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: an adherent of Islam
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Muslim
adjective
Examples of Muslim in a Sentence
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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.
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Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
The Muslim maghrib prayer began soon after on the same blue tarp.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
Take advantage of getting to know an American Muslim and make America and American freedom and democracy work for all.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
As the president of the Muslim Student Assn., he was made aware of at least seven accounts of verbal harassment toward Muslim students wearing hijabs since then.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The event was organized by the Muslim Student Association of Whitewater, UWW College Democrats, UWW’s Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, the Alpha Delta Phi Society Lavender Chapter, and UWW Impact, a LGBTQ+ and allies student organization.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
It was backed mainly by conservative Shi’ite Muslim parties who form the largest coalition in mainly Muslim Iraq’s parliament.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
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.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 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
Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
The Muslim maghrib prayer began soon after on the same blue tarp.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2024
Take advantage of getting to know an American Muslim and make America and American freedom and democracy work for all.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
As the president of the Muslim Student Assn., he was made aware of at least seven accounts of verbal harassment toward Muslim students wearing hijabs since then.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
The event was organized by the Muslim Student Association of Whitewater, UWW College Democrats, UWW’s Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, the Alpha Delta Phi Society Lavender Chapter, and UWW Impact, a LGBTQ+ and allies student organization.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
It was backed mainly by conservative Shi’ite Muslim parties who form the largest coalition in mainly Muslim Iraq’s parliament.
—Reuters, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
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.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 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
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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