Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign and primary win have piqued the interest of South Asians and Muslims in New York City and beyond.

Mamdani stunned the political establishment when he declared victory in the primary on Tuesday, a ranked choice election in which his strongest competition, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded defeat.

For Muslim Americans across the country, his victory was a historic moment — one that cast a sharp rebuke toward Islamophobia.