How to Use non-Muslim in a Sentence

non-Muslim

noun
  • Abouhaiba said as part of the event, both Muslim and non-Muslim students were invited to the evening iftar — the meal to break one’s fast.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • It was given to me by my non-Muslim grandmother in India, which itself is testament to the wideness of his appeal.
    Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • These seven men and women managed the religious and worldly needs of Iran’s Baha’i, who make up the country’s largest non-Muslim minority.
    Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2017
  • In other words, first non-Muslim refugees would be allowed citizenship.
    Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • In northeast India’s Assam state, protests broke out over fears that a sudden influx of non-Muslim migrants from neighboring Bangladesh might change the local cultural fabric.
    Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • For Muslims, living in the U.S. and other non-Muslim countries, this means, requesting the day off to celebrate is a challenging situation.
    Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The company now offers a comprehensive Ramadan guide that helps non-Muslim Googlers understand how to support their colleagues.
    Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Modi earlier this year opened a temple on a site where a 16th-century mosque once stood, and the government this week enacted a law that fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim immigrants.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Only non-Muslim refugees from Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan were eligible for citizenship.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Chipotle didn’t schedule her for any shifts during those two weeks even though other non-Muslim employees who submitted their notice continued to be scheduled for work during that time, the complaint alleged.
    Claire Rush, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Attendees of Meddings’ retreats have included three generations of women from the same family, a widow who hadn’t traveled since her husband had passed away, and non-Muslim women who are simply searching for a women-only space in which to relax.
    Sarah Shaffi, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Muslim minorities are worried about their rights in several non-Muslim countries ruled by populist nationalists.
    Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Increasing Islamization of Malaysian government, however, is a worry for non-Muslim minorities.
    Ahmet T. Kuru, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In general, respondents preferred politically independent, non-Muslim neighbors who were female, married, and of a similar socioeconomic status.
    Gabrielle Lamarr Lemee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

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