Socialists at Mamdani’s alma mater Bowdoin to host mayor’s Israel-hating dad and Marxist influencer Hasan Piker
A socialist group at Bowdoin College, the alma mater of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, plans to host his father Mahmood Mamdani and leftist influencer Hasan Piker for campus events despite administrative pushback. The group, Bowdoin Socialists, was ordered to halt activities after publishing a report linking former trustees to Jeffrey Epstein but has defied the directive with support from free speech advocates. The events have sparked controversy due to the speakers' histories of making inflammatory statements about Israel and the United States.
- ▪Bowdoin Socialists, an unregistered student group, is planning to host Mahmood Mamdani and Hasan Piker for lectures despite being ordered to cease activities by college administrators.
- ▪Mahmood Mamdani is a professor at Columbia University and serves on the advisory council of the Gaza Tribunal, which accuses Israel of genocide.
- ▪Hasan Piker has a history of making offensive remarks, including calling Israelis 'inbred' and stating the U.S. 'deserved 9/11'.
- ▪The group was sanctioned after releasing a report connecting two former Bowdoin trustees to Jeffrey Epstein.
- ▪Zohran Mamdani, a Bowdoin alumnus, founded a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine during his time at the college.
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Metro Socialists at Mamdani’s alma mater Bowdoin to host mayor’s Israel-hating dad and Marxist influencer Hasan Piker By Rich Calder Published May 2, 2026, 8:52 a.m. ET A socialist group at Bowdoin College — Mayor Mamdani’s $94,000-a-year alma mater — is defying administrators by planning to host Hizzoner’s anti-Israel father on campus, while courting toxic Marxist influencer Hasan Piker for a separate lecture. Administrators at the posh Maine college ordered the group, Bowdoin Socialists, in February to cease publishing online content and tone down other political activity after it released a report linking two former college trustees to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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