Woman escorted from Florida meeting after playing Islamic call to prayer
A woman who identified herself as Celine Al Jamal was escorted from a Pinellas County Commission meeting after playing a recording of the Islamic call to prayer at the public microphone and continuing after officials told her to stop. The meeting was hearing residents’ objections to a proposed mosque expansion, and the incident prompted heckling and calls for calm from the commission chairman.
The sheriff’s office said Al Jamal was removed without further incident and would face no criminal charges. Earlier in October, commissioners voted 4-3 to approve a land-use amendment for Masjid Al Rahman, which has operated from a home since the 1990s; the approval paves the way to replace the existing building on its 2.69-acre site with a larger facility.
In short
- A woman was escorted out after playing the Adhan at a public meeting.
- The sheriff’s office said she would face no criminal charges.
- Commissioners had approved the mosque land-use amendment in a 4-3 vote.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Woman in burka escorted out of Florida public meeting about expanding local mosque after she took to podium and played Islamic call to prayer”.