Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith is calling for a ban on mosques broadcasting the Muslim call to prayer over loudspeakers five times a day. The Republican official stated that he fully supports prohibiting the practice in American cities.
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Beckwith, responding to media outlets pressing him on his stance on mosques, said he “100%” wants to stop them from blaring the call across neighborhoods.
“I’ve received multiple media requests today asking for comment on my recent call to ban mosques in America from blaring the Muslim call to prayer through loudspeakers 5 times a day across our cities,” he wrote on X late last week.
“Just to save time, here’s my official response: Yes, I 100% want to ban mosques in America from blaring the Muslim call to prayer through loudspeakers 5 times a day across our cities,” he explained. “Hope this clarifies everything, and have a great weekend!”
The Islamic call to prayer, known as the adhan, is recited five times daily according to the position of the sun — at dawn, midday, afternoon, sunset, and after dark. In many countries, mosques amplify it through loudspeakers so it carries across entire neighborhoods.
America should not be one of these countries. If we can get special weather statements or local emergency messages on our cellphones, the call to prayer could also quietly ping the devices of Muslims.
There is no reason for it. Other than, it functions as a public declaration of religious presence and dominance, staking claim over shared public space in a way that other faiths rarely do.
I’ve received multiple media requests today asking for comment on my recent call to ban mosques in America from blaring the Muslim call to prayer through loudspeakers 5 times a day across our cities.
Just to save time, here’s my official response:
Yes, I 100% want to ban…
— Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith (@LGMicahBeckwith) July 10, 2026
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… mosques in America from blaring the Muslim call to prayer through loudspeakers 5 times a day across our cities.
Hope this clarifies everything and have a great weekend!
READ MORE: DNI Tulsi Gabbard Torches Radical Islamist Ideology: The ‘Greatest Threat’ to American Freedom
New Yorkers Wake to the Islamic Call to Prayer
To nobody’s surprise, Beckwith’s comments have drawn quite a wide range of reactions.
“We shouldn’t be forced to have to listen to noise pollution because Muslims need to know when to pray,” one person wrote, while another pointed out that technology these days makes the noise pollution wholly unnecessary.
Former Sean Hannity producer Kylie Jane Kremer thanked Beckwith for his remarks, adding, “Honestly, you can go farther than this, but appreciate your starting point when most politicians won’t say a damn thing!”
Critics cited arguments about freedom of religion and compared the call to prayer to church bells ringing.
Residents in parts of New York City, including lower Manhattan, got a taste of the absurdity in February, when they were awakened as early as 5 a.m. by the Islamic call to prayer being broadcast loudly through the streets.
🚨 ANOTHER ADHAN BLASTS THROUGH NYC STREETS….
This is the sound of conquest echoing in New York City RIGHT NOW.
The Islamic call to prayer (Adhan) is being amplified louder and more aggressively – starting as early as 5 AM – invading homes, neighborhoods, and the once-proud… https://t.co/bjqwONQ4ZV pic.twitter.com/Hxtda0xkoD
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) February 16, 2026
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… skyline where thousands were murdered on 9/11 in Islam’s name.
Listen to this new video I just received: The blaring Adhan dominates the streets, forcing every resident – Christian, Jewish, atheist – to hear the declaration of Islamic supremacy multiple times a day.
Under leaders like Eric Adams (who greenlit loud broadcasts for Fridays & Ramadan) and now the push under jihadi Zohran Mamdani’s influence – this isn’t “religious freedom.” It’s dawah from City Hall.
It’s submission. It’s the next stage.
They don’t need planes anymore. They’re conquering with sound, policy, and silence from those who should defend our values. New York is falling – one amplified “Allahu Akbar” at a time.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard warned America about radical Islamist ideology in a speech this past December.
“There is a threat to our freedom that is not often talked about enough, and it is the greatest near and long-term threat to both our freedom and our security, and that is the threat of Islamist ideology,” she told those in attendance.
“It is propagated by people who not only do not believe in freedom, their fundamental ideology is antithetical to the foundation that we find in our Constitution and Bill of Rights, which is that our Creator endowed upon us inalienable rights, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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🚨 JUST IN: Tulsi Gabbard is GOING OFF on Islamism. She’s NAILING it!
“Patterson NJ is proud to call themselves the ‘first Muslim city.’ They are working to implement these Islamic principles forced on people through laws or violence.”
“This is ALREADY UNDERWAY in places like… pic.twitter.com/tTd6VqDCHy
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 20, 2025
In an era when too many leaders tiptoe around the incompatibility of Islam with individual liberty, Gabbard and Beckwith have stood up to shout it from the rooftops.
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