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The authorities in Saudi Arabia have defended restrictions on the volume of loudspeakers at mosques.

The country’s Islamic Affairs Ministry announced last week that all loudspeakers should be set at only a third of their maximum volume.

Islamic Affairs Minister Abdullatif al-Sheikh said the measure was in response to complaints from the public.

But the move in the conservative Muslim nation sparked a backlash on social media.

A hashtag calling for loud music to be banned in restaurants