Mamdani’s Advice to Royals: Give That Priceless Diamond Back to India

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and King Charles did not meet privately. But if they had, the mayor said, he probably would have raised the issue of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond. [sic]

Hours before greeting King Charles III in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked about the royal visit during a news conference in the Bronx.

The mayor quickly distanced himself, saying that he would be attending a ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum “alongside a number of other elected officials” and that would be the extent of his interaction with the king.

But what would he say to King Charles if they were to have a private meeting?

“I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond,” Mr. Mamdani said.

The mayor’s decision to invoke the 105.6-carat diamond — taken from an 11-year-old Indian prince in the 1840s when India was a British colony and presented to Queen Victoria — was in character.

Mr. Mamdani was born in Uganda, also once part of the British Empire, to Indian parents who have helped to shape his political views. His father, Mahmood Mamdani, is a leading scholar of anticolonialism. His mother, Mira Nair, is an award-winning filmmaker whose movies have examined the colonial experience. India has lobbied for the diamond, part of the crown jewels in the Tower of London, to be returned.

Mr. Mamdani is also the city’s first democratic socialist mayor, and he has said his goal is to uplift the city’s working-class residents. » | Jeffrey C. Mays | Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Zohran Mamdani demande à Charles III de rendre un diamant réclamé par l'Inde : Le maire de New York Zohran Mamdani a appelé mercredi le roi Charles III à «rendre» le diamant Koh-i-Noor, joyau de la couronne obtenu en Inde par l’Empire britannique au XIXe siècle. »

La femme du maire de New York Zohran Mamdani au cœur d’une polémique après avoir «liké» des posts sur l’attaque du 7 Octobre

LE FIGARO : Le premier maire musulman de la ville, qui a déjà condamné à plusieurs reprises l’offensive terroriste du Hamas en Israël, a défendu son épouse en affirmant qu’elle n’était pas une personnalité publique.

La femme du nouveau maire du New York est au cœur d’une polémique. Rama Duwaji, une Américaine d’origine syrienne mariée à Zohran Mamdani depuis janvier 2025, est accusée d’avoir aimé plusieurs publications sur le réseau social Instagram qui défendent l’attaque des terroristes du Hamas le 7 octobre 2023. C’est le site d’information en ligne , un média américain ayant son siège à Washington, qui a d’abord rapporté ces informations.

Les posts en question ont été publiés le 7 et le 8 octobre, dans la foulée de l’attaque qui a fait 1200 morts civils et militaires ainsi que 250 otages. Le premier a été publié par un compte tenu par The Slow Factory, une association qui revendique militer « pour les libertés culturelles des communautés autochtones des pays du sud» et qui met en valeur «les voix et les idées de la majorité mondiale (Noirs, Autochtones et autres personnes de couleur) afin de partager leurs connaissances en dehors des frontières, des institutions et des systèmes oppressifs ». La publication « likée » contient l’image d’un bulldozer utilisé par les combattants du Hamas qui a servi à détruire un grillage sécurisé sur la frontière entre Gaza et Israël. » | Par Mayeul Aldebert | lundi 9 mars 2026

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FULL SPEECH: Bernie Sanders Slams Billionaires, Swears In Zohran Mamdani as NYC Mayor

Jan 1, 2026 | U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders delivered a forceful populist speech at the inauguration of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, denouncing billionaires, inequality, and political elites before administering Mamdani’s oath of office. Joined by Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji, the moment signaled a bold progressive shift at City Hall. For more details, watch our story and subscribe to our channel, DRM News. …

Elon Musk: The World’s Richest Man Keeps Embarrassing Himself!

Dec 31, 2025 | Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, SpaceX, and X, takes the title of Fool of the Year. As the world’s richest man, he could use his wealth and influence for the greater good, but instead seems to spend much of his time attacking people on his platform, stirring up hostility abroad, or supporting questionable figures. One of his recent blunders was calling the new mayor of New York a swindler, without offering any proof or examples to back up the claim.

This is unbelievable! How much has Musk swindled out of the American taxpayer, I wonder? For what it's worth, I think that Mamdani is a great choice to be mayor of New York. It’s a pity that America doesn’t have a president with Mamdani’s character, abilities, and ideas! — © Mark Alexander

À New York, la proposition de supermarchés publics de Zohran Mamdani suscite déjà des doutes

LE FIGARO : Le futur maire veut lancer cinq supermarchés publics (un par arrondissement) pour lutter contre la vie chère et la faim. Une promesse qui interroge distributeurs, experts et acteurs de terrain.

