Global Deaf Muslim (GDM) held the first ever Deaf Muslim Expo (DME) at the Diyanet Center in Lanham, Maryland on Nov. 24-25 2018.

ICM began construction in late 2016, as they were faced with challenges from the growing community, and county regulations.

A large crowd gathered outside the lobby of the Islamic Society of Baltimore (ISB) on the afternoon of Sunday October 28, 2018 to ring in the much-anticipated groundbreaking ceremony, marking the commencement of phase 3 construction.

On October 4, 2018, The American Muslim Senior Society (AMSS), in partnership with the Islamic Center of Maryland (ICM), hosted a dialogue at ICM for seniors in Montgomery County and their caregivers. The dialogue, titled “Health and Wellness,” was the third in a series of four community dialogues on healthy aging, community services and support.

Several attendees were moved to tears by the emotional stories and video presentation of Rohingya refugees at the annual BDesh dinner following maghrib prayer on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.

On October 7, 2018, The Uyghur Entrepreneurs Network (UEN) in Virginia hosted a conference entitled "Forgotten Nation of Islamic World - Uyghur Muslims". The conference was part of an awareness campaign at the Uyghur community Center in Fairfax to educate the public about the ongoing human rights abuses being committed by China against Uyghur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, also known as East Turkistan.