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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (28865)9/22/2001 2:27:34 AM
From: Solon   of 82486
 
three dictionaries and two encyclopedias say the words are merely variants of one another.

That, at least is not disputed. Apparently there are some who purport that the variant of "Moslem" developed for a particular reason which was perhaps more than adventitious. I couldn't say. I read that Zulm was a Hindi word meaning tyranny or oppressor. There is no doubt that some Muslims consider the variant offensive, for they have said so. Perhaps their offense is misguided, but I have no reason not to be inoffensive to them...
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