May 19, 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:
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Lockdown-Ramadan:
- US Muslims observe Ramadan with family and by helping others
- Muslim Coalition of CT holds Annual ‘A Taste of Ramadan’ online
- Can’t go to mosque during Ramadan? These families are making ‘mini-mosques’ at home
- Arizona: For one Phoenix family, Ramadan in a pandemic is less celebratory, more spiritual
- Stroudsburg Muslims seek patience and peace during Ramadan in the COVID-19 era
- With mosques closed, NYC Muslims find new ways to observe Ramadan
- Newsweek: ‘I created an online Iftar community to help Muslims connect during Ramadan’
Grimm Numbers: U.S. death toll in coronavirus outbreak surpasses 90,000, 1.5 million confirmed cases
Whitehouse: Trump chooses American Muslim to develop a coronavirus vaccine
Congress: Congress eyes changes to small business pandemic aid, fix and extend PPP
States vs. Trump: Trump tells governors feds ‘will step in’ if government disagrees with state reopening plans
Free Press? Trump tweets video of a reporter being hounded by anti-lockdown protesters, calling them ‘great people’
Burying Our Dead: Muslim community comes together to help with burial costs
Too Soon to Travel? Qatar Airways’ new policy is letting customers book 2020 travel from the US to nearly anywhere in the world for under $500
Hate-Watch:
- Limbaugh guest host Mark Steyn calls masks, distancing ‘Sharia-Lite’: we’re ‘adopting ISIS/Taliban policies’
- While deliveries are up during coronavirus, Black delivery driver in Oklahoma held against his will
‘It Takes a Toll on Your Body:’ Muslim EMTs observe Ramadan during coronavirus
Safeguarding Your Rights: CAIR, Civil rights, law enforcement leaders urge police to protect public health while safeguarding rights
A Confederacy of Dunces: How right-wing extremists are using state protests while planning for a new civil war
Overseas: 100 million locked-down amid SECOND WAVE of COVID-19 infections in China
Those Who Do Good Deeds:
- Michigan: Muslims in Dearborn deliver food to hospitals during Ramadan
- Ill: Islamic Center of Quad Cities offers help to families in need
- Tenn: Ramadan: Woman donates 400 lbs. of dates to jailed Muslims as coronavirus upends holy days
- New York: Muslims come out during Ramadan to bring food to those in need
- New York (II): Here’s how Newark Muslims are keeping community alive this Ramadan
- New York (III): Muslim community responds to New York City’s food insecurity crisis
