I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab.
Zohran Mamdani: “I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after September 11th because she did not feel…”
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Mamdani discusses the impact of Islamophobia on his aunt's safety post-9/11.
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