Ayah Al-Zubi
She/Her
- Election history
- 1st time candidate
She/Her
Ayah Al-Zubi is a first-generation immigrant who moved to Cambridge to attend Harvard, from which she graduated in May 2023. She has been involved in after-school sports programming in area schools, for instance coaching a basketball program at Baldwin Elementary School (through Harvard’s Phillips Brooks House Association).
Ayah's housing stance, broadly summarized, is "yes" for subsidized, income-restricted housing and "no" for market-rate housing. She also supports expanding tenant protections and strong rent controls.
Our Affordable Housing Overlay currently supports this progress, but explicitly up-zoning for our market-rate will exacerbate the declining livelihood of the working class people.
We need rent stabilization, but at a lower percentage than Mayor Wu’s [10%]. I can’t afford to rent the apartment I’m in at a 10% cap, let alone a 5%. We also need to make sure we’re continuing to address limiting condo conversions because they are also hurting renters in Cambridge.
| Organization | Cambridge? | Union? | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Residents Alliance | on Sept. 30, 2023 | ||
| Cambridge Bicycle Safety | on Sept. 23, 2023 | ||
| Our Revolution Cambridge | on Sept. 17, 2023 | ||
| Run for Something | this cycle | ||
| UAW Region 9A (includes Harvard Grad Student Union) | this cycle |
They asked candidates to sign a pledge, which starts: "I support rapid implementation of the citywide network of protected bicycle lanes..."
They asked candidates to sign a pledge, which starts: "I support rapid implementation of the citywide network of protected bicycle lanes..."
Housing policy, development, governance questions
Housing policy, development, governance questions
Distribution of funds, non-profits and their position in Cambridge
Distribution of funds, non-profits and their position in Cambridge
Public internet forum, anything goes
Public internet forum, anything goes
"questions about the issues that most impact Cambridge’s low-income populations" (available in several languages)
"questions about the issues that most impact Cambridge’s low-income populations" (available in several languages)
Yes. We need to increase the diversity of these [NCD] boards, part of this is a total lack of access to political engagement. Historically, this has been afforded to a particular demographic, so we need to think of productive ways to increase the diversity and at the foundation of this is accessibility to knowledge and power.
From Seattle to Cambridge, we need to address the police systems in our cities. Jaahnavi Kandual and Arif Sayed Faisal deserve justice. Stop investing in the police system and invest in people. The color of your skin should NEVER be a death sentence.
“This one is near and dear to my heart as a Muslim,” said recent Harvard graduate Ayah A. Al-Zubi ’23, the youngest candidate in the race. “Policing was built to patrol enslaved folks back in the 18th century. If a system is broken, fundamentally, we cannot expect it to continue to serve the people,” she said.
Sept. 27, 2023 — Muskaan Arshad, Julian J. Giordano“This one is near and dear to my heart as a Muslim,” said recent Harvard graduate Ayah A. Al-Zubi ’23, the youngest candidate in the race. “Policing was built to patrol enslaved folks back in the 18th century. If a system is broken, fundamentally, we cannot expect it to continue to serve the people,” she said.
Al-Zubi said living off campus in Central Square during her senior year made her realize Cambridge has a "massive" affordable housing crisis, which she said she believes is the city’s "biggest issue."
Aug. 7, 2023 — Julian J. GiordanoAl-Zubi said living off campus in Central Square during her senior year made her realize Cambridge has a "massive" affordable housing crisis, which she said she believes is the city’s "biggest issue."
At least 10 challengers have identified themselves as running for a council seat, and three among them are allies or aligned with Zondervan’s principles of climate concern, affordable-housing density, transit prioritization and a wish to see armed police performing fewer functions: ... educator Ayah Al-Zubi...
July 9, 2023 — Marc LevyAt least 10 challengers have identified themselves as running for a council seat, and three among them are allies or aligned with Zondervan’s principles of climate concern, affordable-housing density, transit prioritization and a wish to see armed police performing fewer functions: ... educator Ayah Al-Zubi...