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Zohran Mamdani: A "Muslim New Yorker" With Indian Roots And Belief In Identity And Justice
Mamdani represents a different era — one less interested in fitting in, and more in standing firm. Obama deflected when his middle name became a slur in the mouths of opponents. Mamdani pronounces his own name slowly until others get it right. Obama avoided being read through a Muslim lens. Mamdani says being Muslim, African-born, and South Asian is the story — not a liability.
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Mamdani’s performance becomes even more striking when the kind of coalition he built in the world’s most multicultural and multilingual city is brought into consideration. Early analysis shows that apart from South Asian American voters, including Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghan, Sri Lankan and Nepalese, he also won over White, Black and Latino voters in excess of expectations. He did particularly well in the demographic below 45 years in age
Will New York Get Its First South Asian, Indian American Muslim Mayor?
With barely five days to go for New York’s mayoral election, it is remarkable that whether or not its Indian American candidate, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, wins has become a sort of a litmus test for the Democratic Party
Diwali promotes multiculturalism and secularism, a unifying symbol in Trinidad and Tobago’s plural society
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