Tuesday’s election proved a watershed moment for America’s immigrant communities. In Virginia, Democrat Ghazala Hashmi became the first Muslim and first Indian-American to be elected to statewide office. In Ohio, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval won a second term. Yet it was New York City that stole the show: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist of […]
Ghazala Hashmi
Zohran and Ghazala lead historic Muslim, South Asian wave
NEW YORK – As the United States heads into a crucial election week, two South Asian Muslim candidates — Zohran Mamdani in New York and Ghazala Hashmi in Virginia — are poised to make political history, signalling a major shift in American representation and voter engagement. In New York, 34-year-old Mamdani leads the mayoral race […]