April 15, 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: Muslims in New York struggle to hold traditional burials
Islamophobia Watch: The Intercept: “The Coronavirus Is Empowering Islamophobes — but Exposing the Idiocy of Islamophobia”
What’s in a Name: Trump orders IRS to print his own name on stimulus checks, likely delaying payment to some
Record Deaths: 2,228 U.S. coronavirus deaths set single-day record on Tuesday while New York City deaths suspected to be more than 10,000
Partisan Divide: Republicans pressure Trump to restart reopen country while Democrats say opening country too soon will put Americans in grave danger
Exit Strategy: Where all 50 U.S. states stand on reopening and every European country’s exit strategy
Food Insecurity: Thousands of cars line up to get into a Los Angeles food bank
Congress: Senators Warren and Smith call for $50 billion to rescue child care centers after drop in attendance
Fast Money: IRS launches web tool aimed at helping people get coronavirus rebates faster
Separate But Not Equal: Indian hospital in Ahmedabad separates patients into Hindu-Muslim wards
Those who do good deeds:
- Florida mosque answers call to service as coronavirus by distributing food on Friday
- Birmingham Islamic Society is providing a free food pantry for those in need during crisis
