US EditionZohran Mamdani and London's Muslim Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Have Much in Common, but Also Key Differences
Both mayors face criticism linked to their Muslim faith and pro-Palestinian views while managing crime, housing, and public services in cities of over 8 million people.
- Sadiq Khan, the Muslim mayor of London, and Zohran Mamdani, the Muslim mayor-elect of New York, share their faith and face abuse for it, but differ in their political leanings.
- Both Khan and Mamdani have been criticized by opponents for their pro-Palestinian stances during the Israel-Hamas war.
- Khan has won three consecutive elections but routinely receives abuse for his faith and race, as well as criticism from conservative and far-right commentators who depict London as a crime-plagued dystopia.
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NYC's Mamdani and London's Khan have lots in common, also many differences
Zohran Mamdani, New York's newly elected mayor, and Sadiq Khan, London's mayor, are both left-leaning and Muslim, but they are navigating different political worlds an ocean apart. The political opponents of both have leaned into anti-Muslim prejudice to attack them.
Zohran Mamdani and London mayor Sadiq Khan have much in common, but also key differences
He’s the left-leaning Muslim mayor of the country’s biggest city, and U.S. President Donald Trump is one of his biggest critics.London’s Sadiq Khan has a lot in common with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — but also many differences.Khan, who has been mayor of Britain’s capital since 2016, welcomed Mamdani’s victory, saying New Yorkers had “chosen hope over fear, unity over division.”
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Zohran Mamdani and London's Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, have much in common, but also key differences
As a left-leaning Muslim politician, London Mayor Sadiq Khan shares similarities with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. But they also share many differences.
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