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Thread #55426   Message #861121
Posted By: NicoleC
07-Jan-03 - 07:28 PM
Thread Name: BS: Which law do we follow?
Subject: RE: BS: Which law do we follow?
Dave, you are correct. "Islam" is the religion, practitioners are known as "Muslim(s)."

However, western media likes to use the word Islam in a derogatory fashion, and the word Muslim (as individuals) more tolerantly. Neither term has anything to do with fundamentalism.