Why did New York City's Zohran Mamdani take his mayoral oath on the Quran?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : " Mamdani's campaign and election unfolded amid heightened national attention, much of it focused on his identity as a Muslim democratic socialist.
52% : And there's a reason why so many folks from around the globe have fled communism and socialism to come to the United States in search of opportunity and a better life, primarily economic opportunity through our capitalist markets," Lawler said.
49% : Based on these features, it is believed to have been produced during the Ottoman period in a region encompassing present-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.

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