Category: News

(Washington, D.C., 7/8/2016) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, is outraged over the police shootings and subsequent deaths of two African Americans as well as the slaying of five Police Officers in the line of duty this past week. On Tuesday night, police shot and […]

The US Council of Muslim Organizations denounces the terror attack at Istanbul International Airport (Washington, D.C., 6/28/2016) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, condemns the cowardly attack at the Ataturk international airport in Istanbul, Turkey which claimed at least 41 innocent lives and scores […]

(Washington, D.C., 6/12/2016) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, expresses its horror over the mass shooting which took place at a nightclub in Orlando, FL overnight, and offers its deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and prays for quick recovery for […]

(Washington, D.C. 6/4/2016) — The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) offers its heartfelt condolences and is saddened by the passing of Muhammad Ali at the age of 74, a legend and an icon of inspiration, after a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. USCMO Board members and Secretary General Oussama Jammal Attended his funeral to pay their […]

(Washington, D.C., 3/22/2016) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, strongly condemns the heinous terror attacks that took place early this morning in Brussels, Belgium and left at least 30 innocent people dead and many more injured. Similar terror attacks took place most recently in Turkey and […]

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/17/16) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local American Muslim organizations, today called on GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to drop designated hate group leader Frank Gaffney Jr. as a foreign policy adviser. SEE: Cruz Assembles an Unlikely Team of Foreign-Policy Rivals http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-03-17/cruz-assembles-an-unlikely-team-of-foreign-policy-rivals Gaffney’s […]

(WASHINGTON DC 02/04/2016) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) organized the 1st International Conference of Muslim Councils in the West – a major initiative for Muslims in Western nations – in Washington, D.C., February 1-3 in Arlington, Va. This conference was the first of its kind to bring Muslim leaders around the world together to […]

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/21/15) — The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, today announced major educational, outreach and civic empowerment initiatives to address growing Islamophobia in America and to enhance national security through the promotion of freedom and justice. Proposed USCMO initiatives include a drive to register one […]

 (Washington, D.C., 12/10/2015) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, welcomes President Obama’s Oval Office address, rejecting the rising islamophobia trend and urging Americans to be united during times of adversity by not allowing fear to give birth to hate and bigotry. The American Muslim community and […]

(Washington, D.C., 12/2/2015) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local Muslim organizations, offers its sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims in the San Bernardino shooting and pray for quick recovery of those who were injured. USCMO denounces this and every act of violence. This […]