A Muslim “call to prayer” in a Parisian church (further performances in churches planned)

The concert ” The Armed Man: a Mass for Peace “, composed by Karl Jenkins, will be repeated in several cities, such as the Basilica of Lyon or a church in Alsace.

Church of St-Michel – Frœschwiller (67) – January 21, 2024

Saint-Bonaventure Basilica, Lyon (69) – February 2, 2024

Church of Notre Dame d’Espérance in Saint-Nazaire (44) – The 25th. May 2024
Church Sainte-Madeleine in Nantes (44) – Jun 8, 2024

On November 11, at a concert entitled ” The armed man: a mass for peace “, musician Yassine Hawa sang the Adhan (call to prayer) in the Sainte-Trinité church in Paris.

Following the numerous complaints from internet users on social networks, Father Emmanuel P., the parish priest of the Paris parish, published a statement in which he shares the parishioners’ bewilderment and explains that he had not been informed about the interpretation of this call to prayer, which is normally sounded in Islamic countries.

Un “appel à la prière” musulmane dans une église parisienne (Màj : d’autres représentations prévues dans des églises) – Fdesouche