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Live coverage of Eid prayers from a mosque near Munich also includes speeches by Catholic and Protestant leaders.
At least 1,000 worshippers are expected to perform prayers in the mosque in the Bavarian town of Penzberg
German TV is scheduled to broadcast live Muslim Eid prayers from a mosque in a town near Munich, a move that is the first of its kind in the country's history, Al Jazeera has learned.
The prayers, at 4:45am local time on Friday, will be aired from the Penzberg Mosque on public TV and radio broadcaster Bayerischen Rundfunk.
The sermon marks the beginning of the Eid el-Fitr holiday and the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
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Benjamin Idriz, the preacher who will lead the prayers, hailed the move as historic for Muslims in Germany.
He told Al Jazeera that the broadcast will be part of a wider two-hour coverage on the Muslim holiday that will include the sermon, narration of the Islam's holy book Quran, Islamic chanting, and speeches by Christian Catholic and Protestant priests.
"In the sermon, I will deliver messages to both Muslims and non-Muslims in Germany. I will talk about the common values, and will urge the German society to open up to Muslims and visit their mosques, and also urge Muslims to open up to the German society," the Macedonian-born German preacher said.
Source:Al Jazeera
