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: an adherent of Islam
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Muslim
adjective
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The imam, Asad Zaman of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota, joined other Muslim leaders in May 2023 for a meeting about mosque security with Walz’s gubernatorial office in Minnesota.
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Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024
Previous governments even made a coalition with a party that is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and rejects the very survival of Israel.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
But there are also Christian and Sunni Muslim enclaves.
—Lauren Leatherby, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Harris was backed by a U.S. Muslim organization that had declined to endorse Biden, and early Axios/Generation Lab polling demonstrated her popularity among young voters.
—April Rubin, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
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Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Aug. 2024
Previous governments even made a coalition with a party that is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and rejects the very survival of Israel.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
But there are also Christian and Sunni Muslim enclaves.
—Lauren Leatherby, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2024
Harris was backed by a U.S. Muslim organization that had declined to endorse Biden, and early Axios/Generation Lab polling demonstrated her popularity among young voters.
—April Rubin, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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