Prominent Muslims in Sweden are now demanding that the Islamic call to prayer be broadcast throughout the country after it was allowed in the city of Växjö. On Tuesday, Swedish police granted a mosque in the southern city of Vaxjo permission to broadcast the call to prayer, which commonly includes the refrain “Allahu Akbar,” over loudspeakers once a week. Some politicians criticized the decision,... 

Endorses application for “Allahu Akbar” refrain to be broadcast via loudspeakers in Swedish suburb. A Swedish Bishop has responded to an application to have the Muslim call to prayer broadcast in the immigrant suburb of Araby, Växjö by welcoming the move as a positive sign of multiculturalism. “Muslims are not visitors in Växjö, we live here,” said Imam Ismail Abu Helal, asserting that,...