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: an adherent of Islam
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Muslim
adjective
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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Muslim World League are all headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 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, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
This tour is a realization of that idea, of Black Muslim Chicagoans searching for freedom, justice and equality through Islam.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
New government marks a shift away from Hezbollah Though Hezbollah did not endorse Mr. Salam as prime minister, the Lebanese group did engage in negotiations with the new prime minister over the Shiite Muslim seats in government, as per Lebanon’s power-sharing system.
—Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 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, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
This tour is a realization of that idea, of Black Muslim Chicagoans searching for freedom, justice and equality through Islam.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
New government marks a shift away from Hezbollah Though Hezbollah did not endorse Mr. Salam as prime minister, the Lebanese group did engage in negotiations with the new prime minister over the Shiite Muslim seats in government, as per Lebanon’s power-sharing system.
—Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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