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The call to prayer over Cologne

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The call to prayer over Cologne

Naive or tolerant?

Jörg Luyken
Oct 17, 2022
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On Friday, the Muslim call to prayer echoed out from a mosque in Cologne for the first time. The muezzin's call was broadcast for a little over two minutes over speakers from the city's Central Mosque.

The project, announced by city mayor Henriette Reker last year, will be limited initially to two years. Meanwhi…

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