Instead of imposing their will upon others, why not hand out handy, dandy, wrist watch -speakers, that do a call to prayer, for individuals. But then again, imposing their will upon others is the point, yes?

By Ben Zeisloft
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Apr 14, 2023

The Minneapolis City Council advanced a bill on Thursday that will permit Islamic prayers to be broadcasted across the city as many as five times per day.

Members of the City Council unanimously approved amendments to noise ordinances such that mosques can transmit calls to prayer with “amplifying equipment,” striking a provision that restricted the activity “between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.” Islamic worship centers will now be able to broadcast the calls to prayer as late as 11:00 p.m. and as early as 3:30 a.m., according to a report from CBS News Minnesota.

Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey will sign the proposal, a spokesperson confirmed to Axios. The largest city in Minnesota has a significant population of Somali immigrants. Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar represents the city of Minneapolis and a handful of nearby suburbs as the first Somali-American and naturalized citizen of African birth to serve in Congress.