Muslim

(noun)

A person who is a follower and believer of the Islamic faith.

Related Terms

Examples of Muslim in the following topics:

  • Islam

    • Native-born American Muslims are mainly African-Americans who make up about a quarter of the total Muslim population.
    • It caters mainly to the Shi'a Muslim congregation; however, all Muslims may attend this mosque.
    • Muslims in the United States have increasingly contributed to American culture; there are various Muslim comedy groups, rap groups, Scout troops and magazines.
    • Unlike many Muslims in Europe, American Muslims do not tend to feel marginalized or isolated from political participation.
    • Still others have worked to invite interfaith dialogue to improve relations between Muslim and non-Muslim Americans.

  • Characteristics of Members of Different Religions

    • Members of the Muslim community in the United States mostly come from a middle class or affluent background.
    • It is estimated that about 10% of African slaves transported to the U.S. were Muslim.
    • Research indicates that Muslims in the U.S. are generally more assimilated and prosperous than Muslims in Europe.

  • Religious Diversity

    • It is estimated that about 10% of African slaves transported to the United States were Muslim.
    • Research indicates that Muslims in the United States are generally more assimilated and prosperous than Muslims in Europe.

  • Widespread Belief

    • Islam, for example, dominates the Middle East, with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, and Niger having 90% or more of their population identifying as Muslim.

  • Theism and Monotheism

  • Rumors

    • that Barack Obama is a Muslim and was not born in the U.S.
    • Two prominent rumors about Barack Obama circulated during his 2008 Presidential Campaign, that he was not born in the U.S. and that he is Muslim.

  • Introduction

    • ., that Barack Obama is Muslim or not a US citizen).

  • Beliefs

    • A hijab symbolizes a type of Islamic religious belief of a muslim woman in her faith.

  • Religion and Social Control

    • Many types of people, whether they be Catholic, Muslim, or Jewish, are expected to follow their family's religion as a social norm.

  • Eye Contact

    • According to the tenets of the Islamic faith, Muslims ought to lower their gazes and try not to focus on the features of the opposite sex, except for the hands and face.