Muslim
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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"When anger is turned towards communities – whether Jewish, Muslim, or any other – it ceases to be a call for justice and becomes something far more corrosive," he wrote.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The drop has been especially sharp in places where the party was previously strongest and in wards where many people identify as Muslim.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
But their clout is growing, with nearly a third of Birmingham’s residents being Muslim and 15% in London.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
It recently did that for a Quds Day march, an annual protest to express support for Palestine on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
We said it all the time in Turkey, as we had many Muslim neighbors.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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