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Socialists at Mamdani’s alma mater Bowdoin to host mayor’s Israel-hating dad and Marxist influencer Hasan Piker
- Bowdoin College group plans on-campus lectures featuring the mayor’s father and Hasan Piker, despite college pushback.
- Administrators reportedly ordered the Bowdoin Socialists to cease online publishing and tone down activity earlier this year.
- Bowdoin College grad Mamdani, elected NYC mayor in 2025, previously engaged with the group's activities.
- Hasan Piker is described as a controversial left-leaning influencer under consideration for a campus lecture.
- The Bowdoin Socialists defend the lectures as a way to engage in national and international debates.
- Mamdani’s father, Mahmood Mamdani, is a professor at Columbia University and connected to the Gaza Tribunal advisory council.
- Bowdoin College alleges the group never registered with the school, questioning its legitimacy.
- Mamdani’s ties to Bowdoin and volunteer leadership have been noted in coverage of his career.
- The piece highlights broader campus debates over Israel and related political content.
- The piece notes the group’s protests and past actions linked to trustees and Epstein connections.
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