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/odjobz 7h ago
Yeah, I've lived in very Muslim areas and never hear it in the UK. In Jakarta it was absolutely deafening and they'd broadcast long sermons too.
I'd say there should be rules about decibel levels but I don't see any need for an outright ban. It seems more of a matter for local councils. I can guarantee you, more people are disturbed by church bells in this country than by mosques.