The 2019 elections saw an increase in the number of Muslims re-elected and newly elected to public office across the United States, and as part of their oaths of office they each had to swear to support the U.S. Constitution. In the subsequent 2020 elections the number of Muslim candidates running for public office increased again. Those winners would also have to take that same oath.
However, as I showed in my 2019 book Islamic Doctrine versus the U.S. Constitution: The Dilemma for Muslim Public Officials,[1] there are many core tenets of Islam that are in irreconcilable conflict with much of our U.S. Constitution.
It was only natural then to wonder how a Muslim running for office, or one currently in office, could resolve the irreconcilable conflict between laws in the U.S. Constitution and core tenets of Islamic Doctrine. So, in December 2019 I decided to ask by sending four questions to 80 Muslim public officials across the United States. Each question required a choice between the U.S. Constitution/American law or Islamic Doctrine.[2] The results were that 74 of those Muslim public officials would not express support for the very Constitution they had sworn to uphold.[3]
In 2020 I continued sending those same questions to Muslim public officials, and even to Muslim candidates for public office, and created what I called “The Muslim Oath Project.”[4] By December of 2020 I had sent those four questions to a total of 263 Muslim public officials and candidates in 30 different states and Washington DC. 246 would not express support for the U.S. Constitution.[5]
Zohran Mamdani was then a candidate for the New York State Assembly (later winning his election) and was one of those who would not express support for the U.S. Constitution.
However, in 2020 Mamdani was involved in an interesting Twitter (X) exchange with Shahana Hanif, a candidate for New York City Council and who also would not express support for the U.S. Constitution.[6] On May 5, 2020, Hanif had posted on her Twitter account a portion of the email I sent her on April 30, 2020, with the four questions. On her post she wrote, “Just in case you’re wondering what it’s like to be a Musim woman from Brooklyn running for office:” Mamdani responded that same day, showing a portion of the email I had sent him on February 10, 2020, and writing, “lmk if you wanna compare answers, still working on my response over here.” Hanif responded with tears of laughter emojis. A male named Murad Awadeh forwarded Mamdani’s response to Tahanie Aboushi, who at that time was running (unsuccessfully) for Manhattan District Attorney. Aboushi had also received my four questions and would not express support for the U.S. Constitution. She replied to this Twitter chain, writing, “What did you guys put down for 4? I was conflicted.” There was no response to her in this chain. Question 4 dealt with Islamic Doctrine allowing Muslim men to have more than one wife versus bigamy laws in the United States. Mamdani, Hanif, and Aboushi were among the majority of Muslim public officials/candidates who never responded to the four questions.
Assemblyman Zorhan Mamdani is now the Democrat candidate for New York City Mayor. On June 30, 2025, I emailed the four questions to him at the following email addresses: mamdaniz@nyassembly.gov, and press@zohranfornyc.com. I received an automated response from his Assembly email advising me of a high volume of emails being received; it advised me of three individuals to contact: Mariela Ortiz at ortizmc@nyassembly.gov, Julia Simcoe at simcoej@nyassembly.gov, or Benjamin at lottob@nyassembly.gov. So, I forwarded the email with the four questions to those three.
On July 10, 2025, having received nothing more than the automated response, I forwarded the June 30th email to all five of the above email addresses. Later that day I received an automated response from Mamdani’s Assembly email advising me of high email volume and that they would “make every effort to respond in a timely manner.” As of July 24, 2025, there have been no other responses.
Does it matter that the vast majority of Muslim public officials/candidates contacted wouldn’t express support for the U.S. Constitution? Here are two comments to keep in mind:
Thomas Jefferson pointed out why it mattered in general: …in questions of power then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution.[7]
“Liberato” narrowed the focus down specifically to Muslim public officials/candidates when writing about the Muslim Oath Project:
…So far, only a handful of Muslim public officials and candidates surveyed are willing to go on record to support the Constitution, and some of these refused to give permission to publish their names. Worst case scenario, this handful might be lying.
