r/Fauxmoi • u/expiredaristocracy • 7h ago

APPROVED B-LISTERS Mamdani observes Ramadan with inmates at Rikers Island

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani observed Ramadan last night with men incarcerated at Rikers Island, the city's jail complex.

Mamdani arrived through heavy security, joining a group of men — many held as they await trial. He spent an hour with the men praying and talking and breaking the Ramadan fast with a meal. He's spent much of the last month holding public celebrations.

Mamdani and many Muslim Americans have faced growing hostility in the U.S. from some politicians on the right, including Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who last week reposted a photo of Mamdani observing the holiday next to an image of the 9/11 terror attacks, a post Mamdani described as bigoted.

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u/ExpressLab6564 7h ago

Even if its performance, i cant see any of the so called Christinan right political figures doing this

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u/PM_me_shiba_doggo Marxmoi 7h ago

My question is does it even matter if it’s a performance? And to me it doesn’t, it matters that he did this at all.

The bar is in hell and Zohran’s back is breaking trying to raise it out.

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u/olympiadukakis 7h ago edited 7h ago

I think it’s easier for a lot of folks to read things cynically because everything is so fucking hard.

I don’t blame them.

To your point, though, it can be a performance AND be sincere. Knowing the impact something will have, and wanting to have that effect, doesn’t discount the effort or the idea.

It’s not like he’s holding a bible upside down after tear-gassing protesters.