anti-Muslim

adjective

an·​ti-Mus·​lim
ˌan-tē-ˈməz-ləm,
-ˈmu̇s-,
-ˈmu̇z-,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-Muslim (audio)
: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward Muslims or the Islamic faith
anti-Muslim rhetoric
… a campaign aimed at stirring up anti-Muslim feelings among the Bosnian Serbs.Tom Gjelten

Examples of anti-Muslim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hot With a Vengeance on Bookshop | Amazon The Lucky Ones, Zara Chowdhary (July 16) Zara Chowdhary’s debut memoir, The Lucky Ones, is a moving tale of survival that spans more than two decades of anti-Muslim violence in India. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 27 June 2024 The anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias task force broadly recommended promoting safety, representation, freedom of expression, transparency and relationships among affinity groups among other areas. David Goldman, CNN, 26 June 2024 There were two anti-Muslim reports, two anti-Jewish reports, and one anti-Hindu report. Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 22 June 2024 Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat in 2002, when anti-Muslim pogroms tore across the region, killing upward of a thousand people. Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-Muslim 

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Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Muslim was in 1865

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“Anti-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Muslim. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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