vote during the holy month of Ramadan marked the capstone of a yearslong march of the city incrementally allowing more calls to be broadcast in the city whose burgeoning population of East African immigrants has led to mosques dotting the landscape – and Mulsims being represented among the city's leadership.

Three council members – Aisha Chughtai, Jamal Osman and Jeremiah Ellison – identify as Muslim.

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https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-just-became-the-first-major-u-s-city-to-allow-all-muslim-prayer-calls/600266786/

[FarPoint]

1. Why not....

No different than church bells....unless I am missing something???

[progree]

2. Oh goodie. 330 AM -- 1100 PM, and apparently no decibel limitations

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-city-council-oks-expansion-of-hours-muslim-calls-to-prayer-can-be-amplified/

Previously, rules put limits on the volume (no higher than 70 decibels) and time the calls could be played. Going forward, mosques will be able to broadcast the call as early as 3:30 a.m., and as late as 11 p.m. Up to now, the broadcast was limited to only three or four times per day.

Oops, didn't mean to respond to FarPoint but rather to the OP. But as for church bells, there should be limitations on those too if there aren't. Like at noon only.

[FarPoint]

4. My only experience with this is

going into a Muslim family home for health care needs..They had it on a timer recoding inside the home...

[sl8]

6. I agree. Neighbors playing loud music at all hours of the day and night? No thanks.

(not literally all hours, just 3:30 AM to 11 PM)

And I say the same about church bells or lawnmowers or pretty near anything else not related to an emergency.

Not my town, though.

[Biophilic]

3. Honestly, I can be an air head. I didn't think of that, but it's true.

And I have a love/hate relationship with church bells.

[sarisataka]

5. Are there any restrictions on church bells?

I'm a goose/gander type