Henriette Reker

Call to prayer recited for first time in Cologne

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 06:00

The first "adhan," the Islamic call to prayer, was recited in a Turkish mosque on Oct. 14, following Germany's Cologne Municipality's decision to allow the recitation of a call to prayer on Fridays from mosque loudspeakers.

The recital of the adhan from loudspeakers is now allowed in Düren and Raunheim provinces, while the practice took place for the first time in Cologne.