USA Zohran Mamdani’s Campus Group Hosted Speaker Who Blamed U.S. for 9/11

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Mayoral Hopeful’s Campus Group Hosted Speaker Who Blamed U.S. for 9/11 and Admired Terror-Linked Leader

 

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist who recently surged to victory in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor, is facing scrutiny for his past involvement with a college group that invited a controversial speaker who later blamed the United States for the September 11 terror attacks.

In 2013, while attending Bowdoin College, Mamdani co-founded the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group that invited Lebanese-American professor As’ad AbuKhalil to speak about Middle Eastern politics. The visit has resurfaced as a point of contention, given AbuKhalil’s inflammatory remarks and ties to individuals widely condemned for promoting terrorism.

 

 

Speaking in 2021, AbuKhalil asserted that the United States bore responsibility for the 9/11 attacks. “We have to remember that the US basically was hit on 9/11 by forces that were reactionary and fanatic and were raised and armed and sponsored by America and its allies in the Middle East,” he said. He added, “People forget that 9/11 is a repercussion of the Cold War when the US made its bed and clearly with the religious fanatics of the Muslim world.” While acknowledging the tragedy of 9/11, noting “it’s heart-wrenching remembering all these people who came from 80 nationalities, the ones who died on 9/11 here in the United States,” AbuKhalil contended, “but there were many earlier 9/11s that the US inflicted on people around the world.”

 

 

AbuKhalil, who teaches at California State University Stanislaus, has also praised George Habash, the founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), an organization classified as a terrorist group by the United States since 1997. “He was a great Palestinian leader,” AbuKhalil said during a 2012 appearance in Edinburgh. “Of course if you look at newspapers he would be seen as terrorist,” he added, while crediting Habash as having “tremendous influence” on his thinking. Time magazine once described Habash as “the godfather of Middle East terrorism,” and the Anti-Defamation League noted that his PFLP gained notoriety in the 1970s for a wave of airplane hijackings.

 

 

Mamdani’s SJP chapter has been involved in other controversial activities over the years, and his past affiliations and statements have drawn growing criticism as his political profile rises. He has previously come under fire for appearing to defend al Qaeda figure Anwar al-Awlaki in resurfaced tweets. Al-Awlaki, a known extremist preacher, was killed in a drone strike authorized by President Barack Obama.

 

In another contentious revelation, Mamdani reportedly identified himself as both “African American” and “Asian” on a college application to Columbia University, which ultimately rejected him. Born in Uganda, Mamdani is of South Asian descent.

 

Though Mamdani won the primary in a landslide, besting former Governor Andrew Cuomo and current Mayor Eric Adams among others, his general election battle is far from over. He faces Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and a trio of other contenders—Adams, Cuomo, and entrepreneur Robyn Walden—who are running on minor party lines. Despite his commanding primary win, establishment Democrats have so far withheld endorsements, reflecting concern among moderates desperate to prevent Mamdani’s far-left platform from taking control at City Hall.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from NYP  2025-07-10

 

 

[JonnyF]

3 hours ago, Social Media said:

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist who recently surged to victory in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor, is facing scrutiny for his past involvement with a college group that invited a controversial speaker who later blamed the United States for the September 11 terror attacks.

 

Do American Liberals hate America as much as British lefties hate Britain?

 

If so, this could work to his advantage. 

[atpeace]

10 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Do American Liberals hate America as much as British lefties hate Britain?

 

If so, this could work to his advantage. 

No, they just hate their pathetic life and need a cause to add value.  Most grow out of it and become normal lefties.  The issue with the party is the petty tyrants on the extreme left became the face of the party, resulting in people like myself supporting a President that is ethically challenged. 

 

We need someone like Trump that is strong enough to hopefully obliterate the insane extreme left and hopefully get the liberals addressing issues that the majority of Americans see value in supporting.  Think there is value in having a strong left that is legitimately concerned about normal Americans.

[angryguy]

If elected and NYC becomes a circus then will provide a valuable lesson

[JonnyF]

7 minutes ago, angryguy said:

If elected and NYC becomes a circus then will provide a valuable lesson

 

No need to ruin NYC.

 

You could look to London for such a lesson. 

[angryguy]

Just now, JonnyF said:

 

No need to ruin NYC.

 

You could look to London for such a lesson. 

Im not sure if Americans are paying attention to that. Many British people havent learned anything either

[novacova]

51 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Do American Liberals hate America as much as British lefties hate Britain?

Yes of course they do, though even more so.