(arab.)Anhänger des Islam, Mohammedaner.
Or Moslem, a follower of Islam.
In the Balkan peninsula, Muslims (descendants of Slavs who converted to Islam during Ottoman rule) have since 1971 been recognized as a distinct religious and cultural group. They are based mainly in Bosnia-Herzegovina (about 44% of the population) and in the Yugoslav republics of ne Montenegro (about 13%) and S Serbia (in the last two areas they are known as Sanzak). They are mainly Sunni Muslims and speak Serbo-Croatian. There are also some 35,000 Macedonian-speaking Muslims in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, where they are known as Pomaks, and more than 250,000 Bulgarian-speaking Muslims in Bulgaria.
A believer or follower of Islam; Also called: Moslem, Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan.