NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 09: New York Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) headquarters on July 09, 2025 in New York City. Mamdani spoke during a press conference alongside UTF President Michael Mulgrew, Chapter leader Dr. Terrain Reeves and members of UTF as he received the endorsement of the teachers union. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Mamdani’s mother detailed family’s focus on Indian-Ugandan roots despite living in U.S. in 2013 interview: ‘He is not an American at all’

In a recently unearthed 2013 interview with Indian filmmaker Mira Nair, the mother of Democratic socialist NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, she discussed raising him while emphasizing their family’s deliberate efforts to preserve his Indian and Ugandan heritage despite reaping the benefits of living in the U.S.

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SOUTHERN ISRAEL, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 29: Israeli tanks stand near the border with the Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on October 29, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered "immediate, powerful" strikes on Gaza Tuesday, after his office accused Hamas of violating the terms of the ceasefire agreement for returning remains that Israel says do not belong to any of the 13 unaccounted for hostages. The announcement of strikes followed reports of fighting in Rafah near the "yellow line" demarcating territory under IDF control in Gaza, according to the US-brokered ceasefire agreement that came into affect on October 10. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Trump assures ‘Nothing’ will jeopardize Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal following violence flare-up: ‘Hamas is a very small part of peace in the Middle East’

President Donald Trump recently declared that “nothing” will jeopardize the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, asserting that it “is not going to be jeopardized” — despite recent Israeli air-strikes and the murder of an IDF soldier.

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