Last night in New York City, something remarkable happened. Zohran Mamdani—a Ugandan-born Muslim, son of an Indian filmmaker and a Ugandan political theorist— was elected mayor of the world’s most diverse city. His victory, while geographically distant, should send a quiet tremor through political circles far beyond America’s borders, including Iraq, where parliamentary elections are set to be held on 11 November.
Mamdani’s triumph was not just about politics. It was about communication. And that is where Iraq’s political class keeps failing.
