: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward Muslims or the Islamic faith
anti-Muslim rhetoric
… a campaign aimed at stirring up anti-Muslim feelings among the Bosnian Serbs.—
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The events also tore at precarious bridges built between Muslims and the administration after student complaints in recent years of anti-Muslim bias on campus.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The political scientist Ashutosh Varshney noted that Modi had eschewed anti-Muslim rhetoric in his campaign—because, Varshney inferred, Indian politics abhorred ideological extremism.
—Ashoka Mody, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
In Chicago, police are investigating a possible hate crime after a man followed several women into the Downtown Islamic Center and yelled anti-Muslim rhetoric, NBC Chicago reported.
—Susan Loyer, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
The center's administrators thanked law enforcement for their work and warned of a rise in anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian bigotry.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
Critics have accused him of being racist, misogynist, antisemitic and anti-Muslim, all the reasons Swift fans were not happy that her years-long friendship with him had become romantic.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
In India, which kicks off its national election this week, anti-Muslim hate speech under the country’s Hindu nationalist government has given way to rising communal violence.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Instead, the decision by President Carol Folt to revoke a speaking slot for the valedictorian ignited more controversy and catapulted the university further into debates over student activism, free speech, antisemitism and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Modi’s government is often criticized for its record on human rights, including attacks on the media and anti-Muslim legislation.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The political scientist Ashutosh Varshney noted that Modi had eschewed anti-Muslim rhetoric in his campaign—because, Varshney inferred, Indian politics abhorred ideological extremism.
—Ashoka Mody, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
In Chicago, police are investigating a possible hate crime after a man followed several women into the Downtown Islamic Center and yelled anti-Muslim rhetoric, NBC Chicago reported.
—Susan Loyer, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
The center's administrators thanked law enforcement for their work and warned of a rise in anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian bigotry.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
Critics have accused him of being racist, misogynist, antisemitic and anti-Muslim, all the reasons Swift fans were not happy that her years-long friendship with him had become romantic.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
In India, which kicks off its national election this week, anti-Muslim hate speech under the country’s Hindu nationalist government has given way to rising communal violence.
—Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Instead, the decision by President Carol Folt to revoke a speaking slot for the valedictorian ignited more controversy and catapulted the university further into debates over student activism, free speech, antisemitism and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Modi’s government is often criticized for its record on human rights, including attacks on the media and anti-Muslim legislation.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Muslim. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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