CAIR, CAIR-NY Condemn ADL's ‘Mamdani Monitor’ as Hypocritical Act of Anti-Muslim Bigotry

(NEW YORK, NY – 11/5/2025) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its New York chapter (CAIR-NY) today condemned the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) announcement that it will create a “Mamdani Monitor” tipline to track policies and appointments of New York Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani.

SEE: Joe Scarborough Accuses ADL Chief of ‘Blurring’ Lines with Pointed Zohran Mamdani Snub

In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said:

"The ADL has never established a special monitor to harass any other elected official, including politicians who have actually expressed real bigotry against Jewish Americans. Singling out Mayor-Elect Mamdani is an act of hypocrisy and anti-Muslim bigotry, pure and simple. We strongly condemn the ADL's increasingly unhinged, desperate attacks on American Muslims and other advocates for Palestinian human rights, and we call on New York community leaders to do the same."

In August, CAIR condemned ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt’s “dishonest and Islamophobic attacks” against Mamdani that misstated basic facts and subjected Mamdani to an obvious double standard because he is a Muslim.

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CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.          

La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.

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