Islamophobia Is a Made-Up Word

“I want to use this moment to speak to the Muslims of New York City,” mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani declared through rehearsed tears and a well-oiled frog-in-his-throat. “I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after Sept. 11 because she did not feel safe in a hijab.”

This speech — a speech that ignited a firestorm onli…