Heritage Lens

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The '''Heritage Lens''' is an initiative of the Deoband Community Wikimedia that aims at the representation of Muslim heritage within the Wikimedia projects. It was initiated in July 2023 and its first iteration was conducted in and around Deoband, in India, from 23 July to 25 July 2023. The initiative has been developed in response to DCW's Strategic Recommendations from February 2023. Under this program, we have formed collaborations with Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem, a premier Islamic seminary in India, and with Project Korikath, a volunteer-led photographic initiative based in Bangladesh.
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The '''Heritage Lens''' is an initiative of the Deoband Community Wikimedia that aims to represent Muslim heritage within the Wikimedia projects. It was initiated in July 2023, and its first iteration was held in and around Deoband, India, from 23 July to 25 July 2023. The initiative has been developed in response to DCW's Strategic Recommendations from February 2023. Under this program, we have formed collaborations with Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem, a premier Islamic seminary in India, and with Project Korikath, a volunteer-led photographic initiative based in Bangladesh.


==Our fellows==
==Our fellows==
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  | link1 = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lens/Iteration_7
  | title1 = ThePoeticFrame
  | title1 = AJ12119
  | body1  = Fellow, December 2023 Iteration
  | body1  = Fellow, December 2025 Iteration
  | image1 =
  | image1 = Teele wali Masjid view from Bara Imambara.jpg


  | link2  = https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:خوشبو
  | link2  = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lens/Iteration_6
  | title2 = Khushbu
  | title2 = Mahi zahidi
  | body2  = Fellow, March 2024 Iteration
  | body2  = Fellow, September 2025 Iteration
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  | image2 = Close view Mausoleum of syed jamaluddin bukhari in lisser Muqam.jpg
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| link1  = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lens/Iteration_5
| title1 = Laraib17
| body1  = Fellow, February 2025 Iteration
| image1 = Aligarh, Theology Department Building.jpg
| link2  = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lens/Iteration_4
| title2 = Luma2rk
| body2  = Fellow, August 2024 Iteration
| image2 = Kalan Masjid,Chandni chowk 2.jpg
| link3  = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lens/Iteration_3
| title3 = Khushbu
| body3  = Fellow, March 2024 Iteration
| image3 = Nawab Safdarjung's Tomb 22.jpg
| link4  = https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lens/Iteration_2
| title4 = ThePoeticFrame
| body4  = Fellow, December 2023 Iteration
| image4 = A side view of a traditional Kashmiri house, Mirmaidan, Dooru Shahabad.jpg
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  | image2 = Dome of Dargah Hazratbal.jpg
  | image2 = Dome of Dargah Hazratbal.jpg


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  | link3  = Heritage Lens - Iteration 3
  | title3 = Iteration 3
  | title3 = Iteration 3
  | body3  = March 2024
  | body3  = March 2024
  | image3 = India Islamic Cultural Centre 09.jpg
  | image3 = India Islamic Cultural Centre 09.jpg
| link4  = Heritage Lens - Iteration 4
| title4 = Iteration 4
| body4  = August 2024
| image4 = Mubarak Beegam Mosque ,Chandni chowk 7.jpg
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| link1  = Heritage Lens - Iteration 5
| title1 = Iteration 5
| body1  = February 2025
| image1 = Aligarh, Jama Masjid, Lieutenant Colonel Dr Ziauddin Ahmed.jpg
| link2  = Heritage Lens - Iteration 6
| title2 = Iteration 6
| body2  = September 2025
| image2 = A view of Mughal architecture of Mughal garden Achabal, Jammu and Kashmir.jpg
| link3  = Heritage Lens - Iteration 7
| title3 = Iteration 7
| body3  = December 2025
| image3 = Architectural details of Rumi Darwaza.jpg
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==Fellowship==
==Fellowship==
The program is supported by a fellowship. More details are available at: [[Heritage Lens Fellowship]].
The program is supported by a fellowship. More details are available at: [[Heritage Lens Fellowship]].
[[Category:Heritage Lens]]

Latest revision as of 15:51, 24 January 2026

The Heritage Lens is an initiative of the Deoband Community Wikimedia that aims to represent Muslim heritage within the Wikimedia projects. It was initiated in July 2023, and its first iteration was held in and around Deoband, India, from 23 July to 25 July 2023. The initiative has been developed in response to DCW's Strategic Recommendations from February 2023. Under this program, we have formed collaborations with Mazahir Uloom Waqf Qadeem, a premier Islamic seminary in India, and with Project Korikath, a volunteer-led photographic initiative based in Bangladesh.

Our fellows

Previous Iterations

Fellowship

The program is supported by a fellowship. More details are available at: Heritage Lens Fellowship.