(KARE) With the stroke of a pen, the more than 20 mosques throughout Minneapolis are now allowed to publicly broadcast the Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, five times per day throughout the year.
Mayor Jacob Frey officially signed the new ordinance Monday at Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood following a unanimous city council vote Thursday, amending what constitutes a noise violation in the city’s Code of Ordinances.
“Just like church bells or the ringing of the shofar, they are all important to our religions,” Mayor Frey said. “They can all be heard.”
Established in 1998, Dar Al-Hijrah is the city’s first Somali-operated mosque.
