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: an adherent of Islam
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Muslim
adjective
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Trump has put Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman and Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law, in charge of Arab and Muslim outreach alongside Richard Grinnell, Trump’s former director of national intelligence, who has been floated as a potential secretary of State.
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Yash Roy, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Like the rise in hate crimes faced by Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian Americans following the 2001 terrorist attacks, violence against Black Americans skyrocketed in the wake of Trump’s election.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Hamoudi’s sister is a devout Muslim and a supporter of Hezbollah.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, she’s been part of the same administration that’s been involved in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and as a Muslim American, that’s an important issue to me.
—Morgan Smith,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Yash Roy, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Like the rise in hate crimes faced by Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian Americans following the 2001 terrorist attacks, violence against Black Americans skyrocketed in the wake of Trump’s election.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Hamoudi’s sister is a devout Muslim and a supporter of Hezbollah.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, she’s been part of the same administration that’s been involved in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and as a Muslim American, that’s an important issue to me.
—Morgan Smith,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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