Muslim men seen talking over hijab-clad AOC and ignoring her as she addressed crowd

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was seemingly ignored by attendees at an Eid al-Adha event, with fellow participants loudly talking over her, according to a viral video.

The Representative went to a celebration of the Muslim holiday with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the Bronx on Wednesday, during which she wore a scarf as a hijab.

Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, wore an Arsenal kurta, and AOC wore a head covering as she spoke.

A clip of her speech has since gone viral, showing her speaking about 'solidarity,' urging the crowd to be devoted to their neighbors and community to 'bring light into the darkness.'

Ocasio-Cortez's speech was muffled by background noise and attendees speaking among themselves.

Some claimed that the clip was ironic considering the theme of her speech, with one writing on X, 'While AOC was preaching "solidarity" in her hijab, the male-only crowd ignored her and spoke over her.'

'Funny how every viral clip of AOC’s Eid speech was filmed tight on her face with cleaned-up audio,' another said.

'Then this wide-shot video surfaced and the crowd was talking over her so loudly you could barely hear her at all. It felt more like a staged social media publicity clip than an actual speech.'

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