The 2025 New York mayoral race reveals a new wave of unfiltered Islamophobia.
Zohran Mamdani isn’t attacked for his policies, but for who he is.
Politicians, commentators and journalists accuse him of “Islamizing America,” hiding a religious project, even turning the country into a theocracy.
Some say he should be deported, as if a Muslim can never be truly American.
No debate about housing, safety or transit—only his faith, his name, his appearance, even his smile.
Every photo becomes an excuse for suspicion.
Anti-Muslim incidents have reached record levels.
This campaign proves that you can now gain political capital by portraying Muslims as enemies.
It’s no longer a slip-up.
It’s a strategy.