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On November 4, 2025, history was made in New York City as Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Muslim, immigrant-born son of Ugandan and Indian parents, delivered a victory speech that will be remembered as a defining moment for American Muslims. Winning the mayoral race against one of the most entrenched political dynasties in the state, Mamdani became the first Muslim mayor in New York City's history - and one of the youngest ever to hold the office.
His grassroots campaign, powered by more than 100,000 volunteers, united working-class New Yorkers, immigrants, and faith communities under a shared vision of dignity, justice, and belonging. In his speech, Mamdani not only promised bold reforms - from rent freezes to free public transit - but also spoke directly to Muslim Americans, affirming that they belong in every corner of civic life, including the halls of power.
Below is the full text of his victory address - a speech that captured the spirit of hope, justice, and unity at the heart of America's diverse democracy.
Thank you, my friends. The sun may have set over our city this evening, but as Eugene Debs once said, I can see the dawn of a better day for humanity. For as long as we can remember, the working people of New York have been told by the wealthy and the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands. Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns - these are not hands that have been allowed to hold power.
And yet, over the last twelve months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. "The future is in our hands."
My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life. But let tonight be the final time I utter his name, as we turn the page on a politics that abandons the many and answers only to the few.
"New York, tonight you have delivered a mandate for change."
A mandate for a new kind of politics, a mandate for a city we can afford, and a mandate for a government that delivers exactly that.
On January 1, I will be sworn in as the Mayor of New York City. And that is because of you.
Thank you to those so often forgotten by the politics of our city who made this movement their own. I speak of Yemeni bodega owners and Mexican abuelas, Senegalese taxi drivers and Uzbek nurses, Trinidadian line cooks and Ethiopian aunties - yes, aunties.
To every New Yorker in Kensington, Midwood, and Hunts Point - know this: this city is your city, and this democracy is yours too.
This campaign is about people like Wesley, an 1199 organizer I met outside Elmhurst Hospital, who commutes two hours each way because rent is too expensive.
It's about people like the woman who told me, "I used to love New York, but now it's just where I live."
And it's about people like Richard, the taxi driver I went on a 15-day hunger strike with outside City Hall, who still drives his cab seven days a week.
"New York City, breathe this moment in."
We have held our breath in anticipation of defeat. Thanks to those who sacrificed so much, we are breathing in the air of a city that has been reborn.
To my parents - Mama and Baba - you have made me into the man I am today. I am so proud to be your son.
And to my incredible wife, Rama - hayati - there is no one I would rather have by my side in this moment and every moment.
There are many who thought this day would never come, who feared that we would be condemned to a future of less. And there are others who see politics today as too cruel for the flame of hope to still burn.
"New York, we have answered those fears. Hope is alive."
Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair.
Central to that vision will be the most ambitious agenda to tackle the cost-of-living crisis this city has seen since the days of Fiorello La Guardia - an agenda that will freeze rents, make buses fast and free, and deliver universal childcareacross our city.
"Years from now, may our only regret be that this day took so long to come."
"In this new age we make for ourselves, we will refuse to allow those who traffic in division and hate to pit us against one another. In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light."
Here, we believe in standing up for those we love - whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for grocery prices to drop, or anyone else with their back against the wall - your struggle is ours too.
"We will build a City Hall that stands steadfast alongside Jewish New Yorkers and does not waver in the fight against the scourge of anti-Semitism - where more than one million Muslims know that they belong, not just in the five boroughs of this city, but in the halls of power."
"No more will New York be a city where you can traffic in Islamophobia and win an election."
[ These lines reflect the values of justice, equality, and compassion - principles deeply rooted in Islamic ethics. ]
For years, those in City Hall have only helped those who can help them. But on January 1, we will usher in a government that helps everyone.
"We refuse to let them dictate the rules of the game any longer."
Together, we will usher in a generation of change.
"So, Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
We will hold bad landlords to account and end the culture of corruption that lets billionaires evade taxation and exploit tax breaks.
"New York will remain a city of immigrants - a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
"To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
"I am young. I am Muslim. I am a democratic socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."
[ This declaration reflects faith, integrity, and authenticity - values rooted in both the Muslim and universal moral tradition of standing firm in truth (haqq). ]
"Most of all, it will be felt when the city they love finally loves them back."
Together, New York, we're going to freeze the rents, make buses fast, and deliver universal childcare.
"New York - this power is yours. This city belongs to you."
Thank you.
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