# 'Islam is being hijacked': Brother of Muslim 9/11 first responder speaks out

https://mins.news/en/item/54088

- BBC News, 2026-09-11 04:10 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ce8e67l4330o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Zeshan Hamdani, whose Muslim American brother Salman, a New York police cadet, died in the North Tower, has spoken about the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Debate has erupted over whether New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani should attend the memorial, while Mamdani says he will go and focus on bereaved families.

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