On the other hand, this handful is greatly outnumbered by those who would NOT express support for the Constitution. Taqiya does not come into play for those Muslim candidates and officials who refused to express support for the Constitution; they are not trying to deceive anyone…we have over 200 Muslims officials and candidates who are not willing to express support for the Constitution they had already sworn to uphold or, if they win, will have to swear to support that Constitution to take office…
Why is it that these Muslim candidates and officials refuse to express support for the Constitution?… Could the reason possibly be because their true allegiance is to sharia law which claims supremacy over all man-made law, including constitutions? Shouldn’t that worry citizens of these United States? Why should people who refuse to express support for our founding documents get to lead us?…Where do these people want to take us, if not the realized vision of our Founders?
Instead of dismissing the Project with a wave of the hand, the critics should join others confronting Muslim candidates on the campaign trail and everywhere else with the fact they refused to express support for the Constitution when asked. Their refusal can be publicized and used against them in campaigns. As for the ones who did express support for the Constitution, if the occasion arises, they can be confronted with conflicting actions and statements that demonstrate lack of support for the Constitution. These are just some of the ways the information presented here can be put to use.
Defending the Constitution is part and parcel of maintaining the Republic. Republics don’t maintain themselves. It takes work…Every citizen is obligated to do something to help maintain the Republic, and there is no better way than to ensure that our elected officials support the Constitution.[8]
There are five candidates in the race to become the Mayor of New York on November 4, 2025: Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa, and Jim Walden. We know that Mamdani will not express support for the U.S. Constitution.
Hey New Yorkers, how about asking those other four candidates the same four questions?
Dr. Stephen M. Kirby is the author of six books and numerous articles about Islam. His latest book is Islamic Doctrine versus the U.S. Constitution: The Dilemma for Muslim Public Officials.
[1] https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/csp-press-releases-primer-on-islamic-doctrine-versus-the-u-s-constitution/
[2] Here are those four questions:
No. 1: Will you go on record now and state that our 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech gives the right to anyone in the United States to criticize or disagree with your prophet Muhammad, and will you also go on record now and state that you support and defend anyone’s right to criticize or disagree with your prophet Muhammad, and that you condemn anyone who threatens death or physical harm to another person who is exercising that right?
No. 2: Our 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion in the United States. As part of that freedom, anyone in the United States has the right to join or leave any religion, or have no religion at all. Will you go on record now and state that you support and defend the idea that in the United States a Muslim has not only the freedom to leave Islam, but to do so without fear of physical harm, and will you also go on record now and state that you condemn anyone who threatens physical harm to a Muslim who is exercising that freedom?
No. 3: According to the words of Allah found in Koran 5:38 and the teachings of your prophet Muhammad, amputation of a hand is an acceptable punishment for theft. But our U.S. Constitution, which consists of man-made laws, has the 8th Amendment that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment such as this. Do you agree with Allah and your prophet Muhammad that amputation of a hand is an acceptable punishment for theft in the United States, or do you believe that our man-made laws prohibiting such punishments are true laws and are to be followed instead of this 7th Century command of Allah and teaching of Muhammad?
No. 4: According to the words of Allah found in Koran 4:3, Muslim men are allowed, but not required, to be married to up to four wives. Being married to more than one wife in the United States is illegal according to our man-made bigamy laws. Do you agree with Allah that it is legal for a Muslim man in the United States to be married to more than one woman, or do you believe that our man-made laws prohibiting bigamy are true laws and are to be followed instead of this 7th Century command of Allah?
[3] See my article “93% of Muslim Public Officials Would Not Express Support for the Constitution They Swore to Uphold,” Jihad Watch, January 7, 2020, https://jihadwatch.org/2020/01/93-of-muslim-public-officials-would-not-express-support-for-the-constitution-they-swore-to-uphold.
[4] For details, see The Muslim Oath Project at https://www.liberato.us/muslim-oath-project.html.
[5] The Master List is also available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/10N0MODSxeUlrx5uHuNcphPhuIoQw0Ymr/view?usp=sharing.
