Zohran Mamdani’s Wife Praises Palestinian Militants, Hijacker in Past Social Posts
Posts and dates
Several posts were timestamped between 2012 and 2017. The most notable examples span March 2015 to December 2017.
- March 2015: A repost on International Women’s Day praised Shadia Abu Ghazaleh.
- July 2015: Retweets criticized Snapchat’s inclusion of Tel Aviv in a “live story” feature.
- July and December 2015: Reposts attacked U.S. service members and repeated a claim about al Qaeda’s origins.
- February 2, 2013: An X post by a teenage Duwaji used a racial slur.
- September 2017: A Tumblr post under the username “diimashq” shared a photo of Leila Khaled.
- December 2017: A Tumblr repost showed a keffiyeh-clad man sewing a PLO flag.
- September 2017: An image of a Bangladeshi stamp saluting “freedom fighters of Palestine” was shared.
Leila Khaled and other figures
The September 2017 post depicted Leila Khaled. Khaled is a longtime member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. She participated in plane hijackings in 1969 and 1970.
Shadia Abu Ghazaleh was featured in a March 2015 repost. Ghazaleh took part in bombings and died in 1968 during an accidental explosion. She is honored in some Palestinian circles as a martyr.
References to the First Intifada
Duwaji shared historical imagery tied to the First Intifada in December 2017. The uprising ran from 1987 to 1993. It resulted in roughly 200 Israeli deaths and hundreds of Palestinian deaths.
Other controversial content
Posts included anti-U.S. military language and racial commentary. One repost claimed that “white people created al Qaeda.” Another post attacked Israeli civilians and called Tel Aviv an occupier.
In March of a recent year, reports also tied Duwaji to likes on Instagram posts celebrating Oct. 7. One liked post dismissed reported sexual violence as a “mass rape hoax.”
Verification and personal background
Filmogaz.com linked the social accounts to Duwaji through multiple identifiers. Those included name variants, a June 30 birthday post, and images of her family cat Mishka. A public photo was used to corroborate the connection.
Duwaji is 28 years old. She is of Syrian descent and spent early childhood in New Jersey. Her family moved to Dubai in 2006. She later transferred from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar to the Richmond campus.
Account status and site details
The Tumblr account tied to many posts is now inactive. Tumblr pages left dormant were overrun with unrelated content. The platform may release usernames after one year of inactivity.
Related interactions and responses
Duwaji provided an illustration for an essay by Susan Abulhawa. That author has used extreme language about the Oct. 7 attack and Jewish Israelis. Zohran Mamdani publicly condemned Abulhawa’s rhetoric as reprehensible.
A Mamdani spokesperson told reporters that Duwaji had “never engaged with or met” Abulhawa. A request for comment to a representative for Mamdani did not receive a reply for this report.
How the material was tied to Duwaji
Filmogaz.com found multiple cross-references linking the material to her. Posts mentioned travel to Syria, New York, and Texas. A 2013 post listed places she had visited, matching known locations.
Additional signals included clothing posts dated March 2013 and a tweet tagging her in August 2013. An April 2015 post displayed her family cat’s name, matching other public reporting.
Public and political context
The revelations arrive amid prior controversies around the mayoral couple’s contacts. They dined with Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, who faced questions about his comments on Oct. 7. The disclosures have drawn heightened media and public scrutiny.
Zohran Mamdani’s wife has now faced renewed criticism after the disclosure. Observers note that the social posts date to her teenage years and early adulthood. The material has prompted calls for fuller answers from City Hall.
