The unrest on social networks after Saudi Arabia limited its voice to mosques: Authorities Defend the Decision

This country's Islamic Affairs Ministry announced last week that all speakers at all mosques would use only one third of the maximum volume.

Minister Abdullatif al-Sheik said the move was the response to complaints from the public, the BBC reports, translates Periscopi.

But this restriction in the conservative Muslim country caused social media unrest.

A hashtag calling for a ban on high music in restaurants and cafes began to become trend.

Mr. Sheikh said the complaints included those from parents who said the speakers were disturbing their children in their sleep.

Sheikh said that those who wanted to pray did not need to wait for the hojah's call to do so.

He called on people who had criticised online restriction as <x0 enemies of the kingdom”.

Limitations come at a time when Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is continuing to make Saudi Arabia more liberal and reduce the importance of religion in public life. /Periscope