In this FrontPage Magazine article, Daniel Greenfield argues that New York City’s far-left political culture is increasingly tolerating open sectarian hostility when it comes from progressive-aligned officials.
- Greenfield focuses on NYC Councilwoman Shahana Hanif, a Bangladeshi Muslim Democrat affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America.
- The article says Hanif reacted angrily after two Muslim women joined a protest against Zohran Mamdani over his refusal to support buffer zones protecting Jewish and other schools from pro-Hamas mobs.
- According to the article, Hanif tweeted, “May Allah condemn you to Jahannam,” directing a religious curse at one of the women.
- Greenfield contrasts Hanif’s treatment with that of Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, who reportedly faced investigations, removal efforts, and committee bans over criticism of Mamdani.
- The piece argues that progressive politics increasingly shields radical or Islamist rhetoric when it comes from favored identity groups.
- Greenfield frames Hanif’s comment as evidence that the rhetoric around Mamdani and anti-Israel activism is becoming more openly tribal, theocratic, and hostile.
- The article concludes that what is sold as diversity and progressivism can instead become a pathway for importing sectarian and anti-Western political behavior into American civic life.
Read the full story: https://www.frontpagemag.com/nyc-councilwoman-calls-on-allah-to-send-mamdani-opponents-to-hell/
