Muslim Leaders Outline Tools To Identify ISIS Recruitment, Prevent Terrorist Attacks [VIDEO]
A day after a self-proclaimed jihadist carried out the latest terrorist attack in New York City, more than three hundred Muslim and Interfaith leaders have published a new report, WISE Up: Knowledge Ends Extremism, to combat terrorism. They are requesting a sit-down, face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump and House and Senate leadership. The effort […]
Muslim Groups Raise $500K for Victims of the Portland Attacks
Thanks to the online efforts of Islamic groups, over 10,000 people have stepped up to assist in the aftermath of the Portland, Oregon attacks last week. Three men are being honored as heroes after they defended two teenage Muslim girls on Portland public transportation when a crazed nationalist started yelling racial slurs. The three onlookers […]
US Muslims Seek Sanctions, Politicians Urge Caution in Syria
The largest U.S. Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is expressing hope the U.S. military strike in Syria is signaling a reversal of President Donald Trump’s stance on banning U.S. entry to people from six majority-Muslim countries, including Syria. Trump, who was viscerally moved by footage of an apparent chemical weapons attack in Syria on […]
Republican calls CAIR a Hamas-linked ‘terrorist group’
A US congressional candidate has become the latest legislator to label the country’s largest Muslim rights group a “terrorist” organisation. Republican Josh Mandel, who is also Ohio treasurer, claimed on Wednesday that the Council on America-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is “is Hamas”. Mandel posted an article on social media in reference to the Palestinian faction that […]
Muslim-American Leaders React to Trump’s Election
Leaders of Muslim-American communities and organizations congratulated Donald Trump, and implored the president-elect to change his tone and protect the rights of all Americans, at a Wednesday afternoon news conference held by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and live-streamed on the organization’s Facebook page. The Republican nominee, whose decisive victory Tuesday night startled many in […]
More Than 1 Million US Muslims Now Registered to Vote
More than one million American Muslims have registered to vote in the November 8 U.S. elections, a record number that puts the community in a position to tip the race in states where they live in large numbers as polls show a tightening contest, Muslim advocates said on Wednesday.
USCMO to Condemn Ted Cruz’s Refusal to Meet Muslim Constituents at National Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This evening, representatives of the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), a coalition of leading national and local American Muslim groups, will hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to condemn the refusal of GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his congressional staff to […]