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German TV airs Muslims’ Eid prayers
The broadcast was part of a wider two-hour coverage on the Muslim holiday
German TV has broadcasted live Muslim Eid prayers from a mosque in a town near Munich, a move that is the first of its kind in the country’s history.
The prayers were aired from the Pennsburg Mosque on public TV and radio broadcaster Bayerischen Rundfunk.
The sermon marked the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday and the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
The broadcast was part of a wider two-hour coverage on the Muslim holiday that included the sermon, narration of the Islam’s holy book Quran, Islamic chanting, and speeches by Christian Catholic and Protestant priests.
He said that broadcasting the Eid program will help the Muslim community feel more welcome and as an integral part of Germany.
