USCMO Calls on Biden Administration to “Stop Ignoring and Enabling” Israeli Attacks on Palestinian Worshipers, Desecration of Al-Aqsa During Ramadan
(WASHINGTON, DC – 4/17/2022) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest umbrella group for American Muslim organizations, today called on the Biden Administration to condemn and take action to stop the Israeli apartheid government’s ongoing violence against Palestinian worshippers and desecration of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during the holy month of Ramadan. […]
USCMO, American Muslims Commend US Declaration of Rohingya Genocide
And they took vengeance against them only because they had believed in One God alone, the Overpowering One, the All-Praised. —The Quran, 85:8 (WASHINGTON, DC – 3/21/2022) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s umbrella group for major national, regional, and local American Muslim organizations, commends President Biden’s administration for Sectary of State Antony Blinken’s […]
USCMO Condemns Indian Court’s “Bigoted and Dangerous” Student Hijab Ban
“O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.” — The Quran, 33:59 (WASHINGTON, DC – 3/17/2022) – The U.S. Council […]
USCMO, American Muslims Applaud Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court Nomination
(WASHINGTON, DC – 2/27/2022) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest umbrella group for American Muslim organizations, applaud President Joseph Biden’s nomination to the Supreme Court of U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. She is a historic choice and will be the first African American […]
USCMO, American Muslims Call for Peace, Humanitarian Aid, Diplomacy, an End to Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
(WASHINGTON, DC – 2/25/2022) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest umbrella group for American Muslim organizations, urgently call for an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, restoration of Ukraine’s geographic integrity and sovereign right to self-governance, and a two-pronged resolute global diplomatic push to (1) rush humanitarian aid to the […]
USCMO Condemns Shameful Attempts to Blame Colleyville Synagogue Attack on American Muslim Community
(WASHINGTON, DC – 1/21/2022) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest umbrella group for American Muslim organizations, today condemned anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian groups that are attempting to blame the Colleyville synagogue attack on the Muslim community. Last Saturday, a British national took hostages at Beth Israel Congregation Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. The […]
A Reflection on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for America
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/17/2022) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations leadership take this day commemorating the birth of Martin Luther King 93 years ago Jan 15 1929 as an opportunity for our country to reflect on where we stand as a society, a nation, and as Americans when measured against the values of equality and […]
USCMO, American Muslims Mourn the Loss of Bronx Fire Victims, Call for Housing Equity
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/16/2022)- The US Council of Muslim Organizations, on behalf of our member institutions and American Muslims, mourns the loss of our brothers and sisters killed in the Bronx apartment fire last week, 15 of whom, including eight children ages 2 to 12, had their mass Janaza funeral prayer today at Masjid-ur-Rahmah mosque. Almost […]
USCMO Condemns Texas Synagogue Hostage Taking, Grateful for Their Rescue Unharmed
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/15/2022) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations, on behalf of our member institutions and American Muslims, stands in complete solidarity against antisemitism with the Jewish community and condemns the evil, unjust, and unjustifiable hostage-taking of members of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas in the midst of their worship. We […]
USCMO, American Muslims Call for Vigilance Against Totalitarianism at Home and Equity in Middle East on Anniversary of January 6 Insurrection
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/4/2022) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) and American Muslims condemn the recent open call of Hindu chauvinist leaders in a Hindu gathering meant to promote genocide of Muslims and other religious minorities in India. The reluctance of nations to censure India only enables empowered Hindu nationalists in their crimes against humanity. “If […]