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Dearborn council hears complaints about mosque loudspeakers; police say decibel readings within limits, legal review ordered
Summary
Residents complained to the Dearborn City Council about amplified calls to prayer broadcast from a mosque. Police said recent decibel readings did not exceed limits and the city will ask its legal department for an opinion on how the noise ordinance applies to amplified religious speech.
Resident Andrea Unger told the Dearborn City Council she and neighbors in East Dearborn have experienced repeated loudspeaker broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer and asked the city to stop the practice. "Your freedom of religion does not allow you to force me to listen to your prayers in my yard or home," Unger said during public comment.
The council put the issue on the record and asked city staff for follow-up. Chief of Police Issa…
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