radio muezzin

Heeding the Call of the ‘Radio Muezzin’

Jun 13, 2011

“Beautiful sounds, nevertheless, are an integral part of Islam, the most familiar being the call to prayer chanted by a muezzin from the minaret and reciting a text from the Koran extolling the greatness of God and testifying to the faith: “There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God.” As the […]

Jun 1, 2011

For both nights this weekend, Radio Muezzin will be performing at Esplanade Theatre at 8pm. In Cairo, the voices of muezzins reverberate throughout the city 5 times a day. They have become embedded in Cairo’s delightful culture. “The Minister for Religious Affairs is currently introducing the centralised muezzin. Via one radio station, only one […]