College to hold weekly Muslim call to prayer from chapel
Duke University plans to hold a weekly call-to-prayer chant for Muslims from the bell tower at its famous chapel, a move that has drawn the anger of a prominent Christian evangelist.
The school said in a news release that members of the school's Muslim Students Association will recite the call lasting about three minutes from the bell tower, and that it will be moderately amplified with a microphone and speaker. The call to prayer coincides with the group's prayer service in the chapel, which is identified by the school as a Christian church but also hosts Hindu services and has been used for Buddhist meditations.
