Egyptian Muslim woman, Rana Abdel Hamid, succeeded in extracting an official permit allowing the call to prayer over loudspeakers for the first time in the mosques of the (mostly Greek) neighborhood of Astoria, in Queens, New York City.
Shiawaves (h/t Marvin W) Rana and her mother, Mona Al-Baghdadi, were the reason for raising the call to prayer in the streets of Astoria with the entry of the blessed month of Ramadan, during the five daily prayers, clear and audible, as it happens in Arab and Islamic countries, in an influential and unique scene that was documented by social media platforms and circulated with pride and joy.
The young woman and her mother managed two days ago, to obtain official permission to raise the call to prayer through loudspeakers in the mosques of Astoria, and the mother expressed her joy at publishing a picture of Rana displaying the permit paper, and commented, “Praise be to God, praise be to God, dearest Islam and Muslims. After 31 years in America, I wish I could hear the call to prayer in the street.”
Even fundamentalist Saudi Arabia has banned the amplified broadcast of the Muslim Call to Prayer during Ramadan: NO LOUDSPEAKER PRAYING! Just one of the many restrictions placed on the month-long observance of Ramadan by the forward-thinking Saudi Crown Prince
h/t Marvin W
i moved out of middlevillage ny close to astoria couldnot take the crime rats and the liberals now i am in the mountains with the bear deer and coyotes and i could not be happier
I’m jealous.
Muslims are probably too stupid to look at a clock to determine when it’s time to go to the mosque.
Kalimera BNI,
You should visit Greektown sometime. ( In between the Adhans)
https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/18/the-ever-changing-face-of-greektown-in-astoria-queens-video/
NaSe Kala
GE, Mr BNI asked me if Astoria is still heavily Greek. Do you know? If so, I can’t imagine why they would allow this, knowing their long combative history with the Turks.
I’ve recently been to Astoria for Greek fare. Although the percentage of Greek restaurants has indeed diminished over the years, it is still mostly Greek.
BNI, Did you ever have this name Acharaya visit your website? Died December 25, 2015. The name is familiar, but I cannot remember why.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acharya_S
Not that I recall.
Oh, thank you BNI, I am getting old, this year I hate my fading memory on occasions.
Don’t we all. 🥴
That would aggressively infuriate me if that was imposed upon me, where I lived.
There are only two choices either move away to live in a rural location or launch an act of Civil War. And list this region as a “No Go Zone” where freedom no longer exists.
And there lies your Trojan horse, Biden invited them in, then the enclaves are established and grow, those enclaves are then turned into crap, then they move on to greener pastures…..repeat.
It’s like having pets, pay for %100 for all their needs. Nobody wants these brand of pets
Shivers, agreed, well said.
Dito
Another God-damned Moslem of Egyptian heritage acting like an asshole!
F*ck all Moslems, especially those who are of Egyptian partial or complete lineage!
They are just making people hate them even more. The people should sue the city and the mosque!
Bad news for Astoria. How did this idiot get permission without any public and neighborhood input? Hope the populace protests this caterwauling and gets this insane wailing stopped. Kyrie eleison.