Des supermarchés publics offrant des prix bas pour lutter contre la vie chère : l'une des mesures phares du prochain maire démocrate de New York, Zohran Mamdani, n'a pas encore vu le jour que surgissent déjà doutes et interrogations. Élu sur une promesse de réduction du coût de la vie dans la mégapole américaine, le jeune édile de 34 ans, qui prendra ses fonctions le 1er janvier, s'est engagé notamment à venir en aide au 1,4 million de New-Yorkais en situation d'insécurité alimentaire. Mais son plan de création de cinq supermarchés publics (un par arrondissement) suscite déjà des critiques du secteur et la perplexité des experts, qui le jugent pour le moment encore très imprécis. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 28 novembre 2025

Treffen mit Mamdani: Trump findet es „in Ordnung“, ein „Faschist“ zu sein

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Der US-Präsident traf am Freitag auf den zukünftigen New Yorker Bürgermeister. Beide fanden zuletzt harte Worte für einander. Doch der US-Präsident schlägt jetzt einen anderen Ton an.

Der zukünftige Bürgermeister von New York, Zohran Mamdani, hat am Freitag den US-Präsidenten Donald Trump im Weißen Haus besucht. Für besondere Aufmerksamkeit sorgte dabei eine Nachfrage einer Reporterin an den Demokraten. „Behaupten Sie, dass Sie Präsident Trump für einen Faschisten halten?“, hakte eine Journalistin nach.

Mamdani bezeichnete Trump während seiner Siegesrede am 4. November nicht explizit als „Faschist“, er sprach allerdings von „Trumps Faschismus“, den er ablehne. Als Mamdani auf die Nachfrage der Reporterin zu einer Erklärung ansetzte, fiel ihm Trump ins Wort. » | Eva Maria Braungart | Sonntag, 23. November 2025

Trump and Mamdani Form an Unlikely Alliance at White House Meeting

THE GUARDIAN: ‘We agreed a lot more than I would have thought,’ the US president said of his first face-to-face meeting with the New York mayor-elect

Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor-elect, walked out of their meeting on Friday afternoon with an unlikely alliance, agreeing to work together on housing, food prices and cost-of-living concerns that have defined both their political appeals to working-class voters.

“We agreed a lot more than I would have thought,” Trump said in the Oval Office, sometimes jumping in to shield Mamdani from aggressive questioning from the press.

The sit-down – which many had anticipated would be contentious, given months of intense rhetoric in which Trump branded Mamdani a “communist lunatic” – instead produced camaraderie, warm words and concrete pledges of cooperation between the Republican president and the self-described democratic socialist who secured a commanding electoral victory earlier at the beginning of November with over 50% of the vote.

“I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said after the meeting, offering praise for his ideological opposite. “The better he does, the happier I am. I will say there’s no difference in party. There’s no difference in anything, and we’re going to be helping him to make everybody’s dream come true, having a strong and very safe New York.”

The president congratulated Mamdani on his mayoral victory, describing it as “an incredible race against smart people” – and the two politicians shook hands. » | Joseph Gedeon in Washington | Friday, November 21, 2025

Why Did Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Face Rampant Islamophobia and Racist Abuse? Qasim Rashid Explains

Nov 10, 2025 | As Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win faces rampant Islamophobia and racist abuse from Republicans and even some Democratic voters, Qasim Rashid joins Anthony Davis to discuss the perils of being Muslim in Trump’s America and how voters just want affordability, over identity politics - only on The Weekend Show.

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Zohran Mamdani Might’ve Converted This Fox News Host into a Socialist

Oct 17, 2025 | Zohran Mamdani went into the lion’s den on Fox News and seemingly won over their host AND the audience. The typical ‘hOw ArE We GoING tO pAy FoR iT’ questions didn’t throw him off one bit, and he had a clear and concise answer to every question he was asked. We’ll talk about why his message is so powerful and also discuss some moments from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s town hall on CNN that illustrates how a cohesive, left-wing message is really starting to take shape among progressive politicians.

