Muslim
Americannoun
adjective
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Derived Forms
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Muslimismnoun
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anti-Muslimadjective
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half-Muslimadjective
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non-Muslimadjective
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pre-Muslimadjective
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pro-Muslimadjective
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pseudo-Muslimadjective
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Etymology
Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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Now, in a new moment of new Muslim political power, they’re watching—closely.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
In Michigan, voters provided another kind of religious breakthrough by electing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed as the first Muslim senator.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
The eight-episode season differs from most projects centered on Ali, tracing his coming-of-age, when he was known as Cassius Clay before taking on the name which would define his conversion to Muslim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
First elected to Congress in 2018, Omar became the first Somali-American and one of the first Muslim women to serve in the chamber.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
And the mass of students with their loud laughter seems rude after my Muslim friends’ kind smiles.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Then he invoked taqiyya, a religious concept of self-preservation that anti-Muslim activists distort into the claim that Muslims lie to non-Muslims and have a secret plan to take over.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
"Everybody in politics is so trash. So to see ethical Muslims be at the forefront representing us and showing everybody what we're actually about... it means everything," said micro-influencer Maryam Bozai, 28.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
El-Sayed, 42, represents a generation of Arab Americans and Muslims who were born in the United States to immigrant parents and grew up in post 9/11 America.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
By 2050, Muslims are projected to account for 2 percent of the total U.S. population, compared to the 1 percent they currently represent.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
A few days after that, I watched as protesters gathered at major airports across the country to denounce the ban on Syrian refugees and Muslims around the world.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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