1
: the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet
2
a
: the civilization erected upon Islamic faith
b
: the group of modern nations in which Islam is the dominant religion
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For decades Middle East Studies centers have been maligned as left-wing hotbeds that, in their critics’ view, are excessively hostile to Israel, overly friendly to Islam, and troublingly uninterested in terrorism.
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Lydia Kiesling, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Position hostility to Islam and Muslim immigration to Europe as a defense of European Jews, chiefly by blaming antisemitic violence on immigrants and their children.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
During his run with the 145-pound belt, Volkanovski twice fought for the UFC lightweight belt, losing to Islam Makhachev in February and October 2023.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The attacks targeted the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam that the Assad family are members of, and which dominated their regime for over half a century until they were ousted.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Lydia Kiesling, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Position hostility to Islam and Muslim immigration to Europe as a defense of European Jews, chiefly by blaming antisemitic violence on immigrants and their children.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
During his run with the 145-pound belt, Volkanovski twice fought for the UFC lightweight belt, losing to Islam Makhachev in February and October 2023.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The attacks targeted the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam that the Assad family are members of, and which dominated their regime for over half a century until they were ousted.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Islam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Islam. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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1
: a religion marked by belief in Allah as the sole deity, in Muhammad as his prophet, and in the Koran
2
a
: the civilization erected upon Islamic faith
b
: the modern nations in which Islam is the dominant religion
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