We spent a few nights in a hotel in Shah Alam that looked onto the Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (one of the largest mosques in Southeast Asia). They played the hourly prayer calls through massive speakers on the minarets so they could be heard for miles.
Can’t say I was a massive fan, especially with jetlag 😀
But that’s the only reason I’d be against them in this country: the noise pollution. The world is noisy enough for me.
Well they only ring the bells on a Friday evening (practice) and Sunday morning (plus the odd wedding) round here.
I live directly opposite a Christian church. They ring the bells every 15 minutes (presumably in case their God loses track of time and forgets to move the sun or something?)
They used to go on right through the night too, but a couple of years ago they sent a nice letter to all the residents saying they could fix that if we all donated money to pay for a special timer, which was terribly nice of them.