Piety or noise nuisance? Indonesia tackles call to prayer volume backlash

Online complaints about noisy loudspeakers are increasing, but the lack of anonymity and fear of a backlash means there are no reliable official statistics. Aware of the growing discord, the Indonesian Mosque Council (IMC) is deploying teams to tackle mosque sound systems around the nation -- but it's a delicate subject.



October 14, 2021 at 11:58AM