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A prominent venture capitalist’s Islamophobic posts stir outrage among Middle Eastern and Muslim tech founders

NEW YORK CITY, JUL 25 – More than 1,100 people demanded Sequoia Capital discipline partner Shaun Maguire for Islamophobic remarks amid Israel-Gaza conflict, highlighting rising anti-Muslim complaints, advocacy groups said.

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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Some Muslim and Middle Eastern tech founders and leaders are among people protesting a prominent venture capitalist’s recent comments blasting New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. They say when Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire called Mamdani an “Islamist” who “comes from a culture that lies about everything” earlier this month, it shined a light on what they say is pervasive Islamophobia in thei…

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A prominent venture capitalist’s Islamophobic posts stir outrage among Middle Eastern and Muslim tech founders

Some Muslim and Middle Eastern tech founders and leaders are among people protesting a prominent venture capitalist’s recent comments blasting New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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