{"id":2451924,"date":"2025-06-25T15:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-mom-of-nycs-muslim-socialist-mayoral-candidate-declares-hes-is-not-an-american-at-all\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:06:12","slug":"flashback-mom-of-nycs-muslim-socialist-mayoral-candidate-declares-hes-is-not-an-american-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-mom-of-nycs-muslim-socialist-mayoral-candidate-declares-hes-is-not-an-american-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback: Mom of NYC&#8217;s Muslim Socialist Mayoral Candidate Declares &#8216;He&#8217;s Is Not an American at All&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflashback-mom-of-nycs-muslim-socialist-mayoral-candidate-declares-hes-is-not-an-american-at-all%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2451924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Mayoral nominee for New York City, whose mother, filmmaker Mira Nair, asserts that he does not identify as American, but rather as a Ugandan and Indian. Mamdani is recognized for his socialist views and has made headlines with enterprising policies such as increasing the minimum wage and advocating for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-proposes-opening-city-owned-grocery-stores\/\" title=\"Chicago plans to open ...-owned grocery stores.\">city-owned grocery stores<\/a>. He has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-say-we-all-want-earth-to-be-the-best-planet-in-the-world\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say, \u2018We All Want Earth To Be The Best Planet In The World\u2019?\">made controversial statements<\/a> on international affairs, including claims about arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-happens-to-tim-walzs-seat-if-he-gets-elected-vice-president-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What happens to Tim Walz\u2019s seat if he gets elected vice president - Washington Examiner\">piece draws parallels<\/a> between Mamdani&#8217;s background and that of previous Democratic leaders, questioning his loyalties and commitment to American interests amid perceptions of globalism and socialism. As he runs in a competitive field that could also include former Governor Andrew Cuomo, the article suggests that the direction of New York City leadership hangs in the balance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The mother of New York City&rsquo;s Democratic Mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, is on record saying that he doesn&rsquo;t even consider himself American &mdash; as the young socialist gets ready to potentially take over America&rsquo;s largest city.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/entertainment\/my-son-is-not-a-firang-we-are-desi-mira-nair\/story-2oOR5rHzYuu50zOfMPEWiJ.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">story<\/a> from the Hindustan Times back in 2013 quoted Mamdani&rsquo;s mother Mira, a filmmaker, as saying: &ldquo;He is a total desi. Completely. We are not firangs at all. He is very much us. He is not an Uhmericcan (American) at all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Desi is a term roughly meaning, &ldquo;one from the country,&rdquo; while &ldquo;firangs&rdquo; roughly translates to &ldquo;outsiders.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;He was born in Uganda, raised between India and America. He is at home in many places. He thinks of himself as a Ugandan and as an Indian.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mira also praised how her son chose to study Arabic and politics, while speaking &ldquo;only Hindustani at home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Even though these comments date back to when he was a student, he wasn&rsquo;t exactly a toddler.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this story sounds eerily similar to the rise of Barack Obama. We all know how his administration turned out, and what he left behind. Or Joe Biden, anyone?<\/p>\n<p>Given this statement by his mother, it&rsquo;s fair to ask: Where do Mamdani&rsquo;s loyalties lie? Does he desire to institute globalism, like so many of his far-left allies?<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state house representative managed<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/24-years-9-11-nyc-dems-pick-muslim-defends-terror-hates-israel-mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pull away<\/a> from a crowded field in the mayoral primary, that included former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and two others.<\/p>\n<p>He did everything in his power to earn the endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of America by: wanting to raise the minimum wage to $30-an-hour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/24-years-after-9-11-nyc-dems-pick-muslim-who-defends-terror-hates-israel-for-mayor\/\" title=\"24 Years After 9\/11, NYC Dems Pick Muslim Who Defends Terror, Hates Israel for Mayor\">create city-owned grocery stores<\/a>, and once saying he&rsquo;d arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on an International Criminal Court warrant.<\/p>\n<p>ICC has no jurisdiction in America, but it goes to show the level of propaganda he&rsquo;s willing to push onto the people of NYC.<\/p>\n<p>His plans for &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZohranKMamdani\/status\/1324520792231714816?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1324520792231714816%7Ctwgr%5E39ca8298fec803e8ad2c4541f2d59fa26d734de9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2F24-years-9-11-nyc-dems-pick-muslim-defends-terror-hates-israel-mayor%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">queer liberation<\/a>&rdquo; include &ldquo;defunding the police&rdquo; which should be a major boost to the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/07\/us-news\/nyc-sees-staggering-146-5-spike-in-felony-assaults-by-repeat-offenders-as-top-cops-broken-system-that-keeps-putting-criminals-back-on-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rampant <\/a>crime and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-bad-even-nypd-traffic-enforcers-robbed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawlessness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His most telling moment, however, came when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=smrbYZ63vApIWdCZ&amp;t=2428&amp;v=ywUKRl16_zU&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was asked<\/a> about the term &ldquo;globalize the intifada,&rdquo; which is equated with taking the Palestinian uprising of 1987 worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>He compared it to &ldquo;a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To the question of language . . . I am someone who &mdash; I would say &mdash; am less comfortable with the idea of banning the use of certain words. And that I think it is more evocative of a Trump-style approach to how to lead a country,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ywUKRl16_zU&amp;t=2428s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said during a recent interview<\/a>, before the host cut him off, to ask again if radical phrasing made him uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani replied, &ldquo;I know people, for whom those things mean very different things. . . As a Muslim man who grew up post-9\/11 I&rsquo;m all to familiar in the way in which Arabic words can be twisted, can be distorted, can be used to justify any kind of meaning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This completes New York&rsquo;s transformation from greatest city in the world, to a complete fringe element of the Democratic party. All in less than 25 years after the horrific terror attacks of September 11th.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani is not a shoo-in, however, as Cuomo can run under his own party&rsquo;s banner if he chooses. Current Mayor Eric Adams also has plans to run as an independent.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s see if New York is so rife with Trump Derangement Syndrome and lunacy that they&rsquo;d choose socialism to govern a city that&rsquo;s desperately in need of a much stronger brand of leadership.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a 2013 interview with the Hindustan Times, Mira Mamdani, a filmmaker, described her son as &#8220;a total desi&#8221; and emphasized that he feels more Ugandan and Indian than American. She noted his upbringing in Uganda and between India and America, highlighting his comfort in multiple cultures. Despite these comments being made years ago when he was older than a child, they raise questions about Mamdani&#8217;s loyalties and political intentions as he campaigns for mayor against notable opponents like former Governor Andrew Cuomo. His progressive agenda includes proposals such as raising the minimum wage to $30 an hour and creating city-owned grocery stores. Additionally, his views on global issues have sparked controversy; for instance, he expressed support for Palestinian rights while discussing radical language use in politics during an interview. As New York City faces significant challenges ahead of the election, it remains to be seen if voters will embrace his socialist platform or seek stronger leadership alternatives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2451925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mamdani-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53781,38609,57900],"class_list":["post-2451924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-flashback-2","tag-mayoral-candidate","tag-muslim-socialist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mamdani-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451931,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451924\/revisions\/2451931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}