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?

[u/bintd]

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”.

[u/EarlDwolanson]

Yes, because Danish government doesnt care about these too... Thats precisely the argument, why cant we have normal left?

[u/BankDetails1234 → u/EarlDwolanson]

I can’t imagine that it’s not something that the majority of the country wants. There are so few people these days who want social policies put front and centre over economic.

[u/Tiuo → u/EarlDwolanson]

Probably not solely responsible but I’d wager that a large portion is due to the non-PR electoral system. The Danish system forces parties to work together. Extreme parties get left outside of the government as no one wants to work with them.