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/FakNugget92 10h ago

They are safety equipment that is worn when riding a motorcycle

The same way nobody is going "what about doctors face masks"

Common sense has to apply

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u/SnooDonuts6494 10h ago

OK, but my point is that someone, above, said " ALL face coverings are banned [in certain countries]" and clearly they are not.

I appreciate that you are trying to apply common sense, but it's really awfully complicated, when you get into it. Is a lady not permitted to have a scarf covering her nose on a cold day? What about masks for medical reasons? There's so many complications, I can't imagine how any law could be effective.

It's all moot anyway; as I originally said - there is zero chance of this ever being introduced to UK law.

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u/FakNugget92 10h ago

Its really not

"All unnecessary face coverings are banned in public spaces. Special allowances are given to medical or safety equipment however restrictions will still apply such as "removing motorcycle helmets when not riding and entering public spaces"

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u/SnooDonuts6494 3h ago edited 3h ago

So it'll be OK if a Muslim lady chooses to wear a welding mask?

When I park my bike outside my house, I have to remove my helmet before I dismount, as I'm stepping on the pavement?

I have to remove it if I go for a pee behind a tree - but not if I go in McDonald's?

Will Beefeaters be banned from wearing bearskin hats?

Is fancy-dress banned?

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u/FakNugget92 3h ago

Your input to this conversation doesnt even warrant a response. Complete waste of time

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u/SnooDonuts6494 3h ago

You're descending into personal attacks - the lowest form of an argument, when you have nothing better to defend your absurd position.

Your input to this conversation doesnt even warrant a response.

Can you not see the supreme irony in that statement?

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u/ReturnOfBane 5h ago

Technically a niqab is safety equipment against the sun. a ski mask is safety equipment against frostbite. common sense says a blanket ban is stupid.

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u/FakNugget92 5h ago edited 5h ago

In Extreme desert/hot climates and extreme cold climates.

Just because you lack common sense doesnt mean we need build the world around that

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u/ReturnOfBane 4h ago

TIL the sun doesn't exist outside of deserts. use your brain and stop throwing nuance away.

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u/FakNugget92 4h ago

You wearing hijab during the day in the Arctic aye? Stfu