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| July 2024 |
Loudspeakers in mosques
The King of Malaysia issued a royal command restricting mosque loudspeaker usage, mandating that only the Adhan (call to prayer) can be broadcast externally, while other religious services must be confined to internal loudspeakers.
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| May 2021 |
Loudspeakers in mosques
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Islamic Affairs issued a directive to restrict mosque loudspeaker volumes to one-third of maximum and limit their use to calls to prayers only, addressing noise pollution concerns.
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| May 31 2020 |
Loudspeakers in mosques
Maidenhead Mosque received permission from Maidenhead council to publicly broadcast its call to prayer on a one-off occasion.
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| May 20 2020 |
Loudspeakers in mosques
Mayor Rokshana Fiaz responded to resident concerns about the public prayer broadcast, stating the Council would take no further action.
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| May 14 2020 |
Loudspeakers in mosques
Newham Council granted permission to nineteen mosques within the London borough to publicly broadcast its call to prayer during Ramadan, sparking resident disputes.
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| May 5 2020 |
Loudspeakers in mosques
Waltham Forest council in London granted eight mosques permission to publicly broadcast the call to prayer during Ramadan.
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| August 2018 |
Loudspeakers in mosques
Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a circular on Adhan (call to prayer) with new guidelines for mosque loudspeaker broadcasts in response to the blasphemy incident.
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| August 2018 |
Loudspeakers in mosques
An Indonesian woman was sentenced to 18 months in prison for blasphemy after complaining about the volume of loudspeakers at her local mosque, which triggered mobs to burn 14 Buddhist temples.
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