After Zohran Mamdani's election, New York's Muslim spirit shines bright

The election of the young Democrat, a Shia of Indian descent, has highlighted the vitality of the Muslim community in the nation's largest city. This new generation of believers, shaped by 9/11 and champions of a progressive Islam, is part of a cultural and intellectual ferment reminiscent of the emergence of New York's Jewish identity more than half a century ago.