Mehdi Hasan Has Tantrum As Americans Inform Him They Don’t Want Islamic Call To Prayer In Their Neighborhoods

Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan lashed out online after Americans pushed back against his defense of the Islamic call to prayer being played in U.S. neighborhoods.

The Islamic call to prayer, or adhan, is broadcast five times daily and serves as a prominent auditory reminder of faith across Muslim communities. Hasan went on an extended rant on X, blasting what he called right-wing intolerance and claiming Muslim Americans face growing hostility from conservatives.

“I think that if you can play church bells you can pray the call to prayer. We are as American as anyone else and don’t take any BS,” Hasan can be heard saying in a video that was circulated on social media Tuesday. Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill quoted the video showing Hasan making those comments on the same day, sparking an exchange between the two.

Hasan responded by pointing out that Gill’s wife is Indian American and the daughter of an immigrant. The congressman’s father-in-law is prominent Christian conservative documentary filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza.

Gill in return responded to Hasan, pointing out that his wife is a Christian who “doesn’t want to hear your oppressive Muslim prayer calls. He added, “If you want to live in a Muslim country, go back to the UK.” Hasan was born and raised in England to Muslim parents from India.

Hasan fired back, accusing Gill and other Republicans of bigotry.

“Multiple sitting GOP members of Congress now sound like Ku Klux Klan wizards. The levels of ignorance, racism, and Christian nationalism are off the charts. Good luck to the poor Muslim Americans who have to live in this guy’s district,” Hasan wrote.