Zohran Mamdani: “The first organization that I joined was the Muslim…”

“And you have to balance between the demands of what the city will require from you and how you don't lose yourself in the process of it. When I was. When I started in local politics, The first organization that I joined was the Muslim Democratic Club of New York. And one of the founders, her name is Alia Latif, she gave me this advice of, whatever you do, make sure you can recognize yourself in the mirror at the end of the day.” (35:12–35:16)

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