# @ncsutechnician on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc3uJaOFc-R
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-04T15:35:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Technician (@NCSUTechnician) — https://gondola.cc/NCSUTechnician

## Caption

When Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s most recent mayoral election, his faith became a major part of the national conversation surrounding him. Instead of debating his policies, people questioned whether a Muslim should be leading one of America’s largest cities. 

Online discourse surrounding Mamdani's campaign saw a documented rise in Islamophobia, including claims that Islam and Muslim identity are inherently incompatible with public office. And I don't understand it.

I am Muslim, and my religion is important to me, but it does not give me authority over anyone else, and it certainly does not mean I am trying to impose my beliefs on everyone around me. That's the entire point of religious freedom.

So why does a Muslim politician's faith suddenly become evidence of a “takeover?”

📝Jana Sayyed 
🎨Lina Pettaris 

#ncstate #ncsu #technician #studentmedia #religion

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