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Oxford Muslims want call to prayer

Last Updated: 7:53pm GMT 05/01/2008

Oxford has become the latest place in Britain where Muslims have submitted an application to broadcast calls to prayer from a mosque.

Residents have urged the council to reject the request for a two-minute call three times a day, warning that it would turn the area into a Muslim ghetto.

However, elders at Oxford Central Mosque argue that it is part of their tradition.

Rezwana Rana, a spokesman for the mosque, said: "We don't want to tread on anyone's toes, but the area is very multicultural and we thought it would be an idea to have a call to prayer."

Dr Mark Huckster, who lives in the area, said: "It isn't a Muslim-dominated area, but I think over a period of time there would be a population shift if this went ahead."

Ibrahim Mogra, an imam and leading member of the Muslim Council of Britain, said that most residents get accustomed to the call to prayer.

The imam said cities including Bradford, Blackburn, Manchester, Bolton, Coventry and Birmingham allowed the prayers. They are restricted to "sociable hours" and to a maximum decibel level.

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