This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim ...

Members of the Duke Muslim Students Association will chant the call, known as adhan or azan, from the Duke Chapel bell tower each Friday at 1 p.m. The call to prayer will last about three minutes and ...

The adhan, or the call to prayer, is an important reminder called from the minarets of mosques for Muslims to congregate and perform their prayers. In choosing to not call the adhan, is the Duke ...

The city amended its noise ordinance in 2023 to allow amplified calls to prayer at any hour and was one of the first major ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minneapolis 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 ...

NEW YORK — The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity. Under the ...

The controversy sparked when Duke University announced they would amplify a weekly Muslim call to prayer from the chapel’s bell tower — a decision they canceled two days later, citing violent threats ...