New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Friday said he would more openly embrace his Muslim identity after a string of attacks from former Governor Andrew Cuomo and his allies that he called “racist and baseless.”
Standing outside a Bronx mosque, surrounded by imams and community leaders, the Democratic nominee grew emotional as he described how Muslim New Yorkers have lived with fear and humiliation since 9/11 — including his own relatives.
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