Posted on 04/11/2025 5:41:24 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Australia's largest mosque could begin broadcasting the Muslim call to prayer from loudspeakers every week under a proposal lodged with a Sydney council.
Lakemba Mosque, also known as the Masjid Ali Bin Abi Talib, has proposed to affix four loudspeakers to its minaret in a new bid to the Canterbury-Bankstown Council in Sydney's west.
According to planning documents, nearly two thirds of the Lakemba population identified as Islamic in 2021 while nearly one quarter spoke Arabic at home.
The proposed development would be permissible under zoning restrictions with council's consent, according to the application.
The mosque is owned and operated by the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA), a community-based non-profit organisation established in 1962.
A spokesperson for the LMA told Daily Mail Australia the proposal was 'modest in nature but deeply meaningful to our community.'
'If approved, it reflects the growing recognition of Australia's multicultural identity and religious diversity,' the spokesperson said.
Lakemba Mosque is a Sunni place of worship. It's opening in 1977 was attended by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and is widely considered to be Australia's most significant mosque.
The mosque is situated on Wangee Road among mostly single-storey residential dwellings and low-rise commercial buildings.
The five-minute call to prayer would be broadcast once a week prior to the Friday prayer, referred to as the Jummah.
'The adhan would be broadcast around midday on Friday, a time when most people are at work, school, or otherwise active, minimising any potential disruption,' the LMA spokesperson said.
'Importantly, local residents and community members have been overwhelmingly supportive of the proposal. For many, it represents cultural inclusion and the freedom to express one's faith peacefully in public life.'
The LMA spokesperson said they had not received any 'formal objections' through the council application process.
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Burn down the mission
If we’re gonna stay alive
Watch the black smoke fly to heaven
See the red flame light the sky
I was in the capitol of Australia in 2020 and saw this giant mural of a stoopid woman in a damn burka and just thought WHY??
Charles Martel, where are you? Rise up and defeat these pagan retromingent fools.
Make no mistake about it whatsoever, ISlime is a cancer on our species.
The camel’s nose under the tent.
LOL!!! This is what you fought and died for in Gallipoli brave Aussies.
This is the 21st Century.
Cellphones offer distinctive ringtones by caller I believe.
C’mon mates! Why do you put up with this nonsense?!
Aloha Snackbar? F*** you and your moon-god death cult!
“The five-minute call to prayer would be broadcast once a week prior to the Friday prayer”
One a week is completely different than five times a day, including at the crack of dawn.
That’s what I was thinking. There is probably an app for that.
Why disrupt everyone’s life? Oops, forgot - that’s what they WANT to do.
“The five-minute call to prayer would be broadcast once a week prior to the Friday prayer”
One a week is completely different than five times a day, including at the crack of dawn.
American cities with citizens complaining about loudspeaker call to prayers include Hamtramck,MI, LA, East New York and others.
Despite some complaints in Minnesota—
“The City of Minneapolis changed its noise ordinance now allowing the Islamic call to prayer to be broadcast from speakers year-round five times a day.” April, 2024.
But Barack once said the Muslim call to prayer is the sweetest sound I’ve ever heard.
Elton’s best album Tumbleweed Connection IMO
Indeed, that comes next.
Interesting observation. You may be right.
The Americans became woke.
Our universities were infected with Marxism. And it was the case even before the World Wars. We were never able to get rid of it. Even worse, it has metastasized throught the American Society - Hollywood, Professional Sports, just to name a few.
Such BS.
Christians not allowed to sing on the streets, but the muslim caller can have loudspeakers? NOT FAIR.
This better be nixed or the Aussies will end up as eunuchs.
The muslims will snip their balls and have them as slaves.
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