The BBC reports this amusing story:
Just before dawn, Cairo resident Muhammad Ahmad is jolted out of his peaceful sleep by a thunderous azan, or call to prayer, roaring out from huge speakers attached to a very modest mosque two streets away.
A few moments later a second, even louder muezzin’s voice joins in - not in time or in tune with the first call to prayer - summoning him to do his duty, this time at the local prayer hall just around the corner.
Over the next few minutes, at least half a dozen other voices of varying tunefulness join in - distorting the sound of the azans and making them sound like a military order.
Living in Holland at the moment I must say that one of the things I miss most about the Middle East (lived there) is the call of the Muezzin. It truly is a beautiful thing to hear. However, this article makes a point. It would drive you crazy in a place like Cario where the calling isn’t regulated and you’re bombarded from all sides from the (sometimes not so) sweet sound of the Muezzin.
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