Loud and annoying “Muslim calls to prayer” are increasingly being broadcasted over loudspeakers from mosques many times a day in towns and cities in the U.S. and other Western countries

An article in the Columbus Dispatch explains that a Mosque in Columbus, Ohio will soon be starting to broadcast a very loud Muslim call to prayer over loudspeakers five times a day, and it will continue to do so on a daily basis from that point on.

The article says the mosque is “trying to pull the community together” by doing so and “making history at the same time,” and it quotes Mohamed Abdi, who handles community relations for the mosque who says, “This will help [Muslims in the area] feel more connected to their community and the mosque.”

This video by the activist “Apostate Prophet” explains that mosques around the world declare over loudspeakers at least five times a day that “Allah is the greatest,” and he explains how the calls to prayer are very intrusive to the communities.

Following are various videos of Mosques in the West that loudly broadcast the call to prayer five times a day: