US EditionTaking an Oath on the Qur'an, Like Mamdani, Attests Its Long History in America
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Western democracies are not by chance based on values of biblical origin: human dignity, limitation of power, division of powers, freedom of the individual. But what follows from this, if the oath of office is now sworn on the Koran as in New York?
The fact that the new mayor of New York took his oath of office on the Koran provides for debates. It is time to give up such symbolism in general.
Taking an Oath on the Qur'an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Zohran Kwame Mamdani was sworn in as the first Muslim mayor of New York City on January 1 shortly after midnight, and then was inaugurated Thursday afternoon. On both occasions, he took his oath on the Qur’an, the Muslim holy book. Although, as usual, bigots have tried to make something of this oath, the ceremony was in accordance with Thomas Jefferson’s ideas on the place of religion: “The legitimate powers of gov…
The new mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, took office – as usual in the USA – in an unusual place. Previously, however, he had to pay nine dollars.
On December 31, 2025, at midnight, Zohran Mamdani repeated his ranges in a private ceremony with his wife and his party's relatives.
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