'Islam is being hijacked': Brother of Muslim first responder killed in 9/11
'Islam is being hijacked': Brother of Muslim first responder killed in 9/11.
'Islam is being hijacked': Brother of Muslim first responder killed in 9/11.
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Key points
- Zeshan Hamdani lost his older brother Salman, a Muslim American New York police cadet, in the North Tower.
- This year's 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has become embroiled in divisive politics.
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- Mayor Zohran Mamdani has remarked he will attend and his focus will be on the families who lost loved ones.
This year's 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has become embroiled in divisive politics. There are controversial calls for the city's first Muslim Mayor to sit out the commemorative event, including from Rudy Giuliani who was New York's mayor on the morning of 9/11.
Zeshan Hamdani lost his older brother Salman, a Muslim American New York police cadet, in the North Tower. He spoke to the BBC's Nada Tawfik over his thoughts on this anniversary. Video filmed and edited by Andrew Blum; produced by Pratiksha Ghildial. You are now after New York City.
Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Islam.
Taken together, the developments around ' Islam is being hijacked' : Brother of Muslim first responder killed in 9/11 point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
