USCMO Statement Rebutting Anti-Muslim Bigotry Entered Into Congressional Record During “Sharia Hysteria” Hearing
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – 5/15/2026) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), America’s umbrella group of National and local Muslim associations, today applauded members of Congress who defended religious freedom and the rights of American Muslims during a dishonest and bigoted Republican-led congressional hearing about the imaginary threat of “sharia law” taking over America. Earlier […]
Record-Breaking 1,000+ Muslim Delegates Participate in 11th Annual National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill
(Washington, D.C., 4/21/2026) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest American Muslim civil society umbrella organization, today announced the successful completion of the 11th Annual National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill, with more than 1,000 Muslim delegates – a record number – from 33 states traveling to Washington, D.C., for two […]
USCMO Commends Pope Leo XIV’s Stand for Peace
USCMO Commends Pope Leo XIV’s Stand for Peace Leo’s Call Comes After Pentagon Met with Pope’s Amb. in Run Up to War (WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/18/2026) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), America’s umbrella group of Muslim associations, commends Pope Leo XIV’s recent just stand for peace amid the U.S.-Israeli wars of choice and brutal […]
USCMO Calls on Congress to Block Trump From Acting on “Unhinged and Anti-Muslim” Post Threatening to Endanger Countless Iranian Civilians
(Washington, D.C., 4/5/2026) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest umbrella group of national and local Muslim organizations, today urged Congress to immediately reconvene and force an end to the war with Iran before President Donald Trump can follow through with his “unhinged” threat to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure, endangering millions […]
Milwaukee Community Leader Salah Sarsour Abducted by ICE in Targeted Attack on Palestinian and Muslim Leadership
Milwaukee Community Leader Abducted by ICE: We stand with Salah Sarsour and against anti-immigrant attacks meant to silence Palestinian & Muslim Leaders April 1, 2026 – A beloved community leader, Salah Sarsour, was abducted by ICE on Monday, March 30th.. Salah serves as the President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM) and has been a […]
USCMO Condemns Modi’s Hindu-Chauvinist Gov’t Sentencing of 3 Kashmiri Muslim Women Activists After Openly Failing to Prove Terrorism Charges
(Washington, D.C., 4/1/2026) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), America’s umbrella group of Muslim associations, strongly condemns India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu-chauvinist government for its relentless persecution of Muslims and its illegal Kashmir annexation and land usurpation after its National Intelligence Agency (NIA) sentenced three leading Kashmiri Muslim women’s rights and human rights activists and political leaders — Aasiya Andrabi, 64, Nahida Nasreen, 61, and Sofi […]
USCMO Calls for End to Demonization of Palestinian-Americans Activists After Assassination Plot Against Nerdeen Kiswani
(Washington, D.C., 3/28/2026) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest umbrella group of Muslim American organizations and houses of worship, today called for an end to the years-long campaign to demonize and silence Palestinian-Americans and others opposed to the Gaza genocide after law enforcement foiled a plot by a Zionist extremist associated with […]
USCMO Denounces Netanyahu, Israeli Bombing of Iran Civil Nuclear Power Plants, Dragging US Into “World-Threatening” War in Iran
(Washington, D.C., 3/28/2026) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), America’s umbrella group of Muslim associations, denounces Netanyahu and Israel’s war crime of bombing Iran’s civilian nuclear power facilities for their expressly evil and irresponsible aim of, yet again, undermining sensitive U.S. and Iranian ceasefire negotiations and hopelessly ensnaring President Trump in the war escalation […]
USCMO Joins 104 Organizations Urging Trump Administration to Include UNRWA in Gaza’s Recovery
(Washington, D.C., 12/17/2025) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) has joined UNRWA USA National Committee and a national coalition of 104 civil society, humanitarian, faith-based, and human rights organizations in urging the Trump Administration to include the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in plans for Gaza’s recovery. In a joint letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of State Marco […]
USCMO Condemns Deadly Attack on Hanukkah Event in Sydney, Praises Muslim Bystander for Disarming Attacker
(Washington, D.C., 12/15/2025) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) extends its deepest condolences to families affected by the horrific attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, December 14, 2025. USCMO also commended Australian Muslim Ahmed Al Ahmed for bravely confronting and disarming one of the attackers, suffering injuries in the process. […]