The radical endorsement issued this week by New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is drawing swift backlash after he backed New York State Assembly candidate Aber Kawas—who once argued that 9/11 manifested from America’s “system of capitalism,” “racism,” “white supremacy,” and “Islamophobia.”
The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s first Muslim mayor has ignited worldwide debate and controversy, with reactions spanning from Uganda to Iran.
