anti-Muslim

adjective

an·​ti-Mus·​lim
ˌan-tē-ˈməz-ləm,
-ˈmu̇s-,
-ˈmu̇z-,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-Muslim (audio)
: 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.Tom Gjelten

Examples of anti-Muslim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2003, not long after the Gujarat anti-Muslim pogrom generated global condemnation of Hindu extremism, a group of second-generation Indian-American professionals founded the Hindu American Foundation (HAF). Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 Back in Europe, the war in Gaza has also been hotly debated, sparking occasionally anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim riots. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024 Modi still has yet to face any real accountability for enabling an anti-Muslim pogrom in 2002. Rasheed Ahmed, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024 Violent anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim protests continued for days after the court gave the perpetrator’s true identity, as a 17-year-old, U.K.-born Christian. Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-Muslim 

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Muslim was in 1865

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“Anti-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Muslim. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.

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