3 h. ago Muslim mayor, Jewish voters, Trump rage. London’s lessons for Mamdani.

Muslim mayor, Jewish voters, Trump rage. London’s lessons for Mamdani.  The Washington Post

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6 d. ago How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates’

New York City mayor-elect refused to ‘be in the shadows’ in the face of Islamophobic attacks during his campaignAcross the country, Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants has shaken neighbourhoods, torn apart families and engendered a sense of panic among communities. But in New York, on Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York, and an immigrant from Uganda, chose to underline his identity. “New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant,” he told an ecstatic crowd at Paramount theater in Brooklyn.The son of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother, he was born in Kampala, raised in Queens, and identifies as a democratic socialist. Almost every aspect of Mamdani’s identity had been an issue of contention during the election. Earlier this week, the Center for Study of Organized Hate published a report highlighting the surge in Islamophobic comments online between July and October,...

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8 d. ago How to Keep a Gallery Open: Lessons From One of London’s Longest

How to Keep a Gallery Open: Lessons From One of London’s Longest-Operating Dealers  Artnet News

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8 d. ago Campaign director: Zohran Mamdani’s ideas are indebted to the films of his mother, Mira Nair

The passionately inclusive politics of the newly-elected New York mayor have clear echoes in boundary-breaking movies such as Salaam Bombay! and Monsoon WeddingWhen Zohran Mamdani was elected as New York City’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest since 1892, headlines naturally focused on his groundbreaking political rise. But for many, the spotlight also turned to a name that had already long resonated on the global stage – his mother Mira Nair.A pioneering film-maker with a career spanning more than three decades, Nair has continually reshaped how south Asian identity is portrayed on screen. Now, with her son taking a major public office, the cultural legacy she built appears to echo in the next generation. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Zohran Mamdani and London's Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, have much in common, but also key differences

Zohran Mamdani and London's Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, have much in common, but also key differences  Newsday

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9 d. ago Mamdani’s mayoral race was marred by unhinged Islamophobia. It’s not going away soon | Arwa Mahdawi

The racist abuse that Zohran Mamdani is still facing proves how normalized bigotry is. We need to keep calling it outPack your bags and flee, infidels: New York City has fallen to a cabal of socialist jihadists. With Zohran Mamdani to become the city’s first Muslim mayor, many are celebrating the democratic socialist’s historic win. Billionaires, Islamophobes and Republicans, however, are in the throes of hysteria. But what’s new? The New York mayoral race has been marred by bigotry so unhinged it’s almost impossible to parody.Far-right activist and unofficial Trump adviser Laura Loomer posted on X, for example, that “there will be another 9/11 in NYC” under Mamdani. New York City councilmember Vickie Paladino called the 34-year-old a “known jihadist terrorist”. Actor Debra Messing, meanwhile, has been having a Mamdani-induced meltdown on Instagram, posting story after story about how the puppy-eyed politician is a threat to civilization. She recently posted: “In Judaism and Christi...

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9 d. ago A tale of two cities: London’s lesson for New York’s first Muslim mayor

A tale of two cities: London’s lesson for New York’s first Muslim mayor  BBC

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1 week ago London mayor’s message for Zohran Mamdani: ‘In our cities, hope and unity will always triumph’

Sadiq Khan says: ‘We are united by something far more fundamental, our belief in the power of politics to change people’s lives for the better’ While the soon-to-be first Muslim mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, was in the final throes of his mayoral campaign on a brisk day in New York, Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim of mayor of London, was wrapping up a two-day climate summit in a steamy if overcast Rio de Janeiro.“Hope is not gone,” Khan told the 300 city mayors gathered in the Brazilian city’s museum of modern art. Continue reading...

