By Admin 
There has been an uproar in America over the visit of Zohran Mamdani, a strong contender for the post of Mayor of New York, to Masjid at-Taqwa. Actually, the reason for controversy is not his departure but his photo with a cleric, who is said to have been a co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Last week, 34-year-old Indian-origin Mamdani led Friday prayers at a Brooklyn mosque and was seen smiling, holding hands with Imam Siraj Wahaj. Wahaj is an unknown co-conspirator in the 1993 bomb blasts that killed six people.
What did Mamdani say on the photo?
Mamdani posted on social media that today at Masjid at-Taqwa I had the pleasure of meeting Imam Siraj Wahhaj, one of the country’s leading Muslim leaders and a pillar of the Bed-Stuy community. Republican Party leaders and US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have also reacted to this.
Trump called it shameful
Trump, a vocal critic of Mamdani, said it was shameful. He said that the Mamdani case is like a big disaster. It’s a shame that person is supporting her and being very friendly with her. You can see that there is a relationship between the two. He blew up the World Trade Center, didn’t he?
New York Republican leader Elise Stefanik called Mamdani a jihadi who is openly campaigning with terrorists. The latest comment on this matter is from Elon Musk, who only gave a wow reaction on Mamdani’s meeting with Wahaj.
Who is Siraj Wahaj?
75-year-old Imam Siraj Wahaj of Brooklyn Mosque is once again in the headlines. Although Wahhaz has not been charged in the World Trade Center attacks, federal investigators have alleged that some of the defendants visited his mosque. Although Wahaj has denied any connection with the attack, he has defended those behind the attack and termed the FBI and CIA as the real terrorists.
Wahaj is believed to have close ties to terrorist leader Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, also known as the Blind Sheikh. Rehman was convicted of conspiring in the 1993 bomb blasts. Wahaj has testified in favor of Rehman and described him as a courageous and strong preacher of Islam. Imam Wahaj opposes homosexuality and advocates polygamy.
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