Socialist New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani visited a controversial Brooklyn mosque to pray while on the campaign trail — just months after the imam had called for the destruction of Israel.
Mamdani posted a picture of himself speaking at the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, alongside firebrand cleric Sheikh Muhammad Al-Barr, on his social media in January.
“It was a privilege to join Jummah prayers at the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge today,” the socialist nominee said in the post on X dated January 17.
Zohran Mamdani visited a controversial Brooklyn mosque on the mayoral campaign trail. X / @ZohranKMamdani Imam Muhammad Al-Barr gave a controversial sermon at his Bay Ridge mosque months before Mamdani’s visit. Pro-Palestine supporters rally outside of the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge in Brooklyn on February 26, 2025. NEW YORK POST Explore More
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