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Edward Ahmed Mitchell on Anti-Muslim Bigotry and Islamophobia | The Dispute Index

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Edward Ahmed Mitchell on Anti-Muslim Bigotry and Islamophobia

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Disputes involving alleged hostility, prejudice, exclusion, discrimination, or violence directed at Muslims or attributed to Muslim identity.

Scope: Inclusion does not determine that a disputed statement is anti-Muslim.

Condemned0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Defended or excused0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Challenged the characterization1Distinct events · August 3, 2026 — Selected filter; activate to remove.Minimized0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Mixed or conditional0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.Explicitly stayed out0Distinct events · No published events — Not selected; activate to add.

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1 event on this page. Dates: August 3, 2026

1 matching event. Dates: August 3, 2026

1 total published event. Dates: August 3, 2026

August 3, 2026Challenged the characterization
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Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?
““anti-Muslim bigotry, plain and simple””
Speaker capacity
Deputy executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
Editorial rationale
He challenged the stated basis for exclusion rather than discussing ceremony logistics.
Some 9/11 families defend Mayor Mamdani’s inclusion at remembrance ceremony (opens in a new tab)Interviews with Elizabeth Miller and Edward Ahmed Mitchell

CBS New York interviews a 9/11 family member supporting Mamdani's attendance and a CAIR representative characterizing calls for exclusion as anti-Muslim bigotry.

View context Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?