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To: KLP who wrote (192959)	1/15/2007 2:46:27 PM
From: Zakrosian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793801

Do the Muslims use PA systems in the Middle East? Even in the small towns/villages?? My bet is no, they don't. They've been praying for centuries, and PA systems are a USA invention of less than 100 years. I spent a few days in Turkey last year, and I was surprised to find that the mosques all seemed to have loudspeakers mounted outside, even in relatively small villages like Sirince, with a population of just over 500. Interestingly, I didn't see a single Muslim interrupt his daily activities to pray. Now, Turkey is a militantly secular country, but I would have expected to observe at least a few devout Muslims fulfilling one of the 5 Pillars of Islam. The P.A. thing wasn't limited to mosques; the churches in even the smallest towns in the Greek Islands I visited also had speakers, and their Sunday services were broadcast at a pretty high volume.