India’s Terror Laws Are Creating New Mandelas

India’s Terror Laws Are Creating New Mandelas

Umar Khalid and Zohran Mamdani embody a shared global moment: exposing state excess on one side, and dissent and solidarity on the other.

Selective Outrage as Ideology: Zohran Mamdani, Umar Khalid, and the Politics of Convenient Silence

Public figures are often judged not only by the causes they champion but also by the silences they maintain. In recent political discourse, support of Zohran Mamdani expressed for Umar Khalid has triggered sharp debate, particularly among those who view Khalid as a deeply polarising figure associated with radical political positions. Critics argue that Mamdani’s stance reflects a troubling pattern of selective outrage that raises serious questio…