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From hope and hunger strikes to City Hall: The rise of Zohran Mamdani

New York City's mayor-elect won over voters with three main election promises and years of sincere activism. But with his language already changing, will he pander to the Democratic Party establishment?

Mayor Mamdani's New York victory signals a moral awakening in the US After Mamdani's win, this is what another history-making Muslim leader wants you to know

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