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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The nation also elected several historic firsts, including the first Muslim senator, the first openly gay male senator and the first Black female governor, in spite of Republican campaign attacks around identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Michigan sent Dr. Abdul El-Sayed to Washington as the first Muslim senator.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 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
The top United Nations court will on November 19 deliver a landmark ruling on whether Myanmar's crackdown against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority constituted a genocide, officials said on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Following Muslim tradition, members of the mosque formally introduced my parents, and they went on only a handful of dates to see if they made a good match.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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
For Muslims, Ivory Coast's other major faith, funerals must be organised more quickly -- but the multiple ceremonies involved are still often expensive.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Though Muslims only make up about 1 percent of Texas’ total population—roughly 300,000 people—the state is home to the fourth-largest population of Muslims within the U.S. and the largest in the South.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
By attaching his name to those ranks, El-Sayed is staking out important space for Muslims in public life.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
I repeat the words Muslims say when someone dies and then walk back to my room.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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