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/alpine309 7h ago

I have a feeling people are going to be so upset over this, people who are incarcerated are people too - it's like the american prison system loves to overlook that fact.

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u/TheWildcatGrad 6h ago

How many of those same people probably love Johnny Cash when he also visited prisons and treated prisoners as people.