https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ada8dcc3-bf47-4a98-9f48-76f2b8886e9c Ted Cruz took to Twitter on election day to call now Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani a jihadist. This isn't the first time that word was weaponised against Mamdani. During the last election debate, Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa falsely claimed that Mamdani called for "global jihad." Research group Equality Labs analysed 500 social media posts that explicitly targeted Mamdani, out of that 500 posts 80.8% of them were found to be Islamophobic and 23.8% labeled him as a communist. Middle East Eye's Mounira Elsamra talks to New Yorkers about the anti-Muslim targeting of Mamdani Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:56:58 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ada8dcc3-bf47-4a98-9f48-76f2b8886e9c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.