(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) -- A mosque in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will publicly broadcast the call to prayer five times a day during the month of Ramadan.
The Muslim holy month began on Thursday when the Dar al Hijrah mosque began to broadcast the “adhan” publicly after being granted a permit by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Al Jazeera called the move “historic” because it is the first time a U.S. city has publicly broadcasted the prayer.
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