Denmark Announces Plans To Ban Muslim Call To Prayer
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Denmark is moving toward a possible nationwide ban on the Islamic call to prayer, with the country’s immigration minister warning that parts of the nation should not sound like “a suburb of Islamabad.”
Morten Bødskov said the government will reopen a review into whether the Muslim call to prayer can be outlawed across the country while still complying with Denmark’s religious freedom protections.
The Social Democrat minister argued that creeping “Islamisation” is taking up too much public space in Denmark.
‘The call to prayer should not be heard over Danish rooftops,’ the Social Democrat minister told Danish news agency Ritzau.
‘It has no place in Denmark, and you shouldn’t be in any doubt whether you’ve ended up in a suburb of Islamabad when you walk around Denmark.’
The Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, is traditionally broadcast five times a day to summon Muslims to mosques, often through loudspeakers mounted on minarets.
Bødskov’s proposal marks the third attempt by a Danish immigration minister to create a legal framework that could ban the practice, following similar efforts in 2020 and 2025.
Some parts of Denmark already restrict public calls to prayer.
In Copenhagen, local noise regulations effectively prevent mosques from broadcasting the Adhan outdoors through loudspeakers.
The new investigation will examine whether a national ban can be introduced without violating Denmark’s constitutional protections for religious worship.
The proposal comes as Denmark continues to pursue some of Europe’s strictest immigration policies under Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.