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Duwaji 'Women Sanctuary' Portugal Retreat — Timing Collides With Antisemitism Plan Rollout

First Lady Rama Duwaji attended a "Women Sanctuary" Islamic calligraphy retreat in Porto, Portugal in late September 2026 as an artist-in-residence. The retreat organizers Instagram includes posts calling Israel an "apartheid colonial state" and demanding "abolish the colonial apartheid state of Israel. Free Palestine," plus "from the river to the sea" language. Timing lands the same week Mamdani released NYC first citywide antisemitism plan (Sept 29), which ADL and other Jewish groups already called "unacceptable" for omitting a single IHRA definition. New York Post surfaced Sept 30; Townhall and Just the News amplified Oct 1. City Hall has not responded publicly as of Oct 1. Reactivates the recurring Duwaji-social-media arc (April apology, June account deactivation).