Former mayor Giuliani says Mamdani should skip New York’s 9/11 memorial ceremony

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Ankari, G. (2026, September 8). Former mayor Giuliani says Mamdani should skip New York’s 9/11 memorial ceremony. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/former-mayor-giuliani-says-mamdani-should-skip-new-yorks-9/11-memorial-ceremony/articleshow/133922929.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-09-08 · by Gokul Ankari

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Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani criticized current Mayor Zohran Mamdani's decision to attend this week's 9/11 memorial ceremony, claiming it offends him because of Mamdani's Muslim faith. Giuliani made these remarks during an interview with Newsmax and accused Mamdani of concealing his views on Islam. The controversy comes as New York prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, with Mamdani scheduled to attend a dozen memorial events. An online petition urging Mamdani to skip the ceremony had collected nearly 100,000 signatures.
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On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, New York City's first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, faces controversy over his decision to attend memorial events despite calls from some victims' families and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani for him to stay away. Mamdani, who lost an older brother in the attacks, insists on honoring those affected by reading out names at Ground Zero. Meanwhile, nearly 110,000 signatures have been collected through a petition urging Mamdani not to attend, citing concerns over his past associations and appointments that some see as conflicting with the solemnity of the event. Despite this opposition, Mamdani is moving forward with plans to release more than 170,000 pages of documents related to air quality around Ground Zero in the months following 9/11, aiming to provide transparency on what the city knew about toxic conditions and how they handled it.

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The Guardian · 0.95 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 1 of 25 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles report on Rudy Giuliani's comments criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani for attending the 9/11 memorial ceremony, and quote Giuliani's exact words.”
BBC News
⚖️ Centre 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 6 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles report on Mayor Mamdani's decision to attend or be criticized for attending the 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York, with the same ceremony being referenced as a specific event.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 21 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe Mayor Mamdani's attendance at the 9/11 memorial ceremony on the same day (Friday) and location (Ground Zero), despite criticism from Giuliani and calls to stay away from victims' families.”
The Bulwark
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“Article A describes Giuliani's criticism of Mayor Mamdani attending the 9/11 memorial ceremony, while Article B discusses a broader context including Giuliani and others discouraging Mamdani from attending the same event.”
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Islam Muslim New York Newsmax the September 11 attacks

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Mamdani PERSON · 8× New York GPE · 5× Giuliani PERSON · 4× Muslim NORP · 3× Islam PERSON · 1× Islamophobic NORP · 1× Newsmax ORG · 1× Rudy Giuliani PERSON · 1× Zohran Mamdani PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has said current Mayor Zohran Mamdani should not attend this week’s 9/11 memorial ceremony, criticising the Muslim mayor’s decision to take part in the commemoration.
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🔮 Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has said current Mayor Zohran Mamdani should not attend this week’s 9/11 memorial ceremony, criticising the Muslim mayor’s decision to take part in the commemoration.

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has said current Mayor Zohran Mamdani should not attend this week’s 9/11 memorial ceremony, criticising the Muslim mayor’s decision to take part in the commemoration. asserted
Mamdani → say → commemoration
Giuliani made the remarks during an interview with Newsmax. asserted
Giuliani → make → Newsmax
“Having lost friends there and being very close to many of the families, it offends me that he’s coming,” he said. asserted
he → lose → me
Giuliani was mayor when the September 11 attacks took place in 2001 and is expected to attend Friday’s ceremony. asserted
attacks → take → ceremony
Mamdani has rejected calls to stay away. asserted
Mamdani → reject → calls
He said he would attend the main ceremony and several other events to honour the families of those killed and the first responders affected by the attacks. asserted
he → say → attacks
“I’m proud to be the mayor of this city. asserted
I → ’m → city
I love this city. asserted
I → love → city
I love this country,” Mamdani said on Monday. asserted
Mamdani → love → Monday
Giuliani also compared Mamdani’s Muslim faith with the ideology of the September 11 hijackers and accused him of concealing his views. asserted
Giuliani → compare → views
He further claimed, without evidence, that Mamdani supports efforts to make Islam the dominant religion in parts of the United States and Europe. asserted
Islam → claim → States
The former mayor’s comments come as New York prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people. asserted
which → come → people
The main ceremony at the World Trade Center site will include the reading of the victims’ names by relatives and survivors. asserted
ceremony → include → relatives
Mamdani was nine years old and living in New York when the attacks occurred. asserted
attacks → live → York
He has previously spoken about the Islamophobic backlash in an interview with The New York Times, it made anti-Muslim prejudice “a fact of life” for Muslim Americans. asserted
prejudice → speak → Americans
“It was this horrific day that was also for many New Yorkers the moment at which they were marked ‘other,” he said. asserted
he → mark → which
Last week, Mamdani signed executive orders designating September 11 as an annual “Citywide Day of Remembrance and Service” and establishing a task force to strengthen the city’s emergency preparedness. asserted
Mamdani → sign → preparedness
His schedule includes about a dozen memorial events, including visits to firehouses whose firefighters died in the attacks or later became ill after working at Ground Zero. asserted
firefighters → include → Zero
Giuliani served as mayor from 1994 to 2001 and became a nationally recognised figure for his response to the attacks. asserted
Giuliani → serve → attacks
He later became a close ally and personal attorney to Donald Trump. asserted
He → become → Trump
An online petition urging Mamdani to skip the ceremony had collected nearly 100,000 signatures. asserted
petition → urge → signatures
Former New York governor George Pataki has also opposed Mamdani’s attendance. asserted
Pataki → oppose → attendance
Former presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama are expected at Friday’s commemorations. asserted
presidents → expect → commemorations
Vice-President JD Vance is expected to represent the White House in New York, while Trump is scheduled to mark the anniversary at the Pentagon. asserted
Trump → expect → Pentagon
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