CAIRO — His voice, throaty and full, is as known and intimate to this neighborhood as a mother hurrying her children home. It slices from the minaret, spreading over alleys, piercing the sounds ...

To the editor: As The Times notes, the muezzin’s chant, “broadcast over a loudspeaker from the mosque’s minaret, is a familiar sound throughout the Islamic world, from the giant mosques of ...

The muezzin calls With regard to “Muzzling the muezzin” (Editorial, November 15), the Muslim calls to prayer are lengthy and loud, sounded five times a day, beginning at around 4 a.m.

I met Muezzin Karim in November of 2001, when I came to Mazar-e-Sharif for the first time. I was staying at a hotel across the street from the mosque; each evening, the intricate syncopations and ...

Learn more about Islam's first muezzin, the person who calls the faithful for the five daily prayers. Imam Ivan G. Nassar writes about Bilal ibn Rabah in this week's Messages of Faith column.

‘Muezzin Bill’ passes first hurdle in stormy Knesset session At charged first reading of proposal to muffle mosque loudspeakers, Arab MKs condemn measure as a ‘racist law’ and ...

In Jaffa, ‘A Muezzin is Born’ to protest Israeli bill 30 young men compete to be the next great Muslim prayer caller, in response to proposed mosque-muffling legislation ...

Ibrahim Masri was sacked as chief muezzin of the El-Jazzar mosque after taking part in a bodybuilding contest AHMAD GHARABLI (AFP) AHMAD GHARABLI (AFP) ...

Justice Minister says that instead of legislating existing law against muezzin, existing laws should be enforced. Arutz Sheva Staff Nov 18, 2016, 1:37 PM (GMT+2) ...

Muezzin noise level raised to unbearable: 'Police do nothing' Sleepless month of Ramadan: 'You can sit at home, turn on air conditioner, close windows and shutters, and the noise will still come in.' ...