Minneapolis becomes first major U.S. city to allow all Muslim prayer calls

Following a unanimous vote by the City Council Thursday morning, Minneapolis became the first major American city to allow unfettered broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer.

Thursday's action – a change to the city's noise ordinance – ensures that the call to prayer, or adhan, can be broadcast from speakers year-round, five times a day. Previously, the city's noise rules prevented some morning and evening calls at certain times of the year because they occurred at night, when tighter noise restrictions are in place.

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Thursday's vote during the holy month of Ramadan marked the capstone of a yearslong march of the city incrementally allowing more calls to be broadcast in the city whose burgeoning population of East African immigrants has led to mosques dotting the landscape – and Mulsims being represented among the city's leadership.

Three council members – Aisha Chughtai, Jamal Osman and Jeremiah Ellison – identify as Muslim.

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