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Topic: Muslim Wikipedia Editors Needed
Posted By: oiboy
Subject: Muslim Wikipedia Editors Needed
Date Posted: 08 July 2006 at 11:03pm
To my dismay Wikipedia's NPOV (Neutral Point of View) status has NOT been followed. It has turned into a hate mongering cess-pool of pro-Zionist propoganda. If any of you can help, with edits w/sources it would be great.

The articles I propose we FIX are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Summer_Rains - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Summer_Rains

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qana_shelling - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qana_shelling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin_massacre - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin_massacre


Any constructive help would be great. If you are an admin on Wikipedia all the better. The more people involved on this little project the better.

Thanks,

Reza



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Posted By: s666
Date Posted: 09 July 2006 at 9:49am
the npov has not been disregarded.  there are many muslim administrators out their who are looking after such things.


Posted By: muslimwikipedia
Date Posted: 27 July 2006 at 2:29pm
Originally posted by oiboy oiboy wrote:

To my dismay Wikipedia's NPOV (Neutral Point of View) status has NOT been followed. It has turned into a hate mongering cess-pool of pro-Zionist propoganda. If any of you can help, with edits w/sources it would be great.

The articles I propose we FIX are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-Palestinian_conflict

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Summer_Rains - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qana_shelling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossad - - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin_massacre


Any constructive help would be great. If you are an admin on Wikipedia all the better. The more people involved on this little project the better.

Thanks,

Reza


asalamalykum, unfortunately wikipedia is a zionist run entity (see ziopedia). But that is something we have to deal with because currently any search in google for an islamic term comes back with wikipedia in the top 10. So unfortunately we have to work with wikipedia.

That said, the good news is that there is now a muslim wikipedia where we can bask in the glow of brother hood :-) and write articles about islam and islam related subjects to our hearts content

www.muslimwikipedia.com


Posted By: Israfil
Date Posted: 28 July 2006 at 7:52pm
Funny, when I went to "muslimwikipedia" I looked up the word Jew and funny, no results of that word was found...How interesting.....LOL


Posted By: muslimwikipedia
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 12:50am
asalamalykum Israfil,
that is because no one has written anything about the subject 'Jew' Yet.

The muslim wikipedia is an online encyclopedia where the community enter the information.

So for example, if you are a member of a muslim organisation, or you have a local community, or say you have an islamic book you have read on say Emaan. Then if you are passionate about sharing that Islamic knowledge with the whole world, all you do is

Go to the muslim wikipedia. enter the subject in the search box
type go. If the page already exists you can edit it (you have to be logged in). and if it doesn't already exist a page will come up asking you if you want to create the page. In which case you just click on the yes, and then start editing the page.
Inshallah the article or info doesn't have to be complete, as someone else will come along and add to it, if it needs adding.

I believe this is an absolutey brilliant oppurtunity for muslims to build an encyclopedia on Islam that will present Islam to the world as it should be presented.




Posted By: peacemaker
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 8:59am

Originally posted by muslimwikipedia muslimwikipedia wrote:

asalamalykum Israfil,
that is because no one has written anything about the subject 'Jew' Yet.

The muslim wikipedia is an online encyclopedia where the community enter the information.

So for example, if you are a member of a muslim organisation, or you have a local community, or say you have an islamic book you have read on say Emaan. Then if you are passionate about sharing that Islamic knowledge with the whole world, all you do is

Go to the muslim wikipedia. enter the subject in the search box
type go. If the page already exists you can edit it (you have to be logged in). and if it doesn't already exist a page will come up asking you if you want to create the page. In which case you just click on the yes, and then start editing the page.
Inshallah the article or info doesn't have to be complete, as someone else will come along and add to it, if it needs adding.

I believe this is an absolutey brilliant oppurtunity for muslims to build an encyclopedia on Islam that will present Islam to the world as it should be presented.


Assalamu Alaikum muslimwikipedia,

Good point, Jazak Allah Khair. Is there any control as to what is written there? For example, if someone writes incorrect things about Islam, who corrects that in order to convey the true message of Islam to the world?

