: 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.—
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Last week, culture writer Sarah Hagi uncovered numerous offensive posts made by the actress over recent years, including anti-Muslim hate speech, a thread about the murder of George Floyd and racist jabs about diversity at the Oscars.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Netflix has scrubbed Gascón from its FYC ads in the wake of the disclosure of her history of posting racist, anti-Muslim and other insensitive opinions on social media.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Under the Biden administration, the Education Department investigated dozens of colleges and public school districts over complaints of antisemitism or anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Last June, Harvard task forces on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias each found a Cambridge, Massachusetts campus beset by discrimination and harassment, including toward people with pro-Palestinian as well as pro-Israel views.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Netflix has scrubbed Gascón from its FYC ads in the wake of the disclosure of her history of posting racist, anti-Muslim and other insensitive opinions on social media.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Under the Biden administration, the Education Department investigated dozens of colleges and public school districts over complaints of antisemitism or anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Last June, Harvard task forces on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias each found a Cambridge, Massachusetts campus beset by discrimination and harassment, including toward people with pro-Palestinian as well as pro-Israel views.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Muslim. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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