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NYC mayor’s wife attends retreat hosted by group that made anti-Israel social media posts
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Rama Duwaji, wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, spent a week as an “artist-in-residence” at a women’s wellness retreat in Porto, Portugal, run by a group called the Women Sanctuary, according to multiple outlets. The retreat, held at an 18th-century castle, reportedly cost $5,216 for five nights in a private room. Outlets reported that the Women Sanctuary’s social media accounts included posts accusing Israel of “genocide” and calling to “abolish the colonial apartheid state of Israel,” among other statements referencing the “liberation of Palestine.” The coverage noted that Mamdani announced a plan to combat antisemitism in New York City around the same time Duwaji was attending the retreat. Neither Duwaji nor Mamdani is reported to have commented on the retreat organizers’ statements in the supplied coverage.
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Rama Duwaji attended a women’s wellness retreat called the Women Sanctuary in Porto, Portugal, held at a repurposed 18th-century castle.
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The Women Sanctuary’s social media posts, including an October 2025 Instagram post, accused Israel of “genocide” and called to “abolish the colonial apartheid state of Israel.”
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Duwaji served as an “artist-in-residence” at the retreat, reportedly doing Arabic calligraphy.
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The retreat cost $5,216 for five nights in a private room.
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Mamdani announced a plan to combat antisemitism in New York City around the same time Duwaji attended the retreat.
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The Washington Free Beacon said it uncovered the extremism of the retreat organizers, after the New York Post had earlier reported Duwaji’s attendance.
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Whether the retreat organizers explicitly called for “cleansing” Israel of Jews.
The Washington Free Beacon’s headline states organizers called for “‘Cleansing’ It of Jews,” while New York Post and Just the News quote the organization’s posts as calling to “cleanse Palestine” of “tyranny” and “oppressors” without directly naming Jews.
Whether Duwaji herself celebrated the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
Townhall’s opinion piece asserts Duwaji was “busted celebrating” the October 7 attacks and “liking antisemitic social media posts,” a characterization not made in the other supplied news reports.
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Headlines range from straightforward descriptions of the organizers’ anti-Israel posts to pointed labels like “Israel-Hating” and “hateful social media posts,” while opinion pieces use sarcastic or mocking framing to accuse Mamdani of hypocrisy over his antisemitism plan.
Zohran’s Wife Loaded verb“Jets Off”Implies frivolous, jet-setting behavior rather than neutrally describing travel.More neutral: travelsDisagree with this highlight? To Loaded modifier“Ritzy”Adds an evaluative, dismissive tone to the description of the retreat.More neutral: upscaleDisagree with this highlight? Islamic Wellness Retreat In ‘Ode To Allah’
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Eat, pray, bombwent from the river to the spawidely panned by Jewish New YorkersIsrael-Hating
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Eat, pray, bomb
Mocking pun links the religious retreat to terrorism, implying violence by association.
Eat, pray, bomb.
Used byWashington Free Beacon (Far Right)
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went from the river to the spaMore neutral: attended the retreat
Plays on the phrase “from the river to the sea,” a politically loaded slogan, to mock the subject.
While Rama Duwaji went from the river to the spa, her husband rolled out his own "strategy to combat antisemitism"—a move…
Used byWashington Free Beacon (Far Right)
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widely panned by Jewish New YorkersMore neutral: criticized by some Jewish New Yorkers
Attributes a sweeping reaction to an unnamed, unquantified group.
…husband rolled out his own "strategy to combat antisemitism"—a move widely panned by Jewish New Yorkers.
Used byWashington Free Beacon (Far Right)
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Israel-HatingMore neutral: anti-Israel
Characterizes the group with a sweeping emotional label rather than describing its specific statements.
NYC’s First Lady Is ‘In Residence’ at Israel-Hating Islamic Wellness Retreat in Portuguese Castle: Organizers Called for Abolishing…
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hatefulMore neutral: quote the statement
Characterizes motive; quote the words.
…of Israel and for “Palestine” to be cleansed of its “oppressors” in a series of hateful social media posts.
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hateful social media postsMore neutral: social media posts
Characterizes the posts with a judgmental label rather than describing their content neutrally.
…attended by NYC first lady Rama Duwaji called for destruction of Israel in hateful social media posts
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busted celebratingMore neutral: reportedly posted about
Frames Duwaji as having been caught doing something wrong rather than neutrally describing the claim.
After his wife, Rama Duwaji, was busted celebrating the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks in Israel and liking antisemitic social…
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'Fights'More neutral: addresses
Scare quotes around the word imply Mamdani’s antisemitism effort is not genuine, without presenting evidence.
