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 Muslim house of worship was a Pakistani Sunday school operating out of a warehouse in Lorton, Virginia.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Mamdani was born and raised in Uganda and is New York's first Muslim and Asian-American mayor.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The sweeping warning, the first of its kind since an April 17 ceasefire, came as many Lebanese tried to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Her soul, her heart, her life was now Muslim.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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