Denmark wants to ban the Islamic call to prayer, the Adhan, under plans for a radical crackdown on what it calls creeping "Islamization," reports GB News.
“The call to prayer should not be heard over Danish rooftops,” said Morten Bodskov, Denmark's immigration minister. “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."
The minister also said "Islamization" was "taking up too much of the public space" in the Scandinavian nation, blasting the call to prayer five times a day from mosque minarets using loudspeakers. There are already regulations in certain areas of the country, including the country’s capital, Copenhagen, to prevent the call from being amplified due to noise restrictions.
Robert Spencer, director of Jihad Watch, says this is an extremely positive development.
"Because it's the first indication out of Denmark — and one of the few indications out of Europe in general — that people are realizing just how transformative the Muslim presence really is and how Danish society and European society as a whole will never be the same,” Spencer states.
Unless something happens, he emphasizes those countries will be transformed and Islamisized.
“So, the Danes are showing that they don't want that to happen. This is very interesting step and maybe there's hope for Europe yet," Spencer says.
However, according to GB, the proposed nationwide ban faces potential legal hurdles.
Critics believe this ban would clash with Denmark’s religious freedom protections for public worship, as well as being deliberately discriminating toward Muslims, reports MSN. However, supporters note the issue of cultural and religious integration among immigrants and the protection of secular public space, citing noise concerns and the use of unnecessary loudspeakers.
This is the third attempt in recent years to formalize such a ban, following failed efforts in 2020 and 2025.
