@verge they're not cowards. They are suicidal bigots. Huge difference. They are doing horrible things they understand endanger their own lives, for bigotry & hatred.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime type of moment,” Jaffri, 33, told NBC News. “I haven’t really experienced that, especially because we’re not always in these high-power offices.”

As Mamdani prepares to take office on Jan. 1, Shia Muslim New Yorkers say his election is already reshaping conversations about faith, identity and belonging.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/zohran-mamdani-muslim-new-yorkers-shia-rcna246995