Muslim Call to Prayer Approved in Minneapolis

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(1 Jun 2022) • RESTRICTION SUMMARY: • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 13 May 2022 • 1. Drone of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood in Minneapolis • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 12 May 2022 • 2. Exterior of the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque • 3. Quran blowing in the wind • 4. A member of the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque calls the adhan, or Islamic call to prayer • 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yusuf Abdulle, Islamic Association of North America: • The largest Somali community in the United States is here in Minnesota, especially in the Twin Cities and this metro area. • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 13 May 2022 • 6. Men walking into the mosque for Friday prayer • 7. A man praying • 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Yusuf Abdulle, Islamic Association of North America: • We are part of the community as American citizens, and we feel, we were feeling like we didn't get our full rights yet because part of our full rights is the adhan, the prayer. • 9. The adhan plays outside of the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque • 10. Drone shot over the roof of Dar Al-Hijrah • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 12 May 2022 • 11. Wali Dirie showing loudspeakers on the roof of Dar Al-Hijrah • 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Wali Dirie, Executive Director, Dar Al-Hijrah mosque: • These are the covers, are always you know, when we have raining and then we come up, you know. Just. • 13. The loudspeakers on the roof of Dar Al-Hijrah • 14. Apartments in Minneapolis high rise • 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Wali Dirie, Executive Director, Dar Al-Hijrah mosque with Jaylani Hussein, MN Council on American-Islamic Relations: • Hussein: That one up there is seniors • Dirie: Is senior, senior high rise. Yep. The tall one. • Hussein: That's why this one is really kind of facing them. • Dirie: So they can hear from here, there, so. They hear it. • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 13 May 2022 • 16. Drone exterior of the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 12 May 2022 • 17. Dalha Abdi prepares to call the adhan, or Islamic call to prayer at the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center • 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Imam Mowlid Ali, Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center: • Adhan is in Arabic, linguistically it means announcing publicly to everyone that the time of the prayer has come. • 19. Dalha Abdi calling the adhan • 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Imam Mowlid Ali, Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center: • So the city has approved, but for us as a mosque, we would like to actually buy new systems and sound systems. And the process would be also like to inform the neighborhood, engage with them and inform them about the decision so that we actually want to do the adhan in public so the neighbors are also aware of that.. • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 13 May 2022 • 21. Drone of South Minneapolis • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 12 May 2022 • 22. Woman walking down the street • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 13 May 2022 • 23. Men sitting for Friday prayer • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 12 May 2022 • 24. SOUNDBITE (English) Imam Mowlid Ali, Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center: • And we hope that through calling the adahn public it would actually bring more interest from the neighbors in knowing about the religion of Islam. • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Minneapolis, Minnesota - 12 May 2022 • 25. Various of church bells at St. Olaf Catholic Church • 26. Sign for St. Paul Lutheran Church • 27. Exterior of St. Paul Lutheran Church • 28. SOUNDBITE (English) Rev. Hierald Osorto, St. Paul Lutheran Church: • 29. People walking in downtown Minneapolis • 31. Women at the park • ASSOCIATED PRESS • STORYLINE: • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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