Race-Baiting Against Zohran Mamdani: An American Political Tradition
Islamophobic attacks on New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani recall xenophobic campaigns against Jewish and Catholic candidates a century ago.
Anti-Muslim racial tropes such as "terrorist supporter", "antisemite", and "foreign invader" are frequently hurled at Mamdani, the first Muslim-American frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race.
Similarities between anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish race-baiting of the past and anti-Muslim attacks on Mamdani today are notable.
"Terrorist supporter", "antisemite", "foreign invader"
Race-baiting against religious minorities has a long history in American politics, evident in the experiences of Irish, Italian, and Jewish-American politicians' grandparents.
Author's summary: Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani recall historical xenophobic campaigns.
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