: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward Muslims or the Islamic faith
anti-Muslim rhetoric
… a campaign aimed at stirring up anti-Muslim feelings among the Bosnian Serbs.—
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The lawsuit comes as the state of Minnesota continues to see increases in instances of anti-Muslim hate, attorneys said.
—Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Trump and others have defended the initial ban on national security grounds, arguing it was aimed at protecting the country and not founded on anti-Muslim bias.
—Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
The professor was hired as part of efforts to de-escalate protests on Northwestern's campus in April 2024, with the school denouncing both antisemitic and anti-Muslim protesters, many of whom were not affiliated with the college.
—Dan Gooding
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Last year, religious hate crimes were up significantly in major U.S. cities, Levin said, with anti-Muslim hate crimes rising 18%, and anti-Jewish ones rising for the fourth consecutive year, up 12% to a new record.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
Trump and others have defended the initial ban on national security grounds, arguing it was aimed at protecting the country and not founded on anti-Muslim bias.
—Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
The professor was hired as part of efforts to de-escalate protests on Northwestern's campus in April 2024, with the school denouncing both antisemitic and anti-Muslim protesters, many of whom were not affiliated with the college.
—Dan Gooding
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Last year, religious hate crimes were up significantly in major U.S. cities, Levin said, with anti-Muslim hate crimes rising 18%, and anti-Jewish ones rising for the fourth consecutive year, up 12% to a new record.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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“Anti-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Muslim. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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