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: an adherent of Islam
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Muslim
adjective
Examples of Muslim in a Sentence
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The Muslim Student Assn. had set up a table to pass out fliers and brochures, while a large white board displaying the demands of a coalition of dozens of student groups behind the protest stood prominently next to the tents.
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Lauren Costantino is a religion reporter for the Miami Herald funded with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and from donors comprising the South Florida Jewish and Muslim Communities, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
The civilian administration that shared power with the military until the 2021 coup stood by, too, as the army targeted one ethnic group, the Muslim Rohingya, with what the United States considers genocide.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
His father, Ali, was born a Shiite Muslim from Iran.
—Naghmeh Farzaneh, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
The fuzziness of the details allowed the episode to travel across cultural and political lines, turning one Egyptian American Muslim’s experience into a symbol for anyone with a grievance against the federal government.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Threats against Arab, Jewish and Muslim Americans are on the rise, according to federal officials, and college campuses have been embroiled in angry debates over Zionism, Palestinian rights, antisemitism and free speech.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 29 Mar. 2024
Our Peaceful Home, which serves Muslim families and is a program of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, operates a crisis line at (414) 727-1090.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
While Springsteen's life has not been put to the screen before in a biopic, the musician's legacy and impact was explored in the 2019 film Blinded by the Light, which follows a British Muslim teenager in 1980's England who finds inspiration in Springsteen's music.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Lauren Costantino is a religion reporter for the Miami Herald funded with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and from donors comprising the South Florida Jewish and Muslim Communities, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
The civilian administration that shared power with the military until the 2021 coup stood by, too, as the army targeted one ethnic group, the Muslim Rohingya, with what the United States considers genocide.
—Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
His father, Ali, was born a Shiite Muslim from Iran.
—Naghmeh Farzaneh, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
The fuzziness of the details allowed the episode to travel across cultural and political lines, turning one Egyptian American Muslim’s experience into a symbol for anyone with a grievance against the federal government.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Threats against Arab, Jewish and Muslim Americans are on the rise, according to federal officials, and college campuses have been embroiled in angry debates over Zionism, Palestinian rights, antisemitism and free speech.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 29 Mar. 2024
Our Peaceful Home, which serves Muslim families and is a program of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, operates a crisis line at (414) 727-1090.
—Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
While Springsteen's life has not been put to the screen before in a biopic, the musician's legacy and impact was explored in the 2019 film Blinded by the Light, which follows a British Muslim teenager in 1980's England who finds inspiration in Springsteen's music.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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