Fact-check: Zohran Mamdani to require elementary school kids to learn Arabic numerals? Truth behind viral claim

A viral claim has been doing the rounds that New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will require elementary school students ...

Is Zohran Mamdani Planning To Make Arabic Numerals Mandatory? Fact-Checking Viral Claims

Claims that NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will require students to learn “Arabic numerals” are false; he has made no such proposal. The rumor sparked online ridicule, as Arabic numerals are simply ...
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France Debates Where to Teach Arabic: Public School or Local Mosque?

ROMAINVILLE, France — Early on Sunday mornings, Habiba Hatem, 9, prepares her own breakfast, grabs her flashy pink school bag and jumps into her father’s car — bound for Arabic lessons at her local ...

Mamdani isn't requiring NYC students to 'learn Arabic numerals.' They already do

The above claim was false. Mamdani had made no such announcement. Additionally, "Arabic numerals" is the common term for the digits 0 through 9, a number system that is clearly already part of all ...