USCMO Deplores Shooting of 3 Palestinian-American Students, Calls on Leaders to Reject Islamophobia and Anti-Palestinian Racism
(Washington, D.C. – 11/27/2023) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s leading umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations, and American Muslims decries the likely hate-motivated shooting of 3 Palestinian university students near the University of Vermont in Burlington on Nov. 25th. USCMO leaders also condemned the sharp rise in anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, […]
USCMO Endorses Gaza Truce, Calls Biden to Force Permanent Ceasefire, Palestinian Rights
(Washington, D.C. – 11/22/2023) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s leading umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations, and American Muslims welcome the Gaza truce (albeit just days in duration), and thank the Qatar government for its diligent and remarkable diplomacy that brought it about. Like most of the world, […]
USCMO Denounces House Censure of Rashida Tlaib
(Washington, D.C. – 11/09/2023) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations today denounces the U.S. House of Representatives for voting to unjustly and hypocritically single out and censure Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib due to her vocal opposition to the Netanyahu government’s ongoing attempted genocide of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Those members of Congress who voted to censure the only Palestinian-American representative in the House have thrown another […]
USCMO Condemns Biden Administration for Giving Netanyahu “Green Light” To Continue War Crimes
(Washington, D.C. – 10/18/2023) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s largest umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim associations, today said that President Biden’s full embrace of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel gave the far-right, racist leader a “green light” to continue committing war crimes against Palestinians. USCMO […]
USCMO Condemns Israeli Deliberate Bombing, Killing of 500 Innocents, in Ghaza Hospital as War Crime
(Washington, D.C. – 10/17/2023) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), condemns in the strongest possible terms the Israeli government’s unconscionable war crime—the bombing of the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, today, killing 500 to 800 patients, doctors, healthcare workers, and hundreds of displaced children and families seeking shelter there, with nowhere else to go. USCMO […]
USCMO Stands in Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Calls for Immediate End to Atrocities in Occupied Territories
(Washington, D.C. – 10/7/2023) – The United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) reaffirms its unwavering support for the Palestinian people and their right to freedom from the Israeli occupation. The recent unprovoked and continuous attacks by Israel on Palestinian towns, cities, and refugee camps have resulted in tragic loss of Palestinian lives. We condemn Israel’s targeted and […]
USCMO Condemns Protesters’ Violent Attack on Turkish Diplomats Following USC Conference on Turkish Foreign Policy
(Washington, D.C. – 10/4/2023) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), strongly condemns the recent attack on Turkish diplomats that occurred following a conference on Turkish foreign policy held at the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism last Friday, September 29, 2023. The conference, attended by Ambassador Hasan Murat Mercan and […]
USCMO Calls the Muslim American Community to Support Moroccan Earthquake Victims
(Washington, D.C., 9/10/2023) – The U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the nation’s umbrella group of national, regional, and local Muslim organizations, expresses its deepest condolences and prayers for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco last Friday, with a magnitude of 6.8. The earthquake has left over 2000 people dead and countless others injured, […]
USCMO Delegation Visits Turkiye, Discusses Global Islamophobia, Refugee Crisis and Earthquake Relief with President R. T. Erdogan
(Washington, D.C. – 9/9/2023) – A delegation of Muslim Americans from the United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) visited Türkiye earlier this week to strengthen ties between Muslims around the world and discuss key international issues with Turkish leaders and American diplomats, including global Islamophobia, the Syrian refugee crisis and the American’s Muslim community’s ongoing support for […]
USCMO Condemns Church Burnings, Blasphemy Mob Vigilantism in Punjab, Pakistan
Had God not decreed to repel some people by means of others demolition would certainly have come to many hermitages, and churches, and synagogues, and mosques in which the name of God is much mentioned in praise. Nor shall you spread corruption in the earth after it has been set aright by God. —The Quran, 22:40 (Washington, D.C.; 8/16/2023) – The U.S. Council of Muslim […]