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Board adopts resolution recognizing April 2025 as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month
Summary
The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing April 2025 as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month after a series of public comments from Muslim community leaders and organizations highlighting discrimination and the importance of visibility and inclusion.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution declaring April 2025 as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month, citing the contributions of Muslim residents and the need to confront rising Islamophobia.
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood introduced the resolution, noting California is home to nearly 1,000,000 American Muslims and pointing to CARE's national tally of 8,658 complaints of anti-Muslim bias in 2024. Mahmood and public commenters framed the resolution as a response to an increase in discrimination and a signal of city support for Muslim residents and institutions including the Islamic Center of San Francisco and the San Francisco Muslim Community Center.
Multiple community leaders and representatives spoke at the dais: Nadia Grama of CARE SFBA, speakers from WOC San Francisco, Tenderloin community school liaisons, religious leaders, and small-business owners representing Muslim-owned establishments in multiple districts. They described both the harms the community has faced and the significance of formal recognition for safety and belonging.
The board took the item "same house, same call" and adopted the resolution without objection.
What happens next: the adopted resolution is a formal recognition for the city and may be used as a basis for outreach and further community programs; the board invited continued community engagement and pledged support for targeted services.
