India, Nov. 7 -- What do you call the cousin of your father? I only ask because Zohran Mamdani (New York's new mayor) was accused of being a liar when he referred to his father's cousin as his aunt. According to Mamdani, his Fui (paternal aunt) was so scared of the Islamophobia rampant in NY after 9/11 that she stopped taking the subway for fear of being targeted for her hijab.

Whatever you may think about Mamdani focusing on his aunt's transportation woes after one of the most horrific terror attacks on American soil (if you ask me, I think it was a grievous error and minimized the suffering of those who lost their loved ones in the attack), there is no denying that Muslims were targeted by bigots in the aftermath of 9/11. But strangely...