NEW JERSEY
The third-largest city in the U.S. state of New Jersey has greenlighted mosques making the call to prayer over loudspeakers.
The city council of the city of Paterson made the move in a 5-4 vote late Tuesday, with the support of Maritza Davila, the council president.
The measure allows the adhan, or call to prayer, to go out over speakers from mosques between 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a maximum decibel level and the time allotted to not exceed five minutes.
Davila told Anadolu Agency that she supported the bill "with the idea of equal freedom for