Consider This from NPR Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises as Zohran Mamdani embraces his Muslim faith
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Mar 17, 2026 
Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor and the city’s first Muslim mayor who publicly observes Ramadan. Brian Mann, NPR correspondent who reported on the community response. They discuss Mamdani centering Islam in city life, public iftars including at Rikers, and the surge in anti-Muslim rhetoric and protests targeting his visibility.
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Mayor Makes Faith A Public Civic Practice
- Zohran K. Mamdani centers his Muslim faith publicly, hosting half a dozen Ramadan iftars and prayers to normalize Muslim life in NYC.
- He framed those events as both celebration and defiance after attacks like Tommy Tuberville's X post pairing his iftar with 9-11 imagery.
Harlem Iftar As Defiant Community Meal
- At a Harlem iftar, Mamdani went table to table breaking the fast with dates and platters of food among roughly one million Muslim New Yorkers.
- He described the gathering as an act of defiance responding to public dehumanization and bigoted attacks.
Anti Muslim Rhetoric Escalates Publicly
- Right-wing figures amplified Islamophobic messages, from Tuberville's post juxtaposing Mamdani with 9-11 to radio host Sid Rosenberg's slurs.
- Those attacks escalated online and on-air with limited pushback from broader Republican leadership.