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Zohran Mamdani is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 36th district. Elected as a Democrat, he is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice. Mamdani has focused on issues such as housing equity, healthcare access, and environmental justice during his time in office. He has been an outspoken advocate for the rights of marginalized communities in New York.
For the takeaway from my more than 10-minute address about Islamophobia in this race and in this city, to be the question of my aunt, tells you everything you need to know about Cuomo and his inability to reckon with a crisis of his own…
In an era of ever-diminishing bipartisanship, it seems that Islamophobia has emerged as one of the few areas of agreement.
I’m trying to be a mayor so honest that you come back to New York City, my brother.
I will no longer look for myself in the shadows— I will find myself in the light.
It just shows the idea of a Muslim woman wearing a hijab and feeling uncomfortable after 9/11 is so foreign to the right wing in this city and this country that the only answer to them is that it must be a lie.
I will not change who I am, I will not change how I eat, I will not change the faith that I am proud to belong to.
It was, in fact, a reflection of Islamophobia within our political system that has become so endemic.
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.
If we do not allow ourselves to be shocked by this kind of racism, then we are, in fact, accepting it as a fact of life.
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