April 16, 2020
By Robert S. McCaw, CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department
Every day, CAIR scours the internet for you to find, share and highlight the day’s most important COVID-19 headlines:
Religion: Aqeeqah: Iowa Muslims find ways to keep birth rite tradition despite COVID-19 concerns
White House: Trump’s backs down on coronavirus executive powers claim
U.S. Record Deaths: Day Two: 2,371 in one day. U.S. coronavirus deaths continue to increase by record amount
Record Job Loss: 22 million Americans have applied for jobless benefits in the past month
Already Done? Paycheck Protection Program out of money: Thousands of small businesses shut out: How long will congressional deadlock keep the fund closed? Senate adjourns with no deal in sight
Locked Down: Four more weeks: East Coast states extend shutdown to May 15
In the Navy: Naval commander fired for calling attention to deadly coronavirus outbreak aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt may be reinstated
Black in America: Howard County, MD: African American man tasered by a security guard after refused to remove his protective face covering in grocery store
Asian in America: UCLA professor sparks outrage after ‘wondering’ if his Chinese students could spread coronavirus, apologizes
Elections: Texas judge set to order state to allow voting-by-mail following lawsuit by Texas Democrats
In India: Coronavirus has morphed into an anti-Muslim virus
Those Who Do Good Deeds:
- Top Muslim leaders launch grant initiative to protect imams from layoffs
- The Islamic Center of Greater Toledo lit in blue to show support to healthcare workers and first responders
- Islamic Relief USA donates to Birmingham saying, COVID-19 exposes the need for long-term investments
