A Room of My Own: Muslim Mayor Tanka

History Often Rhymes, III: "first Muslim mayor of New York City"

for Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York City 

and "ALL" New Yorkers

with his hand

firmly on the Quran

Mamdani vows ...

echo and echo through hearts

while the city breathes as one

FYI: "Zohran Mamdani is considered the second Muslim mayor of a major Western capital, following his inauguration as the 112th Mayor of New York City on January 1, 2026. While New York City is not a national capital, it is often grouped with cities like London as a "global capital" or "major Western capital" in political discourse. By this definition, Mamdani follows Sadiq Khan, who became the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital when he was elected Mayor of London in 2016." 

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thunderclaps echo ...
Kharkiv’s skies smoky red
on New Year