Peace



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Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny?
Qur'an 55:13


Posted By: Israfil
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 10:33am
Muslimwikipedia....your idea is great and very informitive info however I personally wouldn't feel comfortable about writing something on Judaism seeing as me, myself, I am no Jew. Any opinions coming from a Muslim in respect with other religions would in fact be from the prospective of a Muslim therefore, any research, comments etc would be bias. Of course what would help is encourage Jews as well as Christians to write information about their religions as well as Sikhs, Hindus etc to avoid stereotypes and misinformation. I would happily write about philosophy and metaphysics and such....!


Posted By: muslimwikipedia
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 12:56pm
Originally posted by peacemaker peacemaker wrote:

Originally posted by muslimwikipedia muslimwikipedia wrote:

asalamalykum Israfil,
that is because no one has written anything about the subject 'Jew' Yet.

The muslim wikipedia is an online encyclopedia where the community enter the information.

So for example, if you are a member of a muslim organisation, or you have a local community, or say you have an islamic book you have read on say Emaan. Then if you are passionate about sharing that Islamic knowledge with the whole world, all you do is

Go to the muslim wikipedia. enter the subject in the search box
type go. If the page already exists you can edit it (you have to be logged in). and if it doesn't already exist a page will come up asking you if you want to create the page. In which case you just click on the yes, and then start editing the page.
Inshallah the article or info doesn't have to be complete, as someone else will come along and add to it, if it needs adding.

I believe this is an absolutey brilliant oppurtunity for muslims to build an encyclopedia on Islam that will present Islam to the world as it should be presented.


Assalamu Alaikum muslimwikipedia,

Good point, Jazak Allah Khair. Is there any control as to what is written there? For example, if someone writes incorrect things about Islam, who corrects that in order to convey the true message of Islam to the world?

Peace



Salaam. There are policies in place that explain the Muslim Wikipedia NPOV (No Point of View), and that everything has to be referenced, and that the Muslim Wikipedia is there to Promote every aspect of Islam.
Articles against Islam, or  that are insulting are flagged by the community of muslim wikipedians administrators, and reverted


Posted By: muslimwikipedia
Date Posted: 30 July 2006 at 12:57pm
Originally posted by Israfil Israfil wrote:

Muslimwikipedia....your idea is great and very informitive info however I personally wouldn't feel comfortable about writing something on Judaism seeing as me, myself, I am no Jew. Any opinions coming from a Muslim in respect with other religions would in fact be from the prospective of a Muslim therefore, any research, comments etc would be bias. Of course what would help is encourage Jews as well as Christians to write information about their religions as well as Sikhs, Hindus etc to avoid stereotypes and misinformation. I would happily write about philosophy and metaphysics and such....!


Salaam, there will Inshallah be huge sections on other religions. But these will be from a comparison with Islam perspective. This after all is the MuslimWikipedia, not the JewishWikipedia or the ChristianWikipedia.






Posted By: Israfil
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 4:45pm
muslimwikipedia toche! I understand brother but we must
becareful when commenting on anothers religion because
what if our understanding of that religion is not plausible? We
may have knowledge of other religions but our perspective of
that may be false espeically if the other members of that
religion differ on our perspective. For instance most Hindus
claim their religion is monotheistic because BRAHMAN being
the absolute reality or GOD is divisible into various
comprehensive images or various godly deities. Although to us
this is polytheistic shouldn't we if commenting on this religious
belief also have their side noted as well?


Posted By: muslimwikipedia
Date Posted: 01 August 2006 at 6:11pm
salaam,
the muslim wikipedia only permits the promotion of Islam. Other religions , inshallah will be discussed, but ONLY in the context of Islam.

So for example In Hinduism, there is the concept of Ohm, the sole creator. However there are lesser gods per se, and so for example the islamic concept of tawheed, and the unity of Allah will be added as the concept of pure monotheism.

There is a concept that only one who believes in their religion is able to adequately explain it. But since we are not there to promote other religions, factual and doctrinal descriptions are sufficient. And inshallah there are many Muslim brothers and sisters who are well versed in these fields.


Posted By: Israfil
Date Posted: 02 August 2006 at 8:24am

Muslimwikipedia,

Thank you for your explanation as it is indeed most clear....




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