# Muslims Feel Threatened Over Prayer Controversy May 09, 2004 Source: The International Herald Tribune On May 9, 2004 *The International Herald Tribune* reported, "For the population of Hamtramck, a city of 23,000 near Detroit, the battle of the loudspeaker, which the City Council approved Tuesday, has revealed a crossfire of religious, ethnic and lifestyle grievances, aggravated by the lingering memories of Sept. 11, 2001, which left many Muslims here feeling they were under suspicion..Once an enclave of Polish immigrants, Hamtramck has since the 1990s become a haven for immigrants from Bangladesh, Yemen, Pakistan, Bosnia and other countries, including a large Muslim population. In the 2000 census, 41 percent of the city's population was born outside the United States." See also:- [ Hamtramck Call to Prayer Controversy ](/news-stories/hamtramck-call-prayer-controversy) - [ Christianity ](/religions/christianity) - [ Islam ](/religions/islam) - [ Civic ](/tags/civic) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)