islams or muslims

Followers of Islam are called “Muslims,” not “Islams.” Muslim is now widely preferred over the older and less phonetically accurate Moslem.The S in “Islam” and “Muslim” is unvoiced like the S in “saint.” It should not be pronounced with a Z sound.

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News & Articles

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• Discrimination lawsuit filed by Muslims traveling to and from Canada moves forward
  — A federal judge has decided to allow to move forward a discrimination case charging Muslims were unfairly detained while traveling to and from Canada.
  June 12, 2013 - Detroit News
• ‘Innocence Of Muslims’ Filmmaker Speaks To Fox From Prison: ‘If I Could Go Back,’ I’d Release Video Again
  Nakoula Basseley Nakoula , the man behind the highly controversial video "Innocence of Muslims," remains in a southern California prison nearly nine months after he was arrested for allegedly violating terms of his probation. Nakoula spoke to Fox News from prison this week and portions of the phone interview aired during America Live with Megyn Kelly today.
  June 11, 2013 - Mediaite
• 300 Muslims detained in Moscow
  MOSCOW, June 9 (UPI) -- About 300 Muslims were taken into custody in Moscow under a government crackdown on Islamic radicals ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, security officials say.
  June 10, 2013 - UPI