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To: Thomas M. who wrote (3862)	5/3/2003 11:36:13 AM
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Muslim A "Muslim' is a member of the Islamic faith. In 1990, the Associated Press altered its stylebook to drop the highly offensive and misleading spelling Moslem, and replaced it with the acceptable and phonetically correct spelling "Muslim." The New York Times and The Washington Post, among others, are using this spelling. The use of the term "Muhammadan" - a usage initiated by some early Orientalist- is highly misleading because it implies the worship of Muhammad, a concept totally alien to the Muslim belief. geocities.com The above doesn't explain why 'Moslem' is considered offensive. I remember an earlier conversation on SI in which some explanation for this was offered, but forget the explanation.

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