An undated video containing several clippings circulating on social media has sparked controversy after New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeared to evade a question about Sharia law during a public interaction.
In the footage, an unidentified attendee can be heard asking Mamdani, “Do you denounce Sharia law?” Mamdani responds by repeatedly asking, “What is Sharia law?” without directly addressing the question.
The exchange prompted mixed reactions online. Critics accused the legislator of deliberately avoiding a clear stance, while supporters argued that the question was framed provocatively and intended to target his faith.
The clip also features another segment in which a separate speaker, identified as Robert Akleh, responds angrily to questions about police views on Mamdani, saying, “Who gives a [expletive] what they think? You get told what to do, shut up.”
This is horrifying
Zohran Mamdani is outright asked to denounce Sharia Law
Not only does he refuse to denounce Sharia Law, he pretends he has no idea what it is to avoid the question
Zohran Mamdani is a practicing Muslim. Islam tells them to lie to advance takeovers pic.twitter.com/IM3upPa2J6
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 22, 2025
Mamdani’s hatred for Hindus mirrors his hatred for Jews, both are enemies in the Islamist worldview.
Wants Jizya & Sharia Law: Mamdani faced backlash for proposing higher property taxes on “richer, whiter neighborhoods,” a plan critics liken to race-based redistribution. Dubbed “the Fidel Castro of New York,” Mamdani also declared that “billionaires shouldn’t exist” and pushed for socialist policies like free buses, rent freezes, and city-run supermarkets. He refused to condemn the antisemitic slogan “globalize the intifada,” drawing criticism from Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries.
One of Mamdani’s key legislative pushes is forcing all NYC public schools to serve halal food. He framed it as “inclusion,” but this is a Trojan Horse for Islamization. Halal certification is controlled by groups with ties to extremist funding networks. It sets a precedent for religious imposition on taxpayer-funded institutions, while Christian and Jewish dietary laws are ignored.
WARNING NYC 🚨 Zohran Mamdani Isn’t Running a Campaign — He’s Leading an Islamic Political Insurgency
What we’re witnessing in New York isn’t a mayoral race. It’s civilizational jihad, and Zohran Mamdani is its smiling face.
At a Brooklyn press conference, Mamdani didn’t just… pic.twitter.com/KDMHC4XWeb
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) June 18, 2025
In a January 2025 post on social media, Mamdani stated that he was attending Jummah prayers at the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge. He also appeared in photos standing next to Imam Muhammad Al-Barr, a religious leader known for praising Hamas and calling for divine guidance for their attacks on Israel.
It was a privilege to join Jummah prayers at the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge today. pic.twitter.com/3WjtQLohtv
— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) January 17, 2025
Mamdani also refused to condemn “Globalize the Intifada” – a call for Jewish genocide. Mamdani has repeatedly refused to denounce the phrase “Globalize the Intifada,” a rallying cry for global jihad against Jews. When pressed, he compared it to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a grotesque inversion of Holocaust history. He said, “I think what’s difficult also is that the very word has been used by the Holocaust Museum when translating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising into Arabic, because it’s a word that means struggle,” and added, “And as a Muslim man who grew up post-9/11, I’m all too familiar in the way in which Arabic words can be twisted, can be distorted, can be used to justify any kind of meaning.”
Mamdani, on The Bulwark podcast, says ‘Globalize the Intifada’ chant signifies, to him, a call for Palestinian human rights.
Adds: “The word has been used by the Holocaust Museum when translating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising into Arabic — because it’s a word that means struggle.” pic.twitter.com/k2yeiSJpMy
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) June 17, 2025
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