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On the recordOctober 27, 2025
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.
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York

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Mamdani discusses the impact of Islamophobia on his aunt's safety post-9/11.

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