The report of a meeting about Adhan (prayer call) by a delegation
consisting of six with the council of Botkyrka Kommun
Karim Shamohammadi
14 November 2012
Tuesday, November thirteenth a delegation consisting of six; Mahin
Alipour, Rebecca Hybbinette, Rahim Yazdanparast, Saman pirasteh, Rezgar
Mahmoudi and karim Shamohammadi met the two members of Botkyrka kommun
who are social democrat called Jens Sjöström that is chef assistant and
Emanuel Ksiazkiewicz that is clerk of him.
As we informed in the last letter, previously Ismail Okur, the
responsible of one of “Islamic associations” applied for Adhan (prayer
call) through minaret in Fittja mosque in Botkyrka Kommun and demanded
that halal slaughter and the introduction of leave from work during
Islamic holidays should be allowed. But it was prevented by secular
people and the protest of many people. At the end of September it was
seen in local press that Botkyrka Kommun has been convinced to Adhan
through minaret. We protested by calling to Botkyrka Kommun, writing
essays and discussion on radios. We said to representatives of the
kommun that we would have demonstration on 25 October, the day of the
kommun delegation meeting. We asked for attending one of our
representatives to make a speech there. Tova Lund one of the kommun
social democrat representatives called me two days before the kommun
delegation meeting and said that they won’t decide that Thursday about
Adhan and would be delayed two months. But we were not satisfied. So we
requested a meeting for our delegation that live in Botkyrka to meet the
representatives of the kommun. They agreed and finally our delegation
consisting of six met in two hours the two social democrat members of
Botkyrka kommun. During the meeting we protest to Adhan through minaret
in different points of view. We said to them that we live here and we
don´t like to hear Adhan. Adhan annoys us and harasses who does not pray
and who doesn’t believe in.
The Adhan by minaret means the imposition of religion by force to
people´s life. Actually Adhan by minaret is an apparel assault to
individual privacy. In addition the Republic Islamic of Iran everyday
executes and stones by saying “Allah Akbar” (the Islamic phrase means
God is grander than can be explained). Science is completed and people
who need to go to mosque can get notification by mobile and internet. It
is heard about freedom of religion, but it seems it is forgotten our
freedom of no religious. Everyone is free to pray in mosque or at home
but no one can harass others. Freedom of religion doesn´t means that all
religious rules need to be performed. Performing of religious rules is
prevented by secular and modern community. As in Sweden; halal
slaughter, polygamy, marriage of adult with underage, execution,
stoning, and torture and etc are forbidden. So Adhan (prayer call)
through minaret should be banned. In addition behind the aforementioned
application and mosque are the clear and hidden relations with Saudi
Arabistan, with the Islamic Republic of Iran and with terrorism that
wants to spread Sharia law in community so leads to destroy women and
girls lives.
After the discussion we asked what would be their decision. The
representative of Botkyrka Kommun said that they cannot afford to answer
this question and they would transfer it to Swedish parliament and would
get the police idea that Adhan annoys people or not. They determined
that at the end of December Swedish parliament will decide to confirm
Adhan through minaret or not.