National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Families of 9/11 victims are urging organizers to bar New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from attending the 25th anniversary remembrance, citing his public positions and associations, including reluctance to condemn certain phrases and ties to controversial figures like an imam linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. They also reference his father's book that downplayed suicide bombers and drew comparisons between the U.S. and Al Qaeda.

Families of 9/11 victims are urging organizers to exclude New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from the 25th anniversary remembrance ceremony over concerns about his public positions, associations, and reluctance to condemn phrases like 'globalize the intifada.' They also criticize his father, Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani, for a post-9/11 book that downplayed suicide bombers and equated U.S. actions with Al Qaeda.