Washington- The CEO ofThe Council of American Islamic Relations (Kiir) In return In the use of the phrase “political earthquake” to describe the great penetration achieved by the Muslim candidate Zahran Mamdani (33 years old) issued the introductory elections inside Democratic PartyIn preparation for the decisive tour of the race towards the position of New York City mayor.
“Mamdani with Indian origin who was presented to America at the age of seven, and obtained her nationality in 2018, represents a model for a new generation of Muslims involved in political work and confident themselves,” says Awad, speaking about this unprecedented political development in the history of New York, with the economic, political and media weight it represents.
Awad pointed out – in an interview with Al -Jazeera Net – that Mamdani distinguished between the new generation of young Muslims enthusiastically for political work in his own political style, and his ability to communicate with large sectors of the angry electoral rules from the leaders of the Democratic Party involved in financial and moral corruption cases.
Social program
Mamdani scanned the party’s preliminary elections for the presidency of the municipality Andrew ComoDespite the support it obtained from the financial circles and the traditional political lobbies and from great symbolic figures in the party.
Mamdani -a member of the Legislative Council of the term New YorkIt is preferable to present himself politically as a democratic socialist- the city’s voters, including social, religious and economic backgrounds, different with a political program with a clear social flavor.
He promised in his election campaign, in which he relied heavily on social media platforms and used a wide team of young volunteers, to make the costs of life in New York within the reach of the largest amount of population, by providing free buses and kindergartens and preventing increased rental of commercial apartments and increasing the tax on those whose annual income exceeds one million dollars.
This has found the electoral program widely resonated with Muslims in the city, whose number is estimated at about one million, which made them excited to cast their votes with an unusual intensity compared to the preliminary elections in the New York Municipality.
According to “Kiir”, more than 350,000 Muslims in New York are registered in the electoral regulations, but they are generally not acceptable to vote in the municipal elections, as only 12% of them made their votes in the recent municipal benefits.
“His victory constitutes support for anti -Semitism” … Republican Senator Lindsay Graham attacks Zahran Mamdani after his victory in the Democratic Party’s preliminary elections for the position of New York mayor pic.twitter.com/14a6BHZx4r
Al -Jazeera channel (@AjArabic) June 26, 2025
The representation of Muslims
Mamdani – a newly married artist of a Syrian origin – was close to the city’s Muslims in mosques and Islamic social centers, and keen to share many religious occasions, such as the atmosphere of Ramadan and celebration of Eid Al -Fitr and Al -Adha, and he expressed many occasions his awareness of their needs such as the rest of the population.
Many American Muslims in New York and in other cities expressed their admiration for the great political achievement achieved by Mamdani, and many saw themselves representatives of the experience of the first Muslim to take these tremendous steps on the way to the position of the city’s mayor.
In one of the suburbs of Washington, Washington, the American Muslim of the Iraqi origin, “A. Hassan”, 31, expressed his great pride in what he called the “great victory” that Mamdani achieved, and called for him to win the final round and to become the first Muslim to take over the position of mayor in New York.
He explained in an interview with Al -Jazeera Net, near an Islamic center in the region, that the heavy vote for the candidate Mamdani supporting the Palestinian issue reflects the extent of people’s conclusion of the supporting speeches of Israel.
The spokesman pointed out that more Muslims participating in political work and expected that Mamdani will face many difficulties and challenges before the decisive round in November, especially from his opposing circles, which will pump a lot of money to discredit him and support his opponents, but he expressed his hope that he would win this position.
Zahran Mamdani, the candidate for the mayor of a city #New York It is a progressive democratic and the first Muslim to contest this race ever.
Despite an intense Zionist campaign that targeted it, and despite the presence of about a million Jews in the five neighborhoods of New York City, they were unable to defeat it. They spent millions of dollars to overthrow it
By the way … pic.twitter.com/uXF7XGcU8p– NEZAM MAHDAWI (@NEZAMMAHDAWI) June 25, 2025
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Regarding the repercussions of this achievement, Nihad Awad said that Mamdani represents the sound of the growing conscience within the United States, and that the penetration he achieved in one of the strongholds supporting Israel proves that “Zionist control” over the narrative of the Arab -Israeli conflict is not absolute.
Awad reminded that Muslim politicians in America have the ability to break the barriers and surprise the world at the darkest times, and the lawyer of the lawyer has been given Rachida TalabWith the Palestinian origins, which became the year 2018 the first Muslim in CongressBesides the activist Ilhan OmarSomali origins.
He added that Talab and Omar have achieved those major political gains and made history despite the campaign that was launched by the circles preserving Islam and Muslims in the United States.
In the opinion of Awad, the current penetration that Mamdani is achieving, though Genocide That Israel is committed in Gaza StripHe sends strong messages to American society and reflects the anger of the youth in the Democratic Party from its leadership “separate from reality”, as it represents an ethical and conscience awakening in the country.
The latest evidence issued by “Kiir” in 2023 by the elected American Muslim officials indicates that 235 American Muslim women were elected in representative or judicial bodies in cities and municipalities and at the state level and at the federal level.
“Kiir” noted that the number of American Muslim officials elected in 2023 increased by 19.5% compared to 2022, as their number was in the range of 189 personalities, which confirms that they are in the process of forming their own narratives increasing through their leadership and involvement in public work.