[6] See “Zohran Kwame Mamdani Twitter Post May 5, 2020,” https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZP6DnPdVaXS0oYJ1M3ZSJeyIpTaMHqc/view?usp=sharing. Hanif won her election, and in 2025 won re-election to the New York City Council.
[7] Extract from Thomas Jefferson’s Fair Copy of the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 [before 4 Oct. 1798], https://tjrs.monticello.org/letter/177.
[8] Liberato, http://www.liberato.us/take-action.html.
Walter Sieruk says
A message, very much ,need to be sent to those stealth jihad- minded Muslims politicians, as Zohran Mamdani, and other stealth jihadists who are running for government office in the USA who attempt to have Sharia law enacted in this country. They need to be reminded that the United States had something that is far better than Sharia law. It’s the US Constitution. This is America, not Saudi Arabia or Iran.
As the former US President, Theodore Roosevelt, had well-spoken when he declared in a speech “There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is only room here for only hundred percent Americanism, only for those who are Americans and nothing else.”
Larry Clayton says
So true
somehistory says
If a mozscummie claims to support the Constitution, it is just another lie to make gains for islime.
Like the one who was admitted to the U.S. during bo’s pretendership, who then committed crimes said about his *oath,* “I sweared it, but I didn’t mean it.”
They’ll all *swear* and promise to “uphold,” but none of them mean it. It’s like a rattlesnake needing warmth in the cold of winter: he would promise to not eat the baby bunnies, but he would only mean that as long as he needed their warmth. As soon as the spring sun warms the rocks and ground, he’s eating his way out of the warren, one bunny at a time.
This snake running for mayor NYC is the same. If he promises by oath to keep the laws, etc., he’ll just be lying to make the gains for himself and his slime.
Walter Sieruk says
If Zohran Mamdani has the Islamic agenda in install Sharia as the Law of the land in the United States instead of the US Constitution, that not only makes him un-American but also dangerously subversive.
Furthermore it should be made known that the actual origin of Sharia had been revealed in a Time –Life book with the title MESOPOTAMIA: THE MIGHTY KINGS copyright 1995 ” For that future history book about the ancient pagan world of Mesopotamia informs the reader that “many Islamic laws resemble the Babylon and Assyrian forebears.” .page 150.
Therefore Sharia is of pagan origin and therefore has no value or worth.
Troybeam says
Will never support the Constitution, why. because Islam is here to destroy the Constitution and have Islam supreme.
If he wins will be sworn in on the Quran just as the house democrats like Omar and Talib.
Islam states Muslims can work in foreign governments in order to destroy from within. Pay attention people.
Michael Paul Skok says
And then what? When are we going to start getting rid of these Muslims? I am disappointed that Trump hasn’t sent the FBI to arrest these “candidates” and send them to Gitmo or El Salvador or even Greenland.
Troybeam says
Suggest you start writing letters to Patel, Bondi and President Trump. Include land purchases made by China.
Staying silent will not get anything done, raise your voice.
send them to Gitmo, nope. return them to home nation they support. No passport, no return, bi-scan if they change their name includes all family members.
Michael Paul Skok says
And then what? When are we going to start getting rid of these Muslims? I am disappointed that Trump hasn’t sent the FBI to arrest these “candidates” and send them to Gitmo or El Salvador or even Greenland.
James Lincoln says
According to the feature article:
“Zohran Mamdani Still Refuses to Express Support for the U.S. Constitution”
About what you would expect from a Jew-hating commie jihadist.
Mike 2 says
Why would his name be on the ballot papers if he doesn’t express support for the constitution?
Mike 2 says
Why would his name be on the ballot papers if he doesn’t express support for the constitution?
gravenimage says
Because ballot papers do not ask this–although they should.
Traveler says
It’s called lying or being untruthful.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
That should be vetted when he’s filing as a candidate for anything, be it mayor or city council or assemblyman or whatever. It’s not voters who should be asked to do the filtering: it’s the electoral process that should stop him if he fails to swear an oath to uphold the constitution if elected
Crusader says
p. Islam is a deceitful and terroristic ideology(Quran 3:54; 7:99; 8:30 and more).
