- August 8, 2025
- 9:17 am
Over 90 Muslim scholars, imams, community leaders, and institutions in the United States and several other nations today released a joint statement expressing their view that the governments of Muslim-majority countries, including Arab Muslim nations located near Palestine, can take “immediate and concrete action” to secure an end to the Israeli occupation’s escalating genocide in Gaza.
Signatories to the statement argue that these Muslim-majority nations have the unique opportunity, legal authority, and moral basis to take various steps, such as:
1. Ending any economic, diplomatic, intelligence, and military relationships with the Israeli government, including the so-called Abraham Accords.
2. Announcing consideration of an embargo on global oil and gas sales that directly or indirectly contribute support to the Israeli government’s genocide.
3. Banning the use of their country’s airspace and the use of any military bases within their country to support the Israeli government in any way.
4. Opening their side of Gaza entry points like the Rafah crossing and facilitating the travel of aid trucks, medics, journalists, demonstrators and others who wish to approach the crossing and demand entry.
5. Organizing a unified diplomatic mission to a Gaza crossing with senior government officials personally leading an aid convoy and refusing to leave until Israel allows unlimited aid to enter freely by land routes.
The joint statement reads, in part:
“Business as usual in international affairs is simply not working. We believe that the governments of the Muslim-majority nations of the world should not wait for the ‘international community’ to grow a conscience. This is especially true of Arab Muslim nations surrounding Palestine.
“We believe that these governments have the unique opportunity, legal authority, and moral basis to take greater, immediate and concrete action to pressure the Israeli occupation to end this carnage.
“Although a genocide should matter to every single human being regardless of their faith, this genocide against a predominantly Muslim population carried out by an openly racist, anti-Muslim government should especially matter to the ummah of Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him. So should the fate of Palestine, including Masjid Al Aqsa.”
Click here to read the full open letter signed by over 90 scholars, imams, organizational leaders and institutions.
CURRENT SIGNATORIES
Organizations
Ahlulbayt Islamic Center of Columbus
American Islamic Cultural Center
American Muslim Health Professionals (AMHP)
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)
Arizona Muslim Alliance
Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN)
Center for Education and Research Nahla
Center for Religious Tolerance (Masjid Usman) San Diego
Comité Justice & Libertés (Committee for Justice and Liberties)
Council of Sacramento Valley Islamic Organizations (COSVIO)
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center
Ethaar
Greenview Madani Center
Hamzah Islamic Center
Hershey Islamic Center
Husaynia Islamic Society of Seattle
Islamic Center of Jersey City
ICNA Council for Social Justice
Imam Council of Metropolitan St. Louis
Islamic Council of Victoria
Islamic Association of North America (IANA)
Islamic Center of Irving
Islamic Center of Five Towns, Nassau County, New York
Islamic Center of Morgantown
Islamic Center of Pennsylvania
Islamic Center of San Diego
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA)
Islamic Community Center of Atlanta
The Islamic Society of Central Delaware
Islamic Society of Chester County
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
Islamophobia Studies Center
Islamic Center Masjid Al-Sabereen
IQRA Cultural Center
Kurdish Community Islamic Center
Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA)
The March 15th Forum
Muslim American Society (MAS)
Muslim Community of Nassau County
MAS Sacramento Region
Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC)
Muslim Community of Folsom
Muslim Girl
Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA)
Muslim Students Association (MSA National)
North American Imams Federation (NAIF)
Noor Islamic Cultural Center
Prince George’s County Muslim Council
Rihla Community Services
Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims (SALAM)
Shia Muslim Council of Southern California
Tri-City Islamic Center
US Council of Muslim Organizations
We Love Our Neighbors
World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations
Individuals
Imam Mohamed Abdel Salam, Puyallup Islamic Community Center (PICC)
Dr. Ismahan Abdullahi
Imam Sedin Agic
Aftab Alam, President, The March 15th Forum
Shaykh Ibrahim Ali
Hafiz Ikhlas Ansari
Nihad Awad, National Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
Sheikh Abdullah Ateeque
Shoaeb Basha, Executive Director, American Muslim Health Professionals
Dr. Hatem Bazian, President of Northern California Islamic Council
Noorgul Dada, Chairman, Noor Islamic Cultural Center
Imam Mohamed Dahir
Dr. Abdelhafid Djemil
Imam Seyed Ali Ghazvini
Imam Khalid Griggs, Executive Director, ICNA Council for Social Justice
Dr. Ayman Hammous, Executive Director, Muslim American Society
Dr. Suleiman Hani
Dr. Altaf Husain
Imam Ahmadullah Kamal, IQRA Cultural Center
Muhi Khwaja, American Muslim Community Foundation
Yasser Louati, Comité Justice & Libertés (Committee for Justice and Liberties)
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Deputy Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
Shaykh Suhail Mulla
Imam Saeed Purcell
Dr. Yasir Qadhi
Imam Mohamed Mukhtar Sayid
Emad Sabbah, President and Co-Founder, Ethaar
Imam Ali Siddiqui (Former Chairman, Peace with Justice Center, LaVerne, CA
Chaplain Ahmed Shedeed, President, Islamic Center Of Jersey City
Dr. Omar Suleiman
Dr. Hebatullah Taha, President of the Board, CAIR Los Angeles
Imam Suhaib Webb
Hena Zuberi, Editor-in-Chief, Muslim Matters
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