Zohran Mamdani confirmed his affection for English soccer group Arsenal this week, after sporting a customized gown in tribute to the facet at an Eid celebration in New York.
Mamdani, who’s NYC’s first Muslim mayor, debuted the customized kurta as he joined worshippers, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, within the Bronx on Wednesday afternoon.
A kurta is a standard garment generally worn by Muslims that falls to the knees and has a collar and lengthy sleeves.
The outfit featured the group’s away jersey – a darkish blue shirt with a zig-zag sample, together with crimson strains on the sleeves – which had been modified right into a gown.
Mamdani has typically voiced his help for the English soccer group, who lately ended their 22-year wait to raise the Premier League title.
In a 2025 interview with Vulture, Mamdani revealed how he got here to like the membership.
Zohran Mamdani attended a New York Eid celebration in a customized Arsenal-themed gown
The New York Metropolis mayor wore the gown as he prayed alongside worshippers within the Bronx
Arsenal lately ended their 22-year wait to win the Premier League title
‘I got here up as a fan within the early 2000s, and it was my uncle who launched me to the group,’ he mentioned.
‘I used to be born in Kampala, Uganda, in East Africa, and my dad’s household is from East Africa, and Arsenal was one of many first groups to have a lot of African gamers: Lauren, Kolo Toure, Nwankwo Kanu, Emmanuel Eboue, Alex Track.
‘Through the years, [then-manager] Arsene Wenger remodeled what English soccer appeared like.’
Mamdani was lately noticed alongside Spike Lee and Jason Sudeikis at a Brooklyn bar, because the trio celebrated Arsenal’s long-awaited Premier League title victory.
In the meantime, a clip of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sporting a hijab on the Eid celebration in New York Metropolis sparked conservative backlash on-line.
A brief clip of AOC talking on the celebration whereas Mamdani stands behind her motionlessly trying ahead has been making the rounds on-line, garnering tons of of 1000’s of views and 1000’s of feedback throughout social media platforms.
Conservative observers have criticized the congresswoman as hypocritical for donning the spiritual garment.
‘AOC sporting a hijab exposes the entire ethical chapter of the unconventional left,’ an indignant consumer on X wrote.
