Cologne has started a pilot project for mosques.
Hall of muezzin calls through Munich soon?
OB Reiter has given an initial assessment.
Munich - Munich's * Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) * does not rule out that calls to prayer by the muezzin will also be permitted in the Bavarian capital in the future.
The city will deal with the issue as soon as the pilot project in Cologne is over, the mayor told our newspaper.
"On the basis of the Cologne experience, it will then be checked whether the city council should be considered with a corresponding proposal."
Munich: After the pilot project in Cologne, Mayor Reiter wants to decide whether muezzin calls are also conceivable on the Isar
In a two-year model project, the city of Cologne has allowed Muslim communities to call out to Friday prayer with the call of the muezzin *.
The mayor of Cologne Henriette Reker (independent) said Cologne was a city of "religious freedom and diversity".
There are many Muslims among Cologne residents - Reker spoke of a “sign of respect”.
The city's decision sparked controversial debates.
Representatives of Islam praise the project - according to the Central Council of Muslims, Cologne is sending a "symbol of tolerance and diversity into the world".
NRW State Secretary for Integration Serap Güler (CDU), on the other hand, does not see the muezzin call as mandatory for her personal religious freedom - the debate is not helpful for social interaction, she said.
Muezzin calls soon in Munich too?
Interior Ministry reacts cautiously
Parts of the CSU also reject the muezzin calls.
"In Bavaria we do not want such attempts at any rate," said Vice Secretary General Florian Hahn of "Bild".
Bavaria's Interior Ministry reacts cautiously.
A spokeswoman for our newspaper said whether muezzin calls are conceivable in Bavaria.
One has to weigh up on site whether a muezzin call is “legally permissible” or whether there is noise pollution.
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