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1 week ago London mayor sees parallels in Zohran Mamdani’s victory: ‘Hope won’

Sadiq Khan, the city’s first Muslim mayor, says: ‘We are united by something far more fundamental, our belief in the power of politics to change people’s lives for the better’While the soon-to-be first Muslim mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, was in the final throes of his mayoral campaign on a brisk day in New York, Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim of mayor of London, was wrapping up a two-day climate summit in a steamy if overcast Rio de Janeiro.“Hope is not gone,” Khan told the 300 city mayors gathered in the Brazilian city’s museum of modern art. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Photos of Zohran Mamdani and his supporters as they celebrate his election as NYC's mayor

Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s mayoral election. He will be the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa.

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1 week ago Progressive. Muslim. A Trump target. Before Mamdani, there was London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Progressive. Muslim. A Trump target. Before Mamdani, there was London Mayor Sadiq Khan  USA Today

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1 week ago BUCKTIN: 'New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s win signals Donald Trump’s days are numbered'

Zohran Mamdani, after a triumphant campaign built on progressive ideas and a relentless focus on affordability, will become New York city’s first Muslim mayor, and its youngest in more than a century - sending Donald Trump into freefall

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1 week ago Donald Trump rages on social media after Republicans humiliated in US elections

Democrats won a number of key races in last night's US elections with Zohran Mamdani elected New York's first Muslim mayor.

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1 week ago New York City Mayoral Election 2025: Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race

Mr Mamdani, 34, becomes the first Muslim mayor and youngest person in over a century to lead the largest city in the US.

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1 week ago New York's new mayor Zohran Mamdani tells Trump 'I have four words for you' in blistering victory speech quoting his socialist hero, bragging about 'toppling a dynasty' and promising a 'new dawn'

Mamdani, who will become the Big Apple's first Muslim mayor, defeated Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a race that became a flashpoint in national politics.

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1 week ago Election 2025 live updates: Voters from California to NYC reject Trump messaging as Mamdani, Spanberger make history

Mamdani was elected as the first Muslim NYC mayor, and Abigail Spanberger will become the first female governor of Virginia

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1 week ago Zohran Mamdani takes the stage after winning New York mayoral election – live updates

Democratic socialist becomes city’s first Muslim mayor, as Democrats pick up major wins in several key US racesZohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City in historic winNYC mayoral election – live results trackerat the Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown ManhattanThere’s a couple of hundred Cuomo supporters at his watch party now. I just saw a man down a bottle of Stella Artois. No sign of Cuomo yet. Among the attenders is Suzanne Miller, a realtor who volunteered for the Cuomo campaign. She said she is “50-50” about his chances of winning. Miller said she was nervous because of Zohran Mamdani’s energetic closing few days of the campaign. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Zohran Mamdani storms to victory in New York to become city's first democratic socialist mayor

Mamdani, who will become the Big Apple's first Muslim mayor, defeated Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a race that became a flashpoint in national politics.

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1 week ago Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral election – live updates

Democratic socialist becomes city’s first Muslim mayorZohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City in historic winNYC mayoral election – live results trackerat the Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown ManhattanThere’s a couple of hundred Cuomo supporters at his watch party now. I just saw a man down a bottle of Stella Artois. No sign of Cuomo yet. Among the attenders is Suzanne Miller, a realtor who volunteered for the Cuomo campaign. She said she is “50-50” about his chances of winning. Miller said she was nervous because of Zohran Mamdani’s energetic closing few days of the campaign. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Zohran Mamdani: meteoric rise of New York’s visionary new mayor

Charismatic and relatable, the 34-year old energized voters – and provided a blueprint for other progressives to followTracker: live NYC mayoral election resultsUS politics live – latest updatesA year ago, Zohran Mamdani was a political unknown. Now, the 34-year-old democratic socialist will be New York’s first Muslim mayor with a profile that stretches far beyond the city, across America and indeed the world.The one-time underdog turned main character has had a meteoric rise. With a savvy social media presence and grassroots campaign that garnered international attention and galvanized thousands of first-time voters - many of whom are young or people of color, or both - Mamdani has provided a blueprint for canvassing to progressives online. Continue reading...

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