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NY First Lady: A Syrian-American Muslim
Mayor Zohran Mamdani told reporters his wife was a 'private person' when quizzed over her liking a celebratory Instagram post the day after the October 7 attack on Israel.
The Democratic socialist took questions on Friday after a story emerged in the Jewish Insider highlighting his wife Rama Duwaji, 28, and her activity on the platform.
She liked an image which celebrated the attack by Hamas on Israel in October of 2023.
The post, made by leftist group The Slow Factory, included images of groups of people after having taken over an IDF vehicle, with 'Free Palestine' scrawled over it.
An image showed a bulldozer used by the group to break through into Israel on that day in which nearly 1,200 people died.
Mayor Mamdani said: 'My wife is the love of my life.'
But Duwaji is not shy and retiring - she recently posed for a cover feature in the prestigious The Cut magazine, an offshoot of the hugely-popular New York magazine.
Another post by the left-wing group People's Forum in which they called for a protest against Israel was also liked by Duwaji.
The Mayor
People's Forum post
A post the next day after the protest said: 'FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE!”
'Thousands have taken to the streets in #NYC to stand with Palestinian resistance and call for an end to all U.S. aid to apartheid Israel'. Duwaji also liked that post.
Mamdani has come under heat in the past after using anti-Israel phrases including 'globalize the intifada'.
The city's first Muslim mayor, he is seen with skepticism by Jewish New Yorkers over his ardent support of the Palestinian cause.
Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, has promised to offer free daycare and free buses across the city.
He also plans to enact a millionaire tax, with critics warning that his policies could drive out the super-rich, whose taxes fund public services in the Big Apple.
At his inauguration, he made it clear that he would not be moderating his left-wing views as he took office.
Mamdani has come under heat in the past after using anti-Israel phrases including 'globalize the intifada'
'I was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist,' he said.
'Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously.'.
Trump has called Mamdani a 'communist'.
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Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji on the cover of The Cut's special issue
The First Lady of New York City with her husband Zohran Mamdani
