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Zohran Mamdani & the politics of "good" vs. "bad" Muslims

Zohran Mamdani & the politics of "good" vs. "bad" Muslims

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Before, during, and after Zohran Mamdani became the Democratic
nominee for mayor of New York City, Republicans and Democrats were
both leaning into decades old Islamophobic tropes to delegitimize
his candidacy. Meanwhile, young progressives are reclaiming those
tropes.

Why is Islamophobia politically salient today, and why are both
sides of the aisle using it to achieve their own political goals?
To answer this, Brittany is joined by Tazeen Ali, a professor of
religion and politics at Washington University, and Nathan Lean,
professor of religion at North Carolina State University.

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