Deoband Community Wikimedia

Latest revision as of 16:31, 26 January 2026

Deoband Community Wikimedia is an independent recognised affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation, having a focus on global Muslim academia, scholarship, history and culture.
We support people and organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships.

Spotlight

Celebrating 25 Years of Wikipedia
Wikiversary Conference

What's on!

Wikiversary 2026 — Monday 9 February 2026
Celebrating 25 Years of Wikipedia

Announcements and News

Celebrating 25 Years of Wikipedia: Call for Abstracts

29 December 2025

Join us in celebrating 25 years of the free encyclopedia with some critical questions!

Graphics Design Internship Call December 2025

27 December 2025

Be our Graphic Design intern for the term January-June 2026

DCW organises first annual convening, honors its best contributors

22 December 2025

DCW's First Annual Convening brought together its members to reflect on DCW’s journey, share learnings, and strengthen capacity.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-<strong>MediaWiki has been installed.</strong>
+{{#seo:
+|title=Deoband Community Wikimedia
-Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
+|title_mode=append
+|keywords=DCW, Wikipedia, Wikimedia, Open Knowledge, Leadership
-== Getting started ==
+|description=A thematic user-group affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
+|image=Deoband Community Wikimedia logo.png
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
+}}
-* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]
+{{PAGEBANNER:Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque - Chanilim714.jpg|link=File:Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque - Chanilim714.jpg}}
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
+{{notitle}}__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__<div style="text-align: left; font-size: larger; margin:1em 0;">Deoband Community Wikimedia is an independent recognised affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation, having a focus on global Muslim academia, scholarship, history and culture.<br>
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki]
+We support people and organisations to contribute to Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia platforms through events, training and partnerships