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: an adherent of Islam
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Muslim
adjective
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The proportions of young people identifying as Catholic, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Muslim are also declining but by similar rates for men and women.
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
Hezbollah is both a militant Shia Muslim movement and a Lebanese political party that has been designated a terrorist organization.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Ghalib, an immigrant from Yemen who is Muslim, leads a city that is believed to be roughly half Muslim.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
He was convicted in 1996 of murdering 21-year-old Akbar Bey — the son of Your Black Muslim Bakery founder Yusuf Bey — and sentenced to 60 years to life in prison.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
Hezbollah is both a militant Shia Muslim movement and a Lebanese political party that has been designated a terrorist organization.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Ghalib, an immigrant from Yemen who is Muslim, leads a city that is believed to be roughly half Muslim.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
He was convicted in 1996 of murdering 21-year-old Akbar Bey — the son of Your Black Muslim Bakery founder Yusuf Bey — and sentenced to 60 years to life in prison.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
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