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Religious racket: Indonesia tackles call to prayer volume backlash

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Workers from Indonesia's Mosque Council adjust the volume of loudspeakers at mosques in Jakarta as online complaints about noisy loudspeakers are increasing, despite a lack of anonymity and fear of a backlash meaning there are no reliable official statistics. Aware of the growing discord, the Indonesian Mosque Council is deploying teams to tackle mosque sound systems around the nation.

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