As the first major American city to permit the announcement, or "adhan," to be heard over speakers five times a day, year-round, Minneapolis will permit the broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours.

Minneapolis becomes first US city to allow broadcast of Islamic call to prayer at all hours

Some rights and advocacy groups have opposed President Donald Trump's decision to nominate chief State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as America's next envoy to UN, saying she is unqualified and lacks the foreign policy experience crucial for the post.

Rights groups, advocacy organisations oppose Nauert as America's next envoy to UN

The letter referred to Muslims as 'vile and filthy people' and stated 'going to do to you Muslims what Hitler did to the Jews'

US authorities seek authors of hateful letters to mosques

'There is never a time to divide Americans and that is especially true at a time of deep national pain,' they said

In Chicago, Muslim and gay rights leaders take on Trump

Council on American-Islamic Relations complained to transport authorities that Mohamed Ahmed Radwan was removed because he was a Muslim

Muslim man removed from flight after attendant publicly announces she will be 'watching' him

Attack comes a day after a Muslim man was beaten outside a Florida mosque that had been attended by Omar Mateen

Doctor shot by three masked attackers outside Houston mosque