Cologne's mayor said allowing the muezzin call to be heard was "a sign of respect." But Some are concerned over the involvement of Turkish Islamists at the mosque.
Cologne's mayor said allowing the muezzin call to be heard was "a sign of respect." Some are however concerned over the involvement of a a Turkish-Islamic umbrella group at the Mosque.
Authorities in the German city of Cologne have given mosques permission to broadcast call to prayer every Friday.
The decision was made after Cologne city officials and the Muslim community reached an agreement to broadcast prayers over loudspeakers on Friday afternoons.
The new initiative allows all mosques in Cologne to broadcast the call to prayer for five minutes between noon and 3pm on Friday.
Cologne's mayor said allowing the muezzin call to be heard was "a sign of respect." Under a new agreement, the city's mosques will be able to broadcast their call to prayer for two years, subject to renewal.