Muslim
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Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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On top of that, the city’s first Muslim mayor has repeatedly amplified the Palestinian cause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The captives are from around Ngoshe, a mainly Muslim community near the border with Cameroon.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The Council on American-Islamic Relations also noted the absence of any Muslim faith leaders.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
The festival, celebrated across the Muslim world, is usually marked with the slaughter of a sheep, with some of the meat given to the needy.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
My mother wasn’t Jewish or Muslim, like some of my friends at school, who didn’t eat pork at all.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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