Rep. Jamaal Bowman faces plagiarism allegations over his 2019 dissertation

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Embattled Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., now faces plagiarism allegations as he fights for his political life ahead of next week's New York primary.

Bowman, a former educator and middle school principal in the Bronx, allegedly excerpted several quotes from a 2019 thesis he wrote while attending Manhattanville College, according to analysis by the Daily Wire and activist Christopher Rufo.

According to the report, Bowman removed the definition of critical race theory from R. Rolon-Dow's book “Critical Race Theory: An Introduction” without attribution and replaced “Latino/Latina” with “Latinx/Latina” .

JAMAAL BOWMAN SAYS HE WAS 'BULLIED' DURING PRIMARY CHALLENGE, HIS WIFE IS 'SPLICED' ABOUT IT

Representative Jamaal Bowman, Democrat of New York, during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing in Washington, DC, U.S., Tuesday, December 5, 2023. (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Other sections of his article were allegedly found by “copying and pasting” texts from writers René Antrop-González and Anthony De Jesús as well as Tenah Hunt, Kristen Slack and Lawrence Berger.

Bowman's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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The progressive member of the “Squad” is running in one of the nation's most intense primary battles in New York's 16th District, facing challenger George Latimer, widely seen as a more moderate Democrat.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer is running in the Democratic primary against incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman. (Westchester County)

Bowman recently claimed he was “bullied” during his hotly contested primary.

“My wife was really angry when they challenged me,” Bowman said on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” “They don’t want to see their husband and father being harassed, so we’re backing off a little bit.”

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., said he was “bullied” while trying to hold on to his seat against fellow Democrat and Westchester County Executive George Latimer. (CBS)

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Bowman also apologized this week for denying that Hamas raped women and committed other atrocities during the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, previously calling it “propaganda.”

“Immediately when (the United Nations) provided additional evidence, I voted to condemn sexual violence. I apologize for my comments,” Bowman said in a WNYC radio interview Monday.

“I'm not going to be perfect. I'm going to make mistakes. I'm going to say things that hurt people, even if I don't do it intentionally. When I do, I'm going to take responsibility for it. . I'm going to be owner,” he later said.