NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji Heads to Portugal Islamic Calligraphy Retreat Amid Scrutiny

Rama Duwaji, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife and The Women Sanctuary’s artist-in-residence, is traveling to Porto, Portugal for two sessions of an Islamic Calligraphy retreat (Sept. 16–21 and 25–30) with rates from about $4,300 to $5,260; critics accuse her of jet-setting while others defend her right to participate in non-official city matters.