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Zohran Mamdani vows to embrace Muslim identity amid political attacks

Zohran Mamdani vows to embrace Muslim identity amid political attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to growing attacks by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his surrogates that he characterized as “racist and baseless.” Encircled by faith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, Mamdani spoke in emotional terms about the “indignities” long faced …

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Cuomo invokes fears of Mamdani’s Muslim faith in final days of NYC mayoral race

Cuomo invokes fears of Mamdani’s Muslim faith in final days of NYC mayoral race

New York  —  Andrew Cuomo kept up a late-campaign effort to raise fears about the Muslim faith of Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, even laughing Thursday at the suggestion that Mamdani would cheer a terror attack like 9/11 were it to happen again. Cuomo, the former New York governor running an independent bid after …

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