The “aunt” who Zohran Mamdani said was too afraid to wear her hijab on the subways after 9/11 is actually a deceased distant cousin, he clarified Monday.
Zohran Mamdani didn’t tell the whole truth about his hijab-wearing ‘aunt’ who feared for safety post-9/11
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