Like a Foreign Terrorist Organization(FTO) designated by the USA Secretary of State, Islam is a MUSLIM TERRORIST ORGANIZATION(MTO) to fight against Non-Muslims and NOT A PEACEFUL religion under Western Law because Islam funds, teaches, and promotes a Terrorist, Criminal Organization with Muslims as Terrorists for Allah. Under Islamic Law, it is a Crime against Allah for Muslims to neglect performing Islam’s Terrorism against Non-Muslims; Jihad means warfare against Non-Muslims to ESTABLISH THE RELIGION, ISLAM(“Reliance of the Traveller”, o9.0). More specifically, Islam is a Muslim Terrorist Ideology and Murderous, Criminal Enterprise of intolerance, continuous war, discrimination, segregation, supremacy, genocide, polygamy, propaganda, deceit, hatred, incitement, sedition, rape, terrorism, and violence against all Non-Muslims as taught in the Quran(Quran 2:216; 4:89,95; 8:12,39,74; 9:5, 21, 29, 36, 41, 49, 88, 111, 123; 21:92; 49:15 and more).
Non-Muslims CANNOT have peace with Islam and its Muslims because Islam and its murderous god, Allah, demand a continuous Muslim war, a religious duty, against unbelievers where Non-Muslims are CRIMINALS for making WAR ON ALLAH due to UNBELIEF when Allah in Qur’an 8:39 says, “And engage in war with them[Non-Muslims] until there will not be sedition and the religion will be completely to Allah…” HENCE, NON-MUSLIMS MUST MAKE ISLAM, ITS MOSQUES, ITS SCHOOLS, ITS ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. ILLEGAL UNDER THE LAW. Similarly, Islam and its many Organizations must be identified and publicly declared to be MUSLIM TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS(MTO) for their funding, teaching, and support of terrorism, violence, and discrimination against Non-Muslims(eg. Quran 9:5,29,111 and more).
The FRUIT of Islam is incessant WAR, terrorism, discrimination, slavery, malice, ISLAMIZATION, and violence against all Non-Muslims; this FACT must be taught and broadcast to the general public to prohibit Islam, its Mosques, its Courts, and its Schools(Islamic Law – Reliance of the Traveller, 9.0- and more). Also, Islam is an Antichrist System terrorizing Israel, Christians, and Non-Muslims(Quran 3:28,54; 5:51 and more). Plus, there is NO EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW in Islam or in Islamic Law(Quran 5:51; 9:29; 98:6-7 and more). In Sahih Bukhari(V6,B60,N80), Abu Huraira narrates, “‘You(Muslims) are the best of peoples ever raised for mankind.’ means, the best of peoples for the people, as you bring them[Non-Muslims] with chains on their necks till they embrace Islam[see Quran 3:110].” See also Quran 3:22,151; 69:30-32; 98:6-7.
tgusa says
He is out front supporting the premise that the democrat party is the enemy within. Vote fraud can win elections here and there but if the shtf it is mandatory that your supporters actually exist. I have no doubt that there are many more of us than them. They wont figure that out until it is too late. And if they force that on us, no quarter.
tgusa says
No Quarter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DeT82Tz4m0
Traveler says
Mamdani is being true to himself and to his religion. You see, neither is compatible with the Constitution of the United States.
Mamdani as a Muslim, is not compatible with our Constitution, and Islam with its law known as Shari’a, is not compatible. And, unless one or both of those items change, Zohran Mamdani will be disqualified to seek the office of mayor ……… not just of New York City, but of any city of the United States of America.
You may want to Google this. While the words may vary from city to city, every township in the United States has a similar oath of office. That oath includes a phrase that the office seeker agrees to, and that agreement says the office holder agrees to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Here’s another point as well: when an immigrant seeks U.S. cItizenship, they also take an oath that they agree to protect and defend that same Constitution. Now, Mamdani holds dual citizenship, from his birth country, Uganda and his country of residence, the United States.
When an immigrant takes the Oath of Allegiance during the naturalization process, they are explicitly agreeing to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States. This oath is a fundamental part of becoming a U.S. citizen and signifies a commitment to the nation’s foundational document and its legal framework.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City, became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018. He therefore, took the oath of Citizenship, agreeing to protect and defend the United States Constitution.
