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 […]
USCMO, American Muslims Condemn Call for Genocide of India’s Muslims, World Leaders’ Deafening Silence
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/4/2022) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) and American Muslims condemn with alarm the recent flagrantly open call of Hindu chauvinist leaders in a “Genocide Convention” – with the tacit endorsement of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – for the mass genocide, forced conversion, and ethnic cleansing of India’s […]
USCMO, American Muslims Condemn Call for Genocide of India’s Muslims, World Leaders’ Deafening Silence
(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 […]
US Upholding Justice for All Should Be Focus of Biden’s Summit for Democracy
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/10/2021) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) calls on President Joseph Biden to bring US policy and practice in its treatment of Muslim populations at home and abroad and the peoples of predominantly Muslim nations in the world into true alignment with the promises of democracy that his Summit for Democracy seeks to renew […]
House Passing of Biden ‘Build Back Better’ Bill Bodes Historic Changes, Leaves Major Social Safety-Net Gaps
(Washington, D.C., 11/22/2021) – The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) recognizes the historic importance of the US House of Representatives’ narrow November 19 victory in passing President Joseph Biden’s Build Back Better “human” infrastructure bill – the second part of the president’s crucial infrastructure package to retool the nation and help the American people. […]