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: an adherent of Islam
2
Muslim
adjective
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These complications are compounded by Lebanon's confessional system mandating that the president be Maronite Christian, the prime minister Sunni Muslim and the speaker of parliament Shiite Muslim.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Author Tiffany Green-Abdullah, who works at the nonprofit Inner-City Muslim Action Network’s site in Atlanta, grew up in Chicago.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
This story was produced 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.
—Lauren Costantino and, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Scarred by colonial and postcolonial violence, Muslim Mindanao remains a volatile region.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Author Tiffany Green-Abdullah, who works at the nonprofit Inner-City Muslim Action Network’s site in Atlanta, grew up in Chicago.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
This story was produced 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.
—Lauren Costantino and, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Scarred by colonial and postcolonial violence, Muslim Mindanao remains a volatile region.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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