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Denmark Reopens Legal Review of a Nationwide Ban on Mosque Call to Prayer
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50% centerFirst reported by Walla · 13 hours ago
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What happened
Denmark’s government is reviewing whether to impose a nationwide ban on the Muslim call to prayer from loudspeakers. Immigration Minister Morten Bødskov said the move would build on existing local restrictions, while critics and supporters have long debated such limits.
- 01Denmark is reviewing a nationwide ban on public loudspeaker calls to prayer.
- 02Minister Morten Bødskov said the muezzin should not be heard over Danish rooftops.
- 03Some Danish cities already restrict outdoor mosque loudspeakers, including Copenhagen.
- 04Previous attempts to ban the muezzin call failed in 2020 and 2025.
- 05Denmark has about 270,000 Muslims and roughly 100 mosques.
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