Kassem, a law professor at City University of New York (CUNY), served as the lawyer for multiple problematic individuals, including a close ally of Osama Bin Laden, Ahmed al-Darbi.

Mamdani faces backlash after handing a symbolic 9/11 ceremony pen to chief counsel Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer who represented al-Qaeda operative Ahmed al-Darbi. The controversial…

Kassem, a law professor at City University of New York (CUNY), served as the lawyer for multiple problematic individuals, including a close ally of Osama Bin Laden, Ahmed al-Darbi.