Mamdani's former intern called activism 'jihad' and confronted police officers as 'pigs'
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A former intern for New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was seen in a resurfaced video referring to activism as “jihad,” urging protesters to risk suspension or arrest in opposition to “settler colonialism.”

The footage of Hadeeqa Malik shows her calling out Muslims who haven’t taken to the streets. 

“The true believer knows that none of this is in vain, that this is all Jihad,” stated Malik in the video that recently came to light, employing the Muslim term for holy war.

Mayoral Candidate For New York Zohran Mamdani Holds Primary Election Night Party

New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY), addresses supporters during an election night event at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025, in the Long Island City neighborhood of the Queens borough in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Over the more than two-hour video during a webinar, Malik responded to concerns about protesters possibly getting doxed, suspended and arrested.

“How gangster are you?” she asked. “And I know everybody has their own families and has an education and everything. It’s just a question.”

She noted that getting suspended or doxed is “bound to happen… when you’re doing something for the sake of Allah here in the West it will never, ever be in vain, and the true believer does not fear that.”

In another video, Malik was seen screaming at a reportedly Muslim New York police officer at an anti-Israel protest. 

“Let’s read the badges of the pigs,” she said, as she read the names of the officers aloud. The composed Muslim officer was singled out as she appeared to say he brought shame on his name.  

“To the pigs who can call themselves by the name of Islam, put some respect on their names!” she said. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to Mamdani’s campaign and attempted to reach out to Malik.

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