Critics warn the financial and cultural ties raise concerns about Qatari influence
Socialist and anti-Israel New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani seems to have ties to Qatar, home to a number of Hamas leaders, through his mother’s connections, The New York Post reported.
Qatar’s royal family and state-backed cultural institutions have long supported the work of filmmaker Mira Nair, the mother of New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, whose mayoral campaign is now being boosted online by Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad Al-Thani, the sister of the ruling emir.
Since June, Al-Thani has promoted Mamdani’s candidacy on Instagram and TikTok, highlighting favorable polls and posting emojis under videos of him with his mother.