Earlier this week, Duke University announced that it would allow its Muslim community to broadcast the adhan, or traditional call-to-prayer, from the universityâ??s iconic chapel tower. The adhan takes just a couple minutes. It would only be delivered from the tower once a week, on Friday afternoons, for the jummah prayer service.
The decision, one Duke dean wrote in the Raleigh News & Observer, was part of the â??larger commitment to religious pluralism that is at the heart of Dukeâ??s mission.â?
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