Duwaji, a 28-year-old native of Texas, claims to be of Syrian nationality and has repeatedly spoken out against Israeli actions, which she called war crimes. She did so on the networks and during her happenings and public performances. He sharply criticizes American support for Israel, writes the New York Post. One of the images released in 2024 shows huge stacks of US dollar bills labeled “Israeli war crimes”.
On an earlier 2020 illustration of two women and children standing in front of a plume of smoke released from a distant plane, she wrote: “Presidents come and go, but American imperialism never changes.”
She was saddened by the death of a Hamas propagandist
She went beyond normal criticism of Israel on October 12, when she commented on the death of Hamas terrorist movement propagandist Salih Al-Jafaravi by publishing his photo with the comment “beloved Jafaravi” and four broken heart emoticons.
Jafaravi was killed in a shootout between the Palestinian Dugmus clan and Hamas after Israel withdrew from part of the Gaza Strip as part of a negotiated ceasefire. In the role of citizen journalist and influencer, he was part of the Hamas propaganda machine. He praised the attacks on October 7, 2023, in which terrorists killed 1,200 people in Israel and took another 251 hostages to Gaza.
Duwaji moved to New York in 2021 to study at an art school. Despite her American citizenship, she describes herself on her Instagram profile as an animator and illustrator from Damascus.
She stood in the background during her husband’s candidacy. His fellow party member Andrew Cuomo stood against the Democrat Mamdani in the elections, but after his defeat in the primaries, he ran as an independent. Republican President Donald Trump supported him a month before the elections. Mamdani finally succeeded in the election after basing a large part of the campaign on the promise of more affordable housing in New York.
“There is no one I would rather have by my side at this moment and at every moment,” the future mayor commented on critical questions about his wife.
