Why did New York City's Zohran Mamdani take his mayoral oath on the Quran?

Zohran Mamdani became New York City’s first Muslim mayor on January 1, 2026, taking his oath on three Qurans across two ...

Zohran Mamdani takes office as first Muslim mayor of New York City

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, marking a historic moment with a low-key ...

Zohran Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

After working part of the night in his new office, Mamdani returned to City Hall in a taxi cab around midday Thursday for a grander public inauguration where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, one of the mayor ...
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Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, taking the oath of office at a historic, ...

Mamdani takes over as New York mayor resolving to rule ‘audaciously’ as ‘democratic socialist’

Zohran Kwame Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor on New Year’s Day, pledging expansive socialist governance. While ...
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New York Mayor Mamdani vows to enact democratic socialist agenda

In a speech following his public swearing-in, Mamdani promoted core campaign promises of universal childcare, affordable rents and free bus service ...