I recently read this article on 7days which talks about how an expatriate can ask a mosque to lower its volume. Its a very touchy subject. Muslims are very sensitive about stuff concerning their religion. This is a good thing. But this makes them very vulnerable to being offended.

The article discusses about one to approach the imam of the mosque and request him to be a little away from the mic while conducting his duty which would lower the volume a bit. If this doesn’t work, file an request with the government. Looking at it rationally, I don’t see anything wrong here. I don’t see how lowering the volume a bit would affect someone’s religion.

The expats in the article are not asking to mute the prayers but to lower it a bit. The whole article has received an over exaggerated response of twitter. I am of the strong opinion this is not a healthy conduct. Dubai is a multicultural country. Harmony can only exist if there is mutual understanding between expats of different community regarding their self and religion.