Two Muslim women — Sana Siddiqui in Raleigh and Samira Khan in Alamance County — win local seats in North Carolina’s Nov. 3 elections, with CAIR-NC noting historic firsts.

Dearborn civil rights attorney Amir Makled wins a University of Michigan regents seat alongside Paul Brown, marking a first for Muslim representation.

Wayne County Deputy Executive Assad Turfe has reportedly been chosen to lead Governor-elect Jocelyn Benson's transition. SMF has not independently confirmed the appointment.

Shia Muslim Georgia Representative Akbar Ali announces victory in the 2026 election, weeks after participating in the UMAA Convention in Markham, Canada.

Muslim American candidates competed across about 23 states in the 2026 midterms. Early results show congressional firsts and victories in state and local elections.

After the Nov. 3 midterms, SMF News reviews every Muslim candidate for U.S. House and Senate this cycle — winners, losses and races still being counted — and what the broader slate says about Muslim civic life in America.

As midterm polls open Nov. 3, CAIR urges eligible Muslim voters to make a plan, points to Muslims.Vote and know-your-rights guides, and launches an Election Day exit poll.

On the eve of the Nov. 3 midterms, Muslim leaders are urging their communities to vote while tightening mosque security, after MPAC rated the threat of attacks against Muslims Elevated and voters in several states reported intimidation.

Hennepin County prosecutors charged James O’Keefe and Cam Higby with identity theft and unlawful voting after they visited Minneapolis polling places in burqas during the Aug. 11 primary. CAIR-Minnesota welcomed the charges.

An Islamic nonprofit has bought a former bank in Norton, Virginia, for a community center with a prayer space, while Bernalillo County, New Mexico, upheld approval of a new Albuquerque mosque despite local opposition.

Maine election officials are reviewing complaints that voters, including visibly Muslim residents, were filmed, followed and harassed at Lewiston City Hall during early voting. CAIR has asked the state to investigate.

An elected member of Waterford, Connecticut’s Representative Town Meeting resigned Oct. 22 after calling Muslims “a cancer to this country” on Facebook. CAIR-Connecticut welcomed her apology and called for accountability and engagement.

A 52-year-old man has been charged with second-degree arson and related counts after a fire at a mosque in East Baltimore. Investigators believe it was deliberately set; no hate-crime charge has been announced, and motive remains unknown.

American Shia Muslims are marking the martyrdom of Sayeda Fatima al-Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Here is who she was, why she is mourned, and how the Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf has been draped in black.

The Najaf Hawza, a Shia seminary, is marking 1,000 years since Sheikh al-Tusi arrived in the city. Here is its history, the role of Grand Ayatollah Sistani, and why it matters in America.

A Long Island Muslim group is suing Islip over a ruling that blocked boarding at its planned school, and a Marlboro, N.J., congregation with no mosque in town is suing after its plan was denied.

A Chandler, Ariz., man is charged with making a terroristic threat over an alleged bomb-and-gun plot against a Jewish or Muslim house of worship. Here is what is known, and what mosques can do now.

After Maryland honored SMF and Idara e Jaferia for their faith and mental health workshop, SMF News looks at the data on Muslim Americans' mental health, why many hesitate to seek care, and where families can turn.

Maryland's first memorial dedicated to a Muslim American, organizers say, honors Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. It was unveiled Oct. 14 outside the Busch Annapolis Library with a time capsule sealed until 2076.

SMF and Idara e Jaferia received Governor’s Citations and a General Assembly proclamation at their October 17 faith and mental health workshop in Maryland.