What happened
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's wife, Rama Duwaji, attended a luxury Islamic wellness retreat in Portugal, which has been criticized for its anti-Israel and antisemitic views. The retreat, called the Women Sanctuary, is founded by Rym Nur and promotes spiritual connection and sisterhood, but its social media posts have called for the abolition of Israel as a Jewish state.
Duwaji, who is listed as a member of the Women Sanctuary team, spent the week as an artist-in-residence at the retreat, which was held in a 18th-century Portuguese castle. The event featured Islam heavily and was described by Nur as an
