Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim democratic socialist, made history by taking his oath of office on a centuries-old Quran at a closed subway station under New York City Hall. He used two special Qurans, including a pocket-sized version from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, which mirrors his own background as a South Asian-born Ugandan with a wife of American-Syrian roots. Despite Islamophobic backlash, Mamdani stands firm in embracing his faith openly. The historic Quran will be on public display at the New York Public Librarys Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture later today. Checkout Solipillow.com

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