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Muslim

[muhz-lim, mooz-, moos-] / ˈmʌz lɪm, ˈmʊz-, ˈmʊs- /
NOUN
adherent of Islam
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Nidal Hasan, a U.S.-born Muslim who worked at the base as a psychiatrist, was sentenced to death in 2013 by a jury of fellow officers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

People of many faiths make their way to the Muslim shrine Haji Ali.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Abdullahi, drawing simultaneously from Ethiopian history, Muslim traditions and her own contemporary experience.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Born in Battambang, Ali, 52, is of mixed Malay, Khmer, Thai and Cham ethnicity, and was raised Muslim in a country that’s 96% Buddhist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Maybe they’d never met a Muslim until they came here, looked one of us in the eye, and realized we are human beings who laugh and cry, like they do.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

He said during his court-martial in 2013 that he believed he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The organisation said the attack "provokes the sentiments of Muslims worldwide" and represented a dangerous escalation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Bolstered by Katelin Arizmendi’s humid cinematography and Son Lux’s anxiety-inducing electronic score, Tariq inserts subtle reminders that this hit man lives in an America that is openly hostile to Muslims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

This stems from a contemporary desire in Sweden and Norway to create a counterweight to the nationalistic use of the Viking Age that is often directed against Muslims.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

"The fact that your mother chose a name for you that both Hindus and Muslims use means a lot to us. It's as if she sort of accepted us, even though we'd never met."

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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