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Etymology edit

Muslim +‎ -o- +‎ -philia

Noun edit

Muslimophilia (uncountable)

  1. A fondness for, or interest in, Muslims.
    • 2014, Frank Peter, Islamic Movements of Europe, page 219:
      Muslimophobia, Muslimophilia and the formation of ethnicized religious communities in southern Spain
    • 2011, Maria Kousis, Contested Mediterranean Spaces:
      Thus, the dialectic that has arisen between Muslim-phobia and Muslimophilia is not merely a microcosm of the conflict between the centralized nation state []
    • 2002, Phaedrine Stonebridge, “Re: A Serious Quiz About 'The Country of Palestine'”, in alt.religion.islam (Usenet):
      I cramped my side laughing at that one. Damn you. Damn you to hell !!!! ) You guys are pretty funny. What movie was that? My brain seems to have frozen. Ack! I hope I don't have Muslimophilia!

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