The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Thursday to allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer, also known as adhan or azan, at all times, becoming the first U.S. city to do so.
Fox News contributor Leo Terrell torches the decision by Minneapolis schools to use race when deciding who to lay off firstat all times, becoming the first major American city to do so.The Muslim call to prayer known as the adhan or azan, is recited five times a day from dawn to the night throughout the year.
People attend the first Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 16, 2021. Minneapolis' East African population has boomed since the 1990s, making mosques more common in the City of Lakes.Observers of the City Council meeting likened the call to prayer to Christian church bells.
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Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big US cityMinneapolis will allow broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer in early mornings and late evenings, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement over speakers five times a day, year-round. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the vote came during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Minneapolis has a flourishing population of East African immigrants. Mosques are now common. Three of 13 members of the council identify as Muslim. The decision drew support from Jewish and Christian leaders. The city allowed year-round broadcasts last year, but only between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. The mayor is expected to sign the new measure, clearing the way for 5:30 a.m. calls in summer.
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Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big US cityMinneapolis will allow broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer in early mornings and late evenings, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement over speakers five times a day, year-round.
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Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big U.S. cityMinneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement or 'adhan' to be heard over speakers five times a day, year-round.
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Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big US cityMinneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement or “adhan” to be heard over speakers five times a day, year-round.
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Minneapolis council votes to allow all Muslim calls to prayer to be broadcastThe Minneapolis City Council unanimously voted to allow the Muslim call to prayer to be broadcast five times a day for each of the five daily Muslim prayers, including at sunrise and at night.
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Minneapolis to make history with Muslim call to prayer actionIt's set to be the 1st major U.S. city to broadcast Muslim prayer calls 5 times a day, per the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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