While Zohran Mamdani 'Fights' Antisemitism, Check Out the 'Wellness Retreat' His Wife Attended
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rubbing elbows with IslamistsMore neutral: attending alongside members of the group
Casual, dismissive phrasing implies casual association with a charged political label.
…the week touting his plan to fight antisemitism, his wife Rama Duwaji was rubbing elbows with Islamists who have celebrated terrorists and called for Israel’s destruction.
Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)
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Jets OffMore neutral: travels
Implies frivolous, jet-setting behavior rather than neutrally describing travel.
Zohran’s Wife Jets Off To Ritzy Islamic Wellness Retreat In ‘Ode To Allah’
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RitzyMore neutral: upscale
Adds an evaluative, dismissive tone to the description of the retreat.
Zohran’s Wife Jets Off To Ritzy Islamic Wellness Retreat In ‘Ode To Allah’
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world’s most destructive and fastest-growing religionMore neutral: Islam
Broadly disparages an entire religion rather than addressing the specific group’s statements.
…sisters as they uncover the “remarkable legacy” of the world’s most destructive and fastest-growing religion, hanging out by the pool with softened hearts and nourished…
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singing KumbayallahMore neutral: participating in group prayer
Mocking portmanteau ridicules Islamic religious practice.
…hanging out by the pool with softened hearts and nourished souls, and singing Kumbayallah in beautifully landscaped gardens.
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4 outlets · 1 opinionLeads with
- the retreat organizers’ anti-Israel and anti-Israel social media statements
- the cost and luxury of the retreat
- the contrast with Mamdani’s antisemitism initiative
- Duwaji’s role and background
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- The Daily WireFar Right
Zohran’s Wife Loaded verb“Jets Off”Implies frivolous, jet-setting behavior rather than neutrally describing travel.More neutral: travelsDisagree with this highlight? To Loaded modifier“Ritzy”Adds an evaluative, dismissive tone to the description of the retreat.More neutral: upscaleDisagree with this highlight? Islamic Wellness Retreat In ‘Ode To Allah’
While New York City’s Mayor — self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani — spent the week touting his plan to fight antisemitism, his wife Rama Duwaji was Loaded verb“rubbing elbows with Islamists”Casual, dismissive phrasing implies casual association with a charged political label.More neutral: attending alongside members of the groupDisagree with this highlight? who have celebrated terrorists and called for Israel’s destruction. …
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Organizers of Islamic wellness retreat attended by NYC first lady Rama Duwaji called for destruction of Israel in Loaded modifier“hateful social media posts”Characterizes the posts with a judgmental label rather than describing their content neutrally.More neutral: social media postsDisagree with this highlight?
“Abolish the colonial apartheid state of Israel. Free Palestine,” read one of the group's Instagram posts.
- Just the NewsFar Right
Organizers of Islamic retreat attended by NYC mayor's wife made anti-Israel statements online
“The apartheid colonial state of Israel has committed a genocide against the Palestinian people,” the Women Sanctuary said in an October 2025 Instagram post.
1 more from Just the News
- Washington Free BeaconFar Right
NYC’s First Lady Is ‘In Residence’ at Loaded modifier“Israel-Hating”Characterizes the group with a sweeping emotional label rather than describing its specific statements.More neutral: anti-IsraelDisagree with this highlight? Islamic Wellness Retreat in Portuguese Castle: Organizers Called for Abolishing Israel, ‘Cleansing’ It of Jews
Dehumanizing label“Eat, pray, bomb”Mocking pun links the religious retreat to terrorism, implying violence by association.Disagree with this highlight?. New York City's first lady is currently wrapping up a week as an "artist-in-residence" at a luxury Islamic wellness retreat that has called for the destruction of Israel and openly celebrated Palestinian terrorism, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal.
While Zohran Mamdani Delegitimizing label“'Fights'”Scare quotes around the word imply Mamdani’s antisemitism effort is not genuine, without presenting evidence.More neutral: addressesDisagree with this highlight? Antisemitism, Check Out the 'Wellness Retreat' His Wife Attended
Not too terribly long ago, we had the Left lecture us about Justice Alito's wife, who reportedly hung an American flag upside down at her house and flew an "Appeal to Heaven" flag outside one of their homes. The Left claimed Mrs. …
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Washington Free Beacon, Sep 30, 5:13 PM EDT
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- Washington Free BeaconFar RightSep 30, 5:13 PM EDT
- New York PostRightSep 30, 11:43 PM EDT
- The Daily WireFar RightOct 1, 9:28 AM EDT
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