Turkish Cypriot Americans, though not strict Muslims, often become a part of the Muslim community in America.

The Minangkabau, who are strict Muslims, are perhaps the world's largest matriarchal society: after marriage, a man moves to his mother-in-law's house, where as many as 30 people live.

Tarrant was mildly surprised when wine was served, but assumed that Abu-Tahir and his people were not strict Muslims.

The leaders waged jihad, or holy war, against pagans and less strict Muslims, establishing a string of strictly Muslim states across the region.

Rebel commanders worry that because they are strict Muslims allied with Iran, the outside world will be reluctant to offer the kind of protection extended to Kurdish guerrillas.

The arab spring has now turned into a sunni extremist plot to overthrow non sunnis like syria and iran and non strict muslims like gaddafi.

Because he knew, although these people were of Greek-origin, they were strict Muslims and very clever and very honest in order to trust.

On each and every page, someone has gone through the book with magic marker and blotted out the children's faces, perhaps because of an objection among some strict Muslims to depicting human images.

Before I left they were Iranian-Persians, and now they were strict Muslims.

Raheen was widely criticized in his hearing for allowing films and videos that were considered offensive to strict Muslims to be broadcast on cable and national channels.