USCMO Denounces the Shooting at the Synagogue and Stands in Solidarity with the Jewish Community
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/27/18) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of leading national and local Muslim-American organizations, vehemently condemns the heinous crime committed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA, during Saturday morning services when a gunman uttered antisemitic slurs, opened fire on the congregants, and killed 11 people and injured few […]
USCMO Decries Muslim Ban, Affirms Justice for All
(WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2018) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of leading national, regional, and local Muslim-American organizations, considers the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold President Donald Trump’s disgraceful and bigoted Muslim Ban a sad and regrettable one. “This is a tragic day for America and affirms to the world […]
USCMO Lauds Americans for Forcing Halt to US Border Separation of Families
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/22/18) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), lauds the American people for their righteous outrage against un-American and inhuman treatment of immigrants and for forcing the Administration to walk back its egregious policy of family separation at the US-Mexico border. USCMO cautions Americans: Not to be fooled by words uttered but to […]
USCMO Supports 2018 Farm Bill Priorities and Urges Congress to Protect (SNAP)
The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) supports food and nutrition services and programs aimed at ending hunger and poverty. We believe that all communities have a right to access nutritious, sufficient, affordable and culturally appropriate food. USCMO supports Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations which calls for ending […]
USCMO Mourns the Innocent Victims of Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting
The US Council of Muslim organizations send its sincerest condolences to the friends and family of the victims and all those effected by this atrocity. Furthermore, USCMO calls for immediate action to take place to ensure such a tragedy never occurs again and reiterates its long standing position on stricter gun control, the ban of […]
USCMO Deplores the Terrorist Attack in Manhattan, New York
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/01/17) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim-American organizations, denounces in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Manhattan, New York, yesterday afternoon. USCMO and the Muslim community unequivocally stands against such criminal activities. This cowardly act, planned and carried out by criminal minds, is reprehensible. We offer […]
USCMO and Hurricane Harvey
USCMO Urges the Community to Aid and Support Victims in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/29/17) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim-American organizations, offers its sympathies to the people of Texas and all those affected by the destruction of Hurricane Harvey. USCMO urges its community members […]
USCMO Condemns the Brutal Attack by White Supremacists Against Peaceful Protestors in Charlottesville, VA
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/14/17) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim-American organizations, stands in solidarity with the city of Charlottesville, VA, and sends its sincere condolences to the victims and their families. On Saturday, August 12, hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Klu Klux Klan members held a rally where […]
USCMO Delegation Meets With OIC Secretary General
A delegation from the USCMO met with Mr. Iyad Madani, the new Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at its UN permanent observer mission in New York. The focus of this meeting was issues concerning the Muslim American community and ideas for future relations with OIC. The meeting was hosted by Dr. Ufuk Gokcen, Ambassador […]