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As Zohran Mamdani delivered an emphatic speech on Tuesday night to mark his victory in the race to become mayor of New York City, he delivered a special shoutout. “And to my incredible wife, Rama, hayati,” he said, using the Arabic word for “my life.” “There is no one I would rather have by my side in this moment, and in every moment.”The crowd whooped and hollered loudly at Mamdani's mention of his wife, Rama Duwaji, a sign of her important role in her husband's campaign and the growing interest in her. As Mamdani finished speaking, she joined him onstage to another round of applause.In the lead-up to Election Day, Duwaji, an animator and illustrator, continued to avoid the traditional political spotlight. She has not engaged in election and politics talk, save for a selfie on her Instagram story on Tuesday in which she posed with an “I voted” sticker.Like her husband, Duwaji, 28, has had a busy past few months – except that hers have not involved anything officially resembl..

Influencer Emily Austin's 'Hot Girls for Cuomo' campaign backfired when a forgotten domain redirected to Cuomo’s sexual harassment report/ Image: FIle As Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory as New York City’s first Muslim mayor came to fruition, making him the 111th mayor after defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa, an unexpected subplot played out in the final stretch of the campaign: The emergence of “Hot Girls for Zohran,” a movement driven by young women seeking change, was met by a rival “Hot Girls for Cuomo” campaign, launched by conservative influencer Emily Austin. What followed was an ironic spectacle, a classic case of a copycat campaign gone wrongThe birth of “Hot Girls for Zohran” Zohran Mamdani’s rise in the mayoral race wasn’t just a victory of ideas, but of a movement. Unlike other campaigns that rely heavily on top-down strategy, Mamdani’s appeal lay in his ability to tap into an undercurrent of frustration felt by many young Ne..

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AdvertisementArtificial intelligenceTechTech TrendsChinese AI app start-ups lag behind US peers in making money: reportOnly four Chinese developers are included in the world’s top 100 AI apps from private firms by annual recurring revenue
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