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Statements and actions by Shahana Hanif on this topic.
Public disputes concerning hostility, prejudice, discrimination, or exclusion directed at Muslims or attributed to Muslim identity.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026
1 matching statement. Dates: September 10, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: September 10, 2026
Role at the time: New York City Council member giving her own interview response
Responding to
Should Zohran Mamdani attend New York City’s 9/11 memorial?
"being treated differently simply because he is Muslim"
She directly challenges the exclusion campaign and defends Mamdani's participation; her account of the opponents' motivation is attributed rather than independently established.
CNN's original reporting directly attributes different positions to city council member Shahana Hanif and victim's widow Cheri Sparacio. Hanif objects to exclusion on religious grounds; Sparacio says her objection concerns Mamdani's policies and associations, not his religion. The page specifies publication on September 10 at 5:00 a.m. ET. The individual interview times are unknown; related positions use September 10 at 12:00Z only as a publication-date proxy.
