Melanie Shiraz, who was crowned Miss Israel in 2025, posted that she unexpectedly sat next to Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, at a coffee shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Shiraz said Duwaji ended the interaction shortly after learning who she was.
21-year-old Nardine has been forced to leave Sweden and now lives in hiding in Alexandria. She describes her fear as a lone Christian woman without a hijab.
Nathalie Holscher, Sule's former wife, has arrived in Mecca to perform Umrah during this year's Ramadan, bringing her only son, four-year-old Adzam. This spiritual journey is a long-held dream of Nathalie's, which also includes her long-time employees. She obtained permission from Sule, who shared supportive messages for Adzam.
Mélisa Godet’s debut feature A Place for Her has won the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival, which concluded on March 8, 2026. The French drama was selected by audiences from 10 films by first- or second-time directors. The festival closed with the UK premiere of James McAvoy’s directorial debut California Schemin’ amid a city fire that disrupted plans.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani welcomed anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil and his family to Gracie Mansion on March 10, 2026, to break the Ramadan fast, marking the one-year anniversary of Khalil's detention by federal agents. The event drew criticism as a challenge to the Trump administration's deportation efforts against Khalil, whom the Department of Homeland Security has accused of sympathizing with Hamas. Mamdani described Khalil's experience as one of hardship and courage, while accusing Israel of genocide in Palestine.