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Islamic

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[is-lahm-ik, iz-lahm-ik] / ɪsˈlɑm ɪk, ɪzˈlɑm ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Islam, its adherents, or the nations and cultures where it is the majority religion.

  2. promoting or making use of the principles of Islam.


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Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas moved the party away from its traditional Islamic roots and recently appointed a Jewish Israeli, Yoav Segalovitz—a Zionist, political centrist and former senior police officer—to the party’s No. 2 seat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

McGee’s own work is also in dialogue with itself: Geometric patterns, inspired in part by Islamic tile designs, share the canvas with his trademark male faces with drooping, melancholic eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Dacic said the suspect has not been identified, but he was a minor and Serbian citizen who was being monitored by security services as he was "known to be a supporter of the Islamic State".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

One clause, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency, is “safeguarding national and regional security by maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

So, along with a group of other friends, Abu founded a new mosque in East Orange, New Jersey, where traditional Islamic precepts would be observed.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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