In this episode of Wise Women with Daisy Khan, Dr. Daisy Khan teams up with research specialist Susanna Keiserman to expose the dangerous Islamophobic campaign targeting Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic primary winner for New York's mayoral race. Khan, who faced similar attacks in 2010 during her Lower Manhattan community center proposal, breaks down the familiar playbook being used against Muslim Americans seeking political leadership. Discover the specific tropes weaponized against Muslim candidates, from "Sharia law hysteria" to terrorism accusations that have nothing to do with actual policy positions. Learn why Mamdani's focus on affordable housing, childcare, and transit issues gets overshadowed by fear-mongering about his faith and immigration background. Khan explains how these attacks aren't just about one candidate but represent a systematic effort to keep Muslims as second-class citizens ho should "stay in their place" rather than aspire to executive leadership roles. This episode reveals how Islamophobia robs Americans of substantive democratic debate and why judging leaders by their policies rather than prayer schedules is essential for true religious freedom.
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