NYC Mayor Mamdani Urges Americans to “Look to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad” to Support Migration — “Each of Us Has Been a Stranger at One Point in Our Lives” — Crtitics Highlight Religious Hypocrisy — “You Can’t Even Visit Mecca Unless You’re a Muslim”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the United States should look to Islamic teachings and the Prophet Muhammad’s migration as a moral guide for immigration policy, remarks he delivered at the city’s annual interfaith breakfast where he also signed an executive order reinforcing New York’s sanctuary city policies, according to a statement from the mayor’s office.
In prepared remarks released by City Hall, Mamdani said Islam is “a religion built upon a narrative of migration,” citing the Prophet Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina and describing it as an example of welcoming those who arrive as strangers, according to the transcript. He said religious traditions share a responsibility to “stand alongside the stranger” and linked that principle to contemporary immigration debates…