[–><!–>Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926), a labor leader and five-time Socialist Party presidential candidate, spoke these words in 1918 while awaiting sentencing after being convicted under the Espionage Act of interfering with the World War I draft. He ran for president from prison in 1920, as Convict No. 9653, and received nearly one million votes.–><!–>
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[–><!–>In Arabic, ana minkum wa alaikum translates roughly as “I’m one of you and I’m for you” (or “We are of you and you are of us”).–><!–>
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[–><!–>One New York Post article described Rama Duwaji as Mr. Mamdani’s “aloof wife” and claimed she was quietly running the campaign. Thereafter, “aloof wife” became an ironic badge of honor on social media. Hayati is Arabic for “my life.”–><!–>
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Zohran K. Mamdani, Paramount Theater, Nov. 4, 2025
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Source: Elections - nytimes.com
