NYC Muslim Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Faces Coordinated Islamophobic Attacks After Primary Win

Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Muslim democratic socialist, won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, becoming a historic candidate as the city's potential first Muslim mayor. His victory has triggered a wave of Islamophobic attacks and racist rhetoric from MAGA supporters, right-wing politicians, and senior Trump administration figures, who have shared inflammatory images and made accusations labeling him a "Hamas terrorist sympathizer" and calling for his deportation despite his American citizenship. Prominent figures such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, Vickie Paladino, and Stephen Miller have amplified these attacks, while President Donald Trump criticized Mamdani on social media, branding him a "100% Communist Lunatic." Mamdani's critics have also seized on his past statements and affiliations, including his use of the phrase "Globalise the Intifada," which he defended as a call for equality open to interpretation. Despite the backlash, Mamdani's campaign has focused on grassroots issues like housing and transportation affordability, and his victory marks a significant upset against political veteran Andrew Cuomo. This coordinated Islamophobic and xenophobic campaign against Mamdani reflects deeper political and cultural divisions surrounding immigration, religion, and progressive politics in America.