Mamdani To Use At Least Three Qurans For Swearing-In Ceremonies

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to make history when he is sworn in to office on Thursday on a Quran, and is expected to use at least three separate copies of the Islamic holy book throughout the day, the New York Times (NYT) first reported.

Mamdani, 34, a Ugandan-born avowed socialist of Indian descent, will become the first Muslim to lead the nation’s largest city — and his Nov. 4 victory put the Big Apple on the list of a growing list of large Western cities that have elected Muslim mayors, such as London and Calgary. The far-left Democrat is a longtime vocal supporter of Palestine and has previously come under fire for his behavior and members of his team, which many have deemed as antisemitic as well as supportive of