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Muslims celebrate Zohran Mamdani's historic win

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM EST
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Sareer Fazili with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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The former president of the Islamic Center of Rochester says New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's victory is a seismic event for the Muslim community.

Some of the ads late in the campaign depicted Mamdani as anti-American, and one ad declared that electing Mamdani would bring the next 9/11.

We discuss the significance of Mamdani's victory and the themes that surfaced in the campaign.

Our guest:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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