Muslim call to prayer set to be banned in radical crackdown on 'Islamisation' - 'No place in Denmark!'

Denmark is set to ban the Islamic call to prayer under plans for a radical crackdown on creeping "Islamisation".

Morten Bodskov, of the left-wing Social Democrats party, confirmed the newly-elected Danish Government would pick up a probe into whether such a prohibition would be legal.

He told Danish news outlet Ritzau: “The call to prayer should not be heard over Danish rooftops.

“It has no place in Denmark, and you shouldn’t be in any doubt whether you’ve ended up in a suburb of Islamabad when you walk around Denmark.”

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The minister further said a gradual "Islamisation" was "taking up too much of the public space" in the Scandinavian nation.

This marks the third occasion that a Danish Immigration Minister has attempted to establish a legal basis for outlawing the public call to prayer.

Previous efforts were made by the Social Democrats in both 2020 and 2025.

The Adhan is the traditional summons to prayer, and is broadcast five times daily from mosque minarets using loudspeakers.

Local regulations in certain parts of Denmark, including Copenhagen, already prevent the call from being amplified due to noise restrictions.

Copenhagen's Grand Mosque has an existing arrangement with local authorities under which it does not broadcast an outdoor call to prayer.

The proposed nationwide ban faces potential legal hurdles, however.

Government investigators must balance constitutional protections for religious worship against the interests of those who live near mosques.

Denmark's constitution guarantees the right to public worship, though certain exceptions exist.

These include bans on preaching that undermines democracy, and restrictions on donations to outlawed organisations.

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The announcement comes as Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen embarks on her third term in office, having begun the new administration earlier this month.

Her Government has enacted some of Europe's most stringent migration policies - and is seen as a model for "low-immigration left" which parts of the centrist Blue Labour group, led in the Commons by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, have looked to follow.

Under controversial "ghetto" legislation, authorities have the power to compel migrants to move from neighbourhoods deemed to have excessive concentrations of foreign-born residents.

Asylum seekers may be required to surrender their jewellery and other valuables to fund their housing costs.

Those whose claims are refused do not receive any financial help.

During the 2015 refugee crisis, when more than one million people sought "sanctuary" in Europe from the Middle East, Denmark admitted significantly fewer asylum seekers than its neighbours.

Ms Frederiksen returned to power this month following March's snap election, despite her party failing to win a parliamentary majority.

Months of intricate coalition negotiations followed the vote.

She ultimately assembled a four-party administration comprising the centrist Moderates, the Social Liberals and the Green Left.

This arrangement has been nicknamed the "four-leaf clover" coalition.

The government additionally relies on backing from the Red-Green Alliance, an eco-socialist grouping comparable to Britain's Green Party under Zack Polanski.

Ms Frederiksen triggered the early election seeking a reinforced mandate to respond to US President Donald Trump's repeated threats regarding Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory.

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