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: an adherent of Islam
2
Muslim
adjective
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Social media videos showed Sudanese soldiers inside the palace, giving the date as the 21st day of Ramadan, the holy Muslim fasting month, which corresponds to Friday.
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Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
His downfall was followed by a rise of rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim insurgencies, the former of which also emerged in Syria as the neighboring country fell into civil war in 2011.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
In a market setting that surprise-pops out of the set’s walls, Pi is confronted by choices as Catholic, Muslim and Hindu forces swirl to convert him.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
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Samy Magdy and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
His downfall was followed by a rise of rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim insurgencies, the former of which also emerged in Syria as the neighboring country fell into civil war in 2011.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
In a market setting that surprise-pops out of the set’s walls, Pi is confronted by choices as Catholic, Muslim and Hindu forces swirl to convert him.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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