CAIR Condemns Anti-Muslim Hoax at Pinellas County Commission Meeting
Incidents like this obvious anti-Muslim hoax are transparent attempts to weaponize Islamophobia.
Summary
CAIR said it condemned a manufactured outrage after an unidentified person wearing a niqab played a pre-recorded Islamic call to prayer during public comments at a Pinellas County commission meeting, and urged residents and officials to reject manufactured provocations. CAIR noted a report about municipal zoning and mosque discrimination, the statement said.
Document Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR Condemns ‘Obvious Anti-Muslim Hoax’ After Disruption at Florida County Commission Meeting,
statement, November 1, 2026, cair.com.