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A mayor with global roots: Zohran Mamdani's rise resonates far beyond New York

By Kate Bartlett,
Diaa Hadid, Fatima Al-Kassab
Published November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM MST

Uganda-born son of Indian immigrants turned NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani is drawing global attention — especially from progressives eyeing his playbook.

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Kate Bartlett
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Diaa Hadid
Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR's bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.
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Fatima Al-Kassab
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