A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ISLAM

Mon, 24 Apr '23
Second-largest world religion
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Faith with a holy site in Mecca
Sun, 15 Jan '23
It's symbolized by a crescent moon and star
Tue, 3 Jan '23
Faith of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
Sun, 26 Jun '22
Religion of the Maldives
Sun, 13 Mar '22
Belief of roughly 25% of the world's population
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Its calendar began in A.D. 622
Sun, 18 Apr '21
"The straight path"