How to understand Mamdani, the Muslim at the gay bar

Published November 3, 2025 11:09am ET



Some conservatives have attacked New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as a “radical Islamist.”

“He refused to say Hamas should disarm,” noted one writer at the Federalist. “He won’t condemn the extremist phrase ‘Globalize the Intifada.’ He seeks associations with Brooklyn imams who encourage jihad.”

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