that a war you wont win. just hama.

used to live near a mosque. usually can sleep through anything so wasn't bothered by it. but wait till there was a baby. you put a baby to sleep and just when they are nodding off after long 'struggles' ... boom comes the noise and you start all over again. when we moved (for a host of other reasons) it was important to know if there was a mosque next to where we were house hunting.

That's my friend. That's Alphdoti!

And I will be most grateful to you if you go and have a chat with him.

What is that email of yours so that I send you an image of google map of the area with the shop suitably highlighted?

@Muriel I like you, you're being a man enough now. Here alphdoti at gmail dot com

Send and I'll give you updates.

What if the noise is within the apartments?

Should re-name it DEMA or demagogue

I see where you're coming from @KulaRaha @Mainat. Actually this could be about considering your neighbour, especially in a area where your religion is a minority. Or defining volume, timing etc.

Loudspeakers in mosques are more recent from 1930s and Church bells in the year 400. Some examples of how neighbourhoods deal with the issue:

ISLAM: outdoor loudspeakers banned Cologne, Germany; Oxford, England; Michigan, US; minarets banned completely in Switzerland etc.

CHURCH: bell ringing restricted to 11pm-6am in Ashwell & Greater Manchester UK, hourly ringing prevented in Boissettes, France; church bells banned in Saudi Arabia etc.


In Seinne France or Dearborn Michigan, both bell towers and minarets are silenced.

Done!

to @Alphadoti, @guru & other Islamic peeps, why can't y'all set alarms to wake yourselves for prayers at 5AM instead of blaring it on all of us???

Islam is a minority religion in Kenya and you are just annoying most people, good intent overtaken by technology now. In your privacy, set the darn alarms instead.

@Mainat let us say like this. This is a fundamental right of our religion. This was engraved in the constitution before you were born. Before the arrival of speakers, it was done directly from the mouth. And the same is in the Bible (you can ask me where). This is the culture Muslims have carried on all this time.

So, no one will take such demands seriously. At the time when people used to live in villages, closely together, a simple shout from the mouth as enough. Nowadays, loudspeaker is used for only a minute or two during morning call for prayer (Fajr Adhan). It does not cause noise pollution

If you compare this to the time of Christian or Hindu festivals, loudspeakers blare loudly for the whole night. And not a single Muslim ever complained about it.

I don't think there is any point raising these such issues. It will only create division between the two people and further polarize the country.