USCMO Condemns War Criminal Netanyahu’s Lie-Filled Congressional Speech, Disgraceful Congressional Support for Genocide
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – 7/25/2024) -The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim American associations – today denounced war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu’s dishonest and delusional speech on Capitol Hill, where he tried and failed to dupe the American people and justify the Israeli government’s ongoing genocide in […]
USCMO Announces National Muslim Youth Conference in Chicago
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – 7/23/2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations, is excited to announce the National Muslim Youth Conference, to be held on September 7-8, 2024, in Chicago, IL. This groundbreaking conference is a pivotal part of the USCMO National Muslim Youth […]
USCMO, American Muslims, Commemorate 29th Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide of Bosnian Muslims
(Washington, D.C., 7/11/2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) and American Muslims solemnly observe this day of July 11 – declared by the UN as Srebrenica Massacre Remembrance Day – with our Bosnian Muslim brothers and sisters, over the 1995 preplanned, cold-blooded Serbian genocide of Srebrenica’s 8,372 defenseless, repudiated, and forsaken Bosnian boys and men […]
USCMO Calls for Immediate US Arms Embargo on Israeli Genocide After Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll at Least 186,000
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – 7/9/2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations – today responded to a new study in the respected British medical journal, The Lancet, that sets a “conservative estimate” of Israeli-inflicted deaths in Gaza at 186,000 by calling on President Biden to implement […]
USCMO Calls for Urgent, Fair Humanitarian Aid and Distribution for the People of Sudan
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – 6/25/2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations – calls upon the U.S. and the international community to urgently make good on their humanitarian pledges, made at a Paris conference last April, to provide more than $2 billion in […]
USCMO Welcomes Long Overdue UNSC Resolution Demanding Gaza Ceasefire
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – 6/11/2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations – today welcomed Monday’s U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza that is long past due. In a statement, USCMO Secretary-General Oussama Jammal said: “We welcome the […]
USCMO Hails ICC Rulings Ordering End to Israeli Assault on Rafah
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 24, 2024) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations – along with American Muslims, lauds today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering the Israeli government to immediately cease its military offensive in Rafah and open […]
‘Student-Lawyer Campus Legal Defense Initiative’ Launched By USCMO, CAIR & MLFA
Criminal defense attorneys invited to assist students facing criminal charges for peaceful protests (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/16/2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), and the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) today encouraged criminal defense attorneys willing to represent college students facing criminal charges for peacefully protesting the […]
USCMO Visits South Africa, Extends Gratitude for Support of Palestinian Cause
(Washington, D.C., May 15, 2024) – A delegation from the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) recently concluded an impactful visit to South Africa. They attended conferences commemorating the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid and expressed heartfelt gratitude to the people of South Africa for their steadfast support of the Palestinian people’s pursuit […]
Record-Breaking 700 Muslim Delegates Participate in 9th Annual #MuslimHillDay on Capitol Hill
During the three-day advocacy event, Muslims urged Congress to support the free speech rights of student protesters, advocated for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and called for the free flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians, including the resumption of U.S. support for UNRWA. (WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/2/2024) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), […]