Overview
- Rama Duwaji flew from Newark to Palma, Mallorca to attend a sold‑out Women’s Sanctuary retreat called “Plants Of The Quran,” which lists her as an artist in residence and costs about $3,400 per attendee.
- Photos of Duwaji at the Newark gate, shared on X by commentator Arynne Wexler, were widely circulated and prompted immediate media attention and public complaints.
- The Mayor’s Office confirmed Mayor Zohran Mamdani stayed in New York for America 250 events and that Duwaji did not travel with officers from the couple’s NYPD security detail.
- Republican officials criticized Duwaji’s absence from America 250 events and commentators cited deleted social posts from earlier this year that revived scrutiny of her past statements, which she has apologized for.
- Duwaji is scheduled to co‑host another Women’s Sanctuary retreat in Corsica from July 9–14, and the episode is likely to keep scrutiny on the mayor’s public messaging and the role of spouses in high‑profile civic occasions.