‘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), […]
President Biden Must Reverse Course on Gaza Now, 79 Advocacy Groups, Houses of Worship Say in Letter to White House
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 3, 2024) – Today, the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), joined more than 79 advocacy groups and religious institutions from Muslim, Black, Arab, Palestinian, and various other communities throughout the United States, dispatched a letter to President Biden. The letter criticizes his recent approval of increased lethal arms deliveries to […]
USCMO Cancels Annual Ramadan Iftar in Solidarity with Starving People of Gaza
(Washington, DC, March 22, 2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s leading umbrella of national, regional, and local Muslim American organizations, announces the cancellation of its Annual Ramadan Iftar event in Washington, DC, as an act of solidarity with the people of Gaza who are facing starvation due to the ongoing […]
USCMO Joint International Statement for the International Day to Combat Islamophobia on the 5th anniversary of the Christchurch, NZ mosque massacre
In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful All praise and thanks belong to God, the Lord of the Worlds, May peace and prayers be upon Prophet Muhammad On behalf of the communities we serve in our respective countries around the world, the undersigned Muslim organizations today commemorate the UN’s Second International […]
USCMO Says President Biden’s SOTU a Failure on Palestinian Genocide
(Washington, D.C. – 3/8/2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations expresses its extreme disappointment in President Biden’s failure to use his State of the Union to announce any concrete steps to end U.S. support for the Israeli government’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people […]
USCMO Reiterates Call on President Biden to Stop the Gaza Genocide After U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell Dies in Protest
(Washington, D.C. – 2/27/2024) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) – the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations today reiterated its call on President Biden to stop the Gaza genocide after 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member of the United States Air Force died after setting himself on fire outside the […]
Coalition of Advocacy Groups Unite to Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza and Oppose Controversial Supplemental Bills With Funds to Israel
(Washington, D.C. – 2/5/2024) – Representing millions of Americans who oppose sending money to Israel in the midst of its brutal attack on Gaza, the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), American Muslims, and a coalition of prominent advocacy groups, including CODEPINK, Veterans for Peace, Doctors Against Genocide, Carolina Peace Center, Teachers Against Genocide, and Ceasefire […]
The Dire Need for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Israeli War on Palestinians – Followed by a Just, Lasting Peace
(Washington, D.C. – 11/27/2023) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) calls on President Biden and the United Nations to forcibly and immediately stop the U.S. supplied and diplomatically shielded Israeli genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and the massive Israeli military and extremist settler-colonist assault on Palestinians in the West Bank. The genocidal […]