non-Muslim
noun
non-Mus·lim
ˌnän-ˈməz-ləm 
-ˈmu̇s-,
-ˈmu̇z-
plural non-Muslims
: a person who is not a Muslim
non-Muslim
adjective
non-Muslim groups/regions
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Muslim women had, on average, 2.9 children in their lifetime from 2015 to 2020, compared to 2.2 children for non-Muslim women.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The project also included the reopening of the upper gallery to tourists; non-Muslim visitors can no longer enter the ground floor of the structure, which is now reserved for prayer.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
France is at an even greater precipice of alienation between its Muslim population and its non-Muslim citizenry.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Pakistan is Muslim, having driven out almost the entirety of its non-Muslim minority over the last century.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The project also included the reopening of the upper gallery to tourists; non-Muslim visitors can no longer enter the ground floor of the structure, which is now reserved for prayer.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
France is at an even greater precipice of alienation between its Muslim population and its non-Muslim citizenry.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Pakistan is Muslim, having driven out almost the entirety of its non-Muslim minority over the last century.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Non-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Muslim. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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