So, what is the problem? The problem is this …… did Mamdani lie when he took that oath? Or, did he lie when he claimed to be a Muslim?
Based on available information, there is no evidence to suggest that Zohran Mamdani lied about being a Muslim.
However, some argue his political stances on some issues are at odds with traditional Islamic beliefs, leading to questions about the extent of his commitment to Shari’a law. Mamdani’s refusal to condemn the slogan “Globalize the Intifada” has also been criticized, with some linking it to a perception of radicalism.
Mamdani needs to either reaffirm his citizenship oath to America or his citizenship should be revoked.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
That is a great questionnaire, Stephen, which needs to be immortalized. Maybe JihadWatch and the David Horowitz Freedom Center should have that in a dedicated section on their respective sites
That said, how can Mamdani truthfully express any support for the US constitution? It runs counter to a lot of the qur’an, and so doing so would in fact be an act of blasphemy against islam
gravenimage says
Yes–even claiming that he supported it would be a red flag for other Muslims–so he wll probably just sdestep this if we let him.
skeptiker says
Die extreme Linke in Deutschland, die durch verfassungswidriges, korrupte und kriminelle Umtriebe an die Macht gekommen ist, schwört bei Amtsantritt (inclusive des Kanzlers) auch den Eid auf die Einhaltung von Recht und Gesetz, auf die deutsche Verfassung und ihr Handeln ausschließlich dem Wohle des deutschen Volkes zu dienen hat.
Wer das Treiben der Kanzlerin Angela Merkel verfolgt hat, weiß, dass diese Person wegen Meineid vor ein Gericht gestellt werden müsste. Die nachfolgenden links-extremen Regierungen setzen bis heute ihr verfassungswidriges Verhalten fort.
Ihr auffälliges wohlwollendes Entgegenkommen extremen und mit demokratischen Werten unvereinbaren muslimischen “Kulturen”, passt zu ihrer totalitären (Klima) Agenda, die Macht durch Verbot von Opposition und Meinungsfreiheit dauerhaft zu installieren. Die passenden “Neubürger” schafft man sich durch Masseneinwanderung kulturfremder und demokratieverachtender Muslime gleich selbst.
Es passt alles so schön zusammen. Nun ist die Zeit der Gegenwehr gekommen. Holen wir uns das zurück, was uns laut Verfassung zusteht.
OLD GUY says
Mamdani is Islamic first and foremost. His becoming an American citizen is just a tool to gain access to our political system. Islam teaches its young boys to lie and deceive the infidels in order to defeat us and rule over us.
Mamdani is a well trained Islamic front man. He is attempting to infiltrate our government and disrupt the largest city in the world.
Sherry Miller says
And it begins… The candidacy of Mamdani is another sign of the West being asleep at the wheel. Robert Spenser has been telling is for decades about the dangers of Islam. Muslims themselves have told the world again and again that they will conquer the West from within, and as we know, once the camel’s nose is inside the tent…. Starting with Ilhan Omar and followed by many other Muslims of the US, Britain, and Europe, the Islamists have made it inside the governmental tent. People are trying to make more of Mamdani being a communist rather than his being a Muslim, because that would be Islamaphobic, and we can’t have that! Jeez! When are people in the West going to wake up?
maria v says
If Mandami the Commie becomes Mayor of NY., that will be the downfall of the ‘Rest of America.’
Google; ‘the Red/Green Axis
tgusa says
“If Mandami the Commie becomes Mayor of NY., that will be the downfall of the ‘Rest of America.’
Don’t give up so easily maria v. Our side has only just begun to fight against the red/green alliance.
maria v says
If Mandami the Commie becomes Mayor of New York, this will be the ‘Downfall of the Rest of America.
Google; ‘the Red/Green Axis
gravenimage says
Zohran Mamdani Still Refuses to Express Support for the U.S. Constitution
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And why would he? Shari’ah has nothinng to do with the U.S. Constitution…