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Zohran Mamdani clarifies which ‘aunt’ lived in fear after 9/11 over hijab, people call it weird

Zohran Mamdani clarified which aunt had to live in fear in the US after 9/11 and then had to explain who an aunt is. After New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani clarified that the 9/11 anecdote was not about his Masuma Mamdani, his father’s sister, but someone called Zehra Fui who was his father’s […]

‘Does not wear a hijab, didn’t live in NYC during 9/11’: Mamdani called a ‘liar’ over claim on aunt in viral post

Mamdani triggered controversy after he claimed his aunt felt unsafe in hijab in NYC after 9/11. NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani recently recalled how his aunt suffered after 9/11, as she felt unsafe in her hijab, which drew suspicious stares in an atmosphere vilifying Muslims. The comment came as Mamdani was speaking about Islamophobia in […]

‘After 9/11, my aunt did not feel safe in her hijab’: Zohran Mamdani speaks to New York Muslims; JD Vance reacts | World News

Zohran Mamdani, running in the 2025 New York City mayoral race, addressed a crowd of Muslim New Yorkers outside a Bronx mosque on 24 October, recounting how his aunt avoided riding the subway after the 11 September 2001 attacks because she felt unsafe wearing her hijab. The remarks came amid a campaign marked by heightened […]