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The Debate: Radical Change? Mamdani Wins New York as Voters Turn on Trump across US • FRANCE 24 English

Nov 6, 2025 | One year after a presidential election where Donald Trump swept swing states and secured majorities in both houses of the US Congress, a first test has produced a radically different result. 34-year-old Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has blown past establishment candidates for mayor of New York, unveiling his transition team this Wednesday. We ask about Mamdani's win and the highest turnout in the city's municipal elections in more than half a century.

The Guardian View on Zohran Mamdani’s Victory in New York: The Democrats Can Build on an Uplifting Night

THE GUARDIAN — EDITORIAL: A historic campaign that focused on the theme of affordability can offer wider lessons to a re-energised opposition

Since the re-election of Donald Trump last November, a demoralised Democratic party has struggled to reverse a palpable sense of downward momentum. At a grassroots level, amid plunging poll ratings, there has been a yearning for renewal and a more punchy, combative approach in opposition. Against that bleak backdrop, the remarkable election of Zohran Mamdani to the New York City mayoralty is a moment for progressives to savour.

Mr Mamdani entered the mayoral race last October as a socialist outsider with almost zero name recognition. He won it with more than 50% of the vote after the highest turnout in more than half a century, and despite the best efforts of billionaires to bankroll his chief rival, the former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, to victory. That achievement makes him the youngest mayor of the US’s largest city for more than 100 years and the first Muslim to occupy the role.

New York is a traditional Democratic stronghold and is in no sense a national bellwether. Nevertheless, faced with a Maga movement that has based its success on the support of working-class voters, the Democratic party can learn much from Mr Mamdani’s extraordinary triumph. Leaving culture-war politics to his increasingly desperate opponents, he campaigned relentlessly and almost exclusively on the theme of affordability. » | Editorial | Wednesday, November 5, 2025

„Ich bin Trumps schlimmster Albtraum“: Zohran Mamdani wird Bürgermeister von New York

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Der 34-jährige linke Demokrat Zohran Mamdani setzt sich in New York klar gegen Ex-Gouverneur Andrew Cuomo durch – und wird als erster Muslim an die Spitze der US-Metropole gewählt.

Der 34-jährige Zohran Mamdani hat die Bürgermeisterwahl in New York City gewonnen. Nach Prognosen von US-Medien setzte sich der Demokrat aus dem linken Spektrum der Partei am Dienstag deutlich gegen seine Rivalen durch. Nach Auszählung von 91 Prozent der Stimmen kommt Mamdani auf 50,4 Prozent. Damit wird er der erste Muslim an der Spitze New York Citys.

„Diese Stadt ist Eure Stadt, und diese Demokratie gehört auch Euch“, sagte Mamdani am Abend in seiner Siegesrede vor jubelnden Anhängern. In seiner Ansprache versprach Mamdani, dass New York nun „in diesem Moment politischer Finsternis“ das Licht sein werde. Im Wahlkampf nannte er sich selbst den „schlimmsten Albtraum“ von US-Präsident Donald Trump.

Trump reagierte auf Mamdanis Wahlsieg mit den Worten, er selbst habe nicht auf dem Wahlzettel gestanden. Auch der Shutdown sei daran schuld, dass die Republikaner nicht gewonnen hätten. » | Sophie Barkey | Mittwoch, 5. November 2025

«Ce n’est pas seulement une victoire pour les démocrates» : Mamdani triomphe à New York mais le parti recentre son message ailleurs

LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le candidat socialiste a remporté comme prévu la mairie de New York, mais en Virginie et dans le New Jersey, les candidats démocrates ont remporté les élections sur des programmes débarrassés des discours woke.

L’élection de Zohran Mamdani à la mairie de New York a moins marqué le virage à gauche de l’Amérique urbaine qu’il n’a confirmé le discrédit qui entoure l’appareil du parti démocrate, représenté face à lui par l’ancien gouverneur Andrew Cuomo. Mais la victoire simultanée de deux démocrates centristes aux postes de gouverneurs de Virginie et du New Jersey, et le succès du référendum de redécoupage électoral décidé par le gouverneur de Californie Gavin Newsom, a parallèlement indiqué une autre voie que la gauche pour renouveler un parti à la recherche de ses repères.

