Denmark plans ban on Mosque prayer broadcasts

The Danish government is preparing a new law that would ban the Islamic call to prayer (Adhan) from being broadcast across the country.

Denmark’s Business Minister, Morten Bodskov, said the government will reopen discussions on making the broadcast illegal.

According to him, the call to prayer, which is traditionally heard five times a day from mosques, does not fit into Denmark’s secular society.

Bodskov said the call to prayer should not be heard in public spaces in Denmark. He argued that it does not belong in the country’s public environment.

This is the third time Danish authorities have tried to introduce such a ban. Similar attempts in 2020 and 2025 did not succeed.

Some parts of Denmark already have restrictions on the practice. In Copenhagen, local noise rules make it difficult for mosques to use outdoor loudspeakers.

The Grand Mosque of Copenhagen also does not broadcast the call to prayer outdoors because of an agreement with the local community.

If approved, the proposed law would apply nationwide and further limit the public broadcasting of the Islamic call to prayer in Denmark.