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: an adherent of Islam
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Muslim
adjective
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According to the 2021 census, the populations of Leicester, Birmingham, Ilford and Blackburn are all more than 20% Muslim.
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 5 July 2024
Both families are members of the Farmington Valley American Muslim Center in Farmington.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024
Starmer has also taken some criticism from Muslim Labour supporters over being slow to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 2 July 2024
The Muslim Rohingya came to India fleeing genocide by the military in neighboring Myanmar, but now has to contend with death threats, police brutality, arbitrary arrest, deportation, and dehumanizing hate speech from leading figures within Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
—Rasheed Ahmed, TIME, 29 June 2024
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 5 July 2024
Both families are members of the Farmington Valley American Muslim Center in Farmington.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2024
Starmer has also taken some criticism from Muslim Labour supporters over being slow to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 2 July 2024
The Muslim Rohingya came to India fleeing genocide by the military in neighboring Myanmar, but now has to contend with death threats, police brutality, arbitrary arrest, deportation, and dehumanizing hate speech from leading figures within Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
—Rasheed Ahmed, TIME, 29 June 2024
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“Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muslim. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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