User:Skakkle/moslem

"Moslem" is a now-antiquated spelling of the word Muslim. How common was this spelling & corresponding pronunciation, say before 1990, or 2000?

I recently watched episode S04E19 of Seinfeld, and Elaine used it. This was in the context of a presumably-clever small plot referring to Salman Rushdie.

How conscious was the average American of the existence of Muslims in the US before 9/11, or abroad? When did we switch to "Muslim"? This article from 1980 used "moslem", and you can tell, Islam itself is not well known in the public consciousness in the US.