Un an après la victoire de Donald Trump, ces premiers scrutins étaient attendus comme des oracles, en particulier par les démocrates. La campagne victorieuse de Mamdani a été saluée comme celle d’un populisme de gauche, mêlant des discours exaltants, un programme un peu vague, et des promesses de lendemains radieux. «Le soleil s’est peut-être couché sur notre ville ce soir… mais je vois poindre l’aube d’un jour meilleur pour l’humanité », a lancé le vainqueur de l’élection mardi soir dans un discours exalté, citant le syndicaliste et socialiste américain Eugene Debs. » | Par Adrien Jaulmes | mercredi 5 novembre 2025

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Zohran Mamdani Says He's Ready for Donald Trump | The New Yorker Interview

Oct 10, 2025 | The Democratic candidate for mayor would be one of the youngest and the first Muslim in the job. He discusses threats from Donald Trump, and what socialism means in practice, with David Remnick.

Rama Duwaji: Who Is the Wife of NYC's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani?

BBC: At 28, Rama Duwaji will be the youngest first lady New York City has ever had - thrust into the spotlight as her husband Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral race on Tuesday night.

And in his victory speech, the mayor-elect had a special shoutout for his wife standing beside him.

"And to my incredible wife, Rama, hayati," he said, using the Arabic word for "my life". "There is no one I would rather have by my side in this moment, and in every moment."

Duwaji is a New York-based artist with Syrian roots whose work often explores Middle Eastern themes. Her work has appeared on BBC News, and in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vice and London's Tate Modern museum.

"Rama isn't just my wife; she's an incredible artist who deserves to be known on her own terms," Mamdani wrote in a post on 12 May, announcing they had been married three months earlier.

"Omg she's real," Duwaji joked in a comment on that post.

The couple met on dating app Hinge, "so there is still hope in those dating apps," Mamdani said in an interview with The Bulwark. » | Max Matza | BBC News | Thursday, June 26, 2025. Updated: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City Mayoral Election | BBC News

Nov 5, 2025 | Zohran Mamdani, 34, has won New York City's race for mayor in a contest that rallied young voters and sparked debate about the future direction of the Democratic Party.

The Ugandan-born Mamdani, a Democrat, beat former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, to become the youngest person in over a century to lead the largest city in the US.

"My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty," he told the crowd during a victory speech, touting voters' "mandate for change" and "mandate for a city we can afford".

A self-described democratic socialist, he made affordability the central message of his campaign, pledging to expand social programmes paid for by new taxes on high earners and corporations.

Democrats also won governor races in Virginia and New Jersey, and in California voters backed a proposition to redraw the congressional electoral map ahead of next year's midterm elections.

How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The 34-year-old assemblyman won the Democratic primary by defying the city’s all-powerful establishment. He secured the mayoralty by delicately disarming it.

Zohran Mamdani was still asleep early in the morning after June’s Democratic primary when the phone calls started flooding in. There were the usual congratulations, certainly, but also signs of something more worrying.

A young democratic socialist, Mr. Mamdani had just toppled former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, upending New York’s power structure in an upset so stunning and so swift that even he had not fully seen it coming.

Now, titans of the city establishment were clogging up the phones of the candidate and his small team, looking for belated introductions. Most did not sound happy.

“It’s a great day in New York,” Morris Katz, Mr. Mamdani’s 26-year-old political adviser, told the real estate magnate William C. Rudin in one of the conversations. » | Nicholas Fandos | Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Zohran Mamdani Makes History as NYC’s First Muslim Mayor at Age 34, Winning Over 50% of the Vote.

Nov 5, 2025 | In an historic New York City election, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani has been elected the city’s 111th mayor — making him both the first Muslim mayor in NYC history and the youngest in over a century.

The progressive Queens assemblyman defeated former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a stunning upset that marks a major shift in city politics. Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, rent freezes, free childcare, and public transit, drawing massive grassroots support from young voters and working-class communities across the five boroughs.


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FULL SPEECH: Zohran Mamdani's Victory Speech Following Historic NYC Mayoral Win

Nov 5, 2025 | Democrat Zohran Mamdani delivers his winning remarks after a projected win of the New York City mayoral election. He is set to be the first the city's Muslim mayor of South Asian descent.

This is a FANTASTIC speech. CONGRATULATIONS Zohran! — © Mark Alexander