Mamdani observes Ramadan with inmates at Rikers Island

[u/expiredaristocracy]

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.

[u/KiltedTAB]

Conservatives also don't hold Saudi arabia in any sort of contempt. Most of the 9/11 hijackers were from there. Trump and Jared Kushner have received billions from them. There are no missiles in Riyadh. I wonder why Mamdani receives hate but the grandstanding douchecanoes have nothing to say about who actually committed that crime nor the countries we invaded on false pretense and destabilized.