Mamdani Uses Mayor’s Platform to Promote Quran From Swearing

An ‘ordinary’ Quran makes history

The historic Quran used to swear in Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s first Muslim mayor went on display this week at the New York Public Library. Copied in Ottoman Syria during the late 18th or early 19th century, the Quran later belonged to Arturo Schomburg, a leading intellectual of the Harlem Renaissance and bibliophile whose extensive collection of African diasporic literature went on to become the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Cul…

'The People's Qur’an': Mamdani announces NYC Quran exhibit with book belonging to revolutionary activist

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said one of the Qurans used in his swearing-in will be displayed at the New York Public Library and is linked to Black scholar Arturo Schomburg.

Mamdani Uses Mayor’s Platform to Promote Quran From Swearing

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani is drawing attention to the historic Quran he used during his swearing-in by promoting the manuscript on the city’s official social media accounts. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email In a post on the mayor’s X page, Mamdani highlighted that he took the oath […]

Mamdani’s oath Quran to be displayed at New York Public Library

The Quran dates back to the 18th century and once belonged to Black scholar and activist Arturo Schomburg.

'The People's Qur’an': Mamdani announces NYC Quran exhibit with book belonging to revolutionary activist

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said one of the Qurans used in his swearing-in will be displayed at the New York Public Library and is linked to Black scholar Arturo Schomburg.