Denmark’s call-to-prayer restrictions could become nationwide after Immigration Minister Morten Bødskov said the government would review a legal ban on outdoor Adhan broadcasts.
Bødskov, a member of the Social Democrats, told journalists that the call to prayer had no place in Denmark, according to The Telegraph.
He said the government would resume an investigation into whether the practice could be prohibited nationally. The Adhan is traditionally recited five times a day to call Muslims to prayer.
Some local rules in Copenhagen already prevent mosques from using outdoor loudspeakers because of noise restrictions.
🚨Denmark’s immigration minister plans to ban the Islamic call to prayer.
Parts of the country now feel like “a suburb of Islamabad.”
Finally, a European leader fighting back against Islamization.
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— Don Keith (@RealDonKeith) June 25, 2026The latest move is the third attempt by a Danish immigration minister to create a legal framework for banning the practice. Similar efforts were made by Social Democratic governments in 2020 and 2025.
Denmark has about six million people, including around 270,000 Muslims and an estimated 100 mosques.
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The Grand Mosque of Copenhagen does not broadcast the call to prayer outdoors under an agreement with local authorities.
Any national ban could face legal challenges because Denmark’s constitution protects public worship.
The government review is expected to examine religious freedom and the rights of residents living near mosques.
