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 new rules, Adams said, mosques will not need a special permit to publicly broadcast the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. Friday is the traditional Islamic holy day, and Muslims break their fast at sunset during Ramadan.

The police department’s community affairs bureau will work with mosques to communicate the new guidelines and ensure that devices used to broadcast the adhan are set to appropriate decibel levels, Adams said. Houses of worship can broadcast up to 10 decibels over the ambient sound level, the mayor’s office said.

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    1 year ago

    I still think this issue can be solved with an app. In fact I am willing to help work on it as long as they promise to put it to bed.

    You get a little cry to prayer on your personal device based on your location.

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      1 year ago

      Bothering other people is the point, making their religion an expected part of the landscape.

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      There’s hundreds of apps that already do this, I have two of them on my phone. There’s more to it than just the sound