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: an adherent of Islam
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Muslim
adjective
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Last week, novelist Salman Rushdie pulled out of commencement at Claremont McKenna College in California following backlash from the Claremont College Muslim Student Association over his criticism of pro-Palestinian protests.
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Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
And representatives of the Ecumenical, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian and Jain churches were there, the Vatican's Holy See press office said.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 May 2025
Miami Herald 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, 14 May 2025
Israeli military rule would last nearly four decades, during which Hamas emerged as a splinter of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in the 1980s, until a 2005 disengagement.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
And representatives of the Ecumenical, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Zoroastrian and Jain churches were there, the Vatican's Holy See press office said.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 18 May 2025
Miami Herald 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, 14 May 2025
Israeli military rule would last nearly four decades, during which Hamas emerged as a splinter of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in the 1980s, until a 2005 disengagement.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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