Matt Walsh calls Mehdi Hasan an 'ungrateful little b*tch' for demanding Islamic call to prayer be heard alongside Christian church bells
By: Roberto Wakerell-Cruz (The Post Millennial)
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"Christianity built this country. Islam did not at all in even the slightest way. That's why we can have our church bells, you ungrateful little b*tch."
Muslim broadcaster Mehdi Hasan is under fire after saying that if Christians in the United States can ring church bells, Muslims should also be allowed to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer. "If you can have your church bell, we can have our Islamic prayer call. We are as American as anyone else, and don't take B.S. from anyone," Hasan said.
In many American cities, calls to prayer are allowed, as they are in New York City, so it's unclear where he thought these were banned. The Muslim call to prayer happens five times per day, per loudspeaker, at dawn, midday, afternoon, sunset, and nightfall.
The statement triggered swift reaction online, including from Daily Wire host Matt Walsh, who wrote, "Christianity built this country. Islam did not at all in even the slightest way. That's why we can have our church bells, you ungrateful little bitch."
Hasan responded to Walsh by posting, "Spoken like a true Christian and follower of Jesus."
The exchange followed a viral appearance by Hasan at the "No Kings" rally in Washington, DC, where he criticized President Donald Trump's immigration policies and remarks about illegal immigrants. "My name is Mehdi Hasan. I am a journalist. I am an immigrant, and I am a Muslim. I am everything Donald Trump loves," he said at the start of his speech.
"Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant, the grandson of an immigrant, and married to an immigrant," Hasan continued. "In fact, two of his three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs even Americans are not willing to do."
Hasan moved to the US from the UK and starred in MSNBC's The Mehdi Hasan Show before it was canceled in January 2024. He later founded the digital media outlet Zeteo. He told the crowd he attended the rally out of appreciation for his adopted country, claiming he loved it more than Americans who were born in the nation. "We immigrants love this country often more than the people born here because we chose to move here," he said. "Immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do."
Gunther Eagleman, a right-wing influencer, wrote that "foreigners like Hasan pose a direct danger to American society," and called for his deportation. Another commentator, Eric Daugherty, stated, "Islam has no place in America. Neither does Mehdi Hasan."
Texas Rep. Brandon Gill had a heated exchange with Hasan, first paraphrasing Hasan's ask for Muslim calls to prayer as: "We can move here en masse and fundamentally transform the landscape of American public life." Hasan replied that Gill's wife, daughter of Dinesh D'Souza, is the daughter of an Indian immigrant. "My wife is a Christian," said Gill, "and doesn't want to hear your oppressive Muslim prayer calls, either. If you want to live in a Muslim country, go back to the UK." In response to the attacks, Hasan claimed, "I'm more American than you, so cry more." ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
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I learned about this situation from the Piers Morgan show, where they debated it.
Medhi Hassan made a comment on his You Tube show arguing that Muslims in Dearborn Michigan want to 'broadcast' the Islamic "call to prayer" and Hasan said they should be allowed to, on the basis that Catholic and other Christian churches regularly ring chimes in the area surrounding a parish church, for various reasons. The far right podcaster Matt Walsh said it should not be permitted because America is a Christian nation.
Piers Morgan, who is becoming increasingly stupid, brought up the fact that there are only 5 million Muslims in America from a population of 340 million. One of the guests had to inform Morgan that the "call to prayer" would only be done in Muslim neighborhoods, not across entire cities or the entire country.
Another far right dumbass on the show said America is a Christian country because "In God We Trust" is printed on our money.
What is wrong, if anything , with letting Muslims observe their religion in Muslim neighborhoods?
The solution is simple - no more bells for Christians.
Agree. Is there anyplace they are not allowed to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer?
It's against the law to disrupt a church service. Loudspeakers are prohibited to prevent noise pollution. Noise ordinances can prohibit church bells for the same reason, too.
So, yes, there are times and places that prohibit any loud noise including the Islamic call to prayers.
Understand. I was asking if it was specifically due to the particular religion being treated unfairly
Maybe someone should tell Matt Walsh and his 7 million social media followers.
I have a feeling many already have
I've had to listen to both in my life and
both are equally annoying when trying to sleep in
Try Rachel Maddow. You will be sound asleep before she gets to her first point,usually 20 minutes into the program
How would listening to someone while being woken by bells or calls to prayer help? Sounds like it would make sleeping in harder.
I haven't heard church bells for years. When I was a kid in the 70's you'd hear them sometimes but not regularly considering there were a dozen churches within earshot there weren't many even back then. These days there isn't much use I think it goes back to when poor folks couldn't afford a clock, surely there's an app for that now.
The local Catholic church rings every day multiple times a day. I can hear it over a mile away at my house, if I'm outside.