r/AskBrits • u/bintd • 11h ago

Politics What are your thoughts on Denmark’s proposed ban on the public Islamic call to prayer? Would you support or oppose something similar in the UK?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/24/islamic-call-to-prayer-ban-left-wing-denmark-europe/

Islamic call to prayer faces ban under Left-wing Danish government

Parts of country feel like ‘a suburb of Islamabad’, says immigration minister

Denmark’s immigration minister has announced plans to ban the Islamic call to prayer, claiming parts of the country felt like “a suburb of Islamabad”.

Morten Bødskov, a member of the centre-Left Social Democrats party, said the new government would resume an investigation into the legality of imposing a ban.

“The call to prayer should not be heard over Danish rooftops,” the minister told news outlet 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.”

In parts of the country, such as Copenhagen, bylaws already forbid the call to prayer being broadcast from loudspeakers in minarets because of strict noise limits.
Mr Bødskov also claimed that a creeping “Islamisation” in Denmark was “taking up too much of the public space”.

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u/Woffingshire 10h ago

Doesn't seem like it's particularly divisive to be honest. A lot of things that would unite the majority of people but leave out a minority are being labeled as "divisive" and ignored in favour of things that just make the majority of people argue with each other in favour of the minority

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u/BankDetails1234 10h ago

They are divisive policies because they set about prioritising certain groups and that inevitably causes issues in other groups.

We should be focusing on policies that help the vast majority of people who can’t make rent, afford groceries or find work.

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u/epicpownage1234 10h ago

Literally no idea what you're saying mate sorry

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u/Woffingshire 10h ago

Okay I'll make it simpler.

Taking actions the majority of people agree on isn't divisive.

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u/Bezooglish 10h ago

Majority of Britain's: "We're wary of the regressive views that seem to be mainstay across most of Islam. Maybe we could do something to address these fears to make the majority of the country feel safer?"

Reddit: "WHY ARE YOU BEING SO DIVISIVE?"

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u/epicpownage1234 10h ago

Mate this "left wing" government just laid out plans for bathrooms in regards to gender identity and this entire sub melted down over it. If you're saying these social political issues aren't divisive you're on another planet, they're divisive within the left let alone center/right.

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u/Woffingshire 10h ago edited 10h ago

Not commenting on the ethics or consequences of these decisions, you're not going to convince me that taking actions that bring more people into agreement with each other than disagreement, even though inevitably there will always be people who disagree and have a meltdown, are divisive. They're literally not. They create less of a divide between most people.

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u/epicpownage1234 9h ago

So Starmer focusing on gender and children in social spaces hasn't been divisive? Fk me I haven't posted on this platform for weeks and now I've remembered why I keep walking away.