The questions followed a Hyperallergic profile of the city’s first lady, published Wednesday; it was Duwaji’s first interview since Mamdani took office. In it, she addressed the publication of “old tweets I wrote as a teenager,” saying she felt “a lot of shame” over language that was “so harmful to others.” She added that “being 15 doesn’t excuse it” and said she was “truly sorry.” “I’ve read and seen a lot of what others have had to say in response, and I understand the hurt I caused and am truly sorry,” Duwaji, a Syrian-American artist who married Mamdani last year,...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
