Regina Mosque Pausing Use of Speakers to Amplify Call to Prayer in City's Downtown

Regina mosque pausing use of speakers to amplify call to prayer in city’s downtown - Regina

The director of Regina City Jamia Masjid said some people were threatening to remove the speakers while others were angry the weekly prayer was happening.

Regina mosque's weekly call to prayer on hold after backlash

The downtown mosque had a permit, but faced criticism over its plan to broadcast a Muslim call to prayer once every Friday over a rooftop speaker. Police are investigating alleged threats and the plan has now been paused.

Regina mosque to assess whether to continue prayer broadcasts

Regina City Jamia Masjid director M. Anisur Rahaman said he will respect the community's decision on whether to continue the broadcasts.

Regina mosque pausing use of speakers to amplify call to prayer in city's downtown

REGINA - A Regina mosque is pausing announcements of the Muslim call to prayer that rung out from its rooftop speakers after receiving some pushback.

Stop Islamic domination! Mosques shouldn't be playing prayers over loudspeakers

Subhead:Let's be clear. Criticizing a government decision is not a hate crime. Questioning a permit is not a hate crime. Saying, "I don't want religious messages blasted over my downtown," is not a hate crime.# YouTube-embed:x7t-Imo9X1I Every Friday, a government-approved Islamic call to prayer is now being broadcast over downtown Regina. Some people have tried to dismiss concerns about this as nothing more than a complaint about noise. They're …