Overview

• The Muezzin call at Cologne's Ditib Central Mosque, initially part of a two-year pilot project, is now permanently approved by the city.
• The decision follows an evaluation period with no violations of the agreed-upon conditions by the mosque community.
• Conditions for the call include a maximum duration of five minutes and a specific time window on Fridays, which remain unchanged.
• Critics have raised concerns about Ditib's ties to the Turkish religious authority, but the city emphasizes the constitutional right to religious practice.
• Initial public reactions included some negative feedback, but the volume of complaints significantly decreased after two weeks.