Mamdanis belong to the Khoja community, who were categorized by the British in the early 19th century as “Hindoo Mussalman” because their traditions spanned both religions.

Two weeks ago, the New York Times ginned up a controversy over Zohran Mamdani’s college application. In his senior year of high school, Mamdani applied to Columbia University. Asked to identify his race,

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee in New York City’s mayoral race, has been outed for checking the “African American” box on his 2009 application to Columbia University — and he’s just one of many progressive hypocrites eager to shortchange the underprivileged.

The New York mayoral candidate has been shaped by his Ugandan and Indian heritage and histories of anti-imperialist, racial and class struggle in Africa.

To win the nomination for mayor, Zohran Mamdani outwitted and outworked the city’s lethargic Democratic political Establishment. And that seems to be driving the old guard mad.

Mamdani appears to have an interesting past when it comes to how he identifies racially, but what's it really all about?

A new Yahoo/YouGov survey finds that about twice as many U.S. adults say they would vote for a candidate with Mamdani’s platform (50%) than say they would not (26%). Could it be a blueprint for Democrats elsewhere?

The mayor's call follows the hacked release of Mamdani's 2009 application where he allegedly identified as both Asian and African American. Mamdani was born in Uganda to Indian parents.

Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman representing northwest Queens, last month shocked the political establishment by trouncing the longtime front-runner, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, whose name recognition, experience and support from billionaires and corporations made him the favorite.

New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani identified as both Asian and African American on his 2009 Columbia University application, the New York Times reported Thursday, prompting anger and ridicule from many as news spread Friday. Some accused him of being a fraud while others suggested he was trying to abuse affirmative action.

Gutfeld joked that Mamdani was lying to get what he wanted: “Like when I used to tell women that I loved them. He wasn’t confused, he was calculating. Mamdani knew that applying-while-Black could be a ticket past the velvet rope of Ivy League admissions.”

David Paterson says Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams need to quit the mayor's race to block Zohran Mamdani.Former New York Gov. David Paterson said his family was flooded with