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Fact check: Is Mamdani introducing Arabic numerals to New York schools? (www.newsweek.com)

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Another post from betting market company Polymarket read: "BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals." The post has almost 14 million views.

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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl -1 points 12 hours ago

There's two types. And we don't use the type in our schools that Arabic people use in their schools