00:00It's a time of thanks for many New York Muslims.
00:03To them, Zoran Mandani's historic win as the first Muslim American mayor of the U.S.'s biggest city is a blessing.
00:10Muslim Americans, first of all, he's a Muslim.
00:12Naturally, it gives us a sense of pride that a member of the community has become elected mayor of the city.
00:20That's one thing.
00:21The other matter is that he had been running on a campaign on bringing justice to the society, right?
00:28So we have this society, especially this city, which has become really unaffordable.
00:33Like we said, we have lost a lot of members of our community because of affordability issue.
00:38And we are all hopeful for something better for this city.
00:41About a million Muslims live in New York.
00:43Yet advocates say their voices remain underrepresented politically, not only in the city, but across the country.
00:50The Muslim electorate has been ignored by those in office, those running for political office, those who are already elected.
01:01I think that was very apparent in the 2024 presidential election that Muslim concerns were not even validated, let alone addressed.
01:11And I think that one of the reasons also that folks have come out so strongly in this election, Muslims and allies alike, is that our voices deserve to be heard.
01:22Our concerns deserve to be acknowledged and addressed.
01:27Concerns like the war in Gaza and what many in the community see as the heavy-handed police treatment of pro-Palestinian and Muslim activists.
01:35While the euphoria of having the first Muslim mayor still hangs in the air, the pressure on Mamdani to deliver on his promises still looms large.
01:43Just because he's Muslim, that doesn't mean he gets a free pass from the community or any community.
01:49He's there as a servant of the public, of New Yorkers.
01:53And so what we want to see is him implement policies that bring about the changes that he promised and that people relied upon.
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