Muslim

Example Sentences

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The festival, celebrated across the Muslim world, is usually marked with the slaughter of a sheep, with some of the meat given to the needy.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The streets were busy with shoppers who had broken their fasts ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

After 9/11, the government punished ordinary Muslim Americans who refused its overtures to spy, at great personal cost, for it.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

The author wanted to avoid stereotypes about young men - especially young Muslim men - and saw no reason to compromise his style or his grand ambitions to write about and for them, he says.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“It’s on the other side of the county. There aren’t enough Muslim kids out here to carpool or hire a bus. I guess my parents got tired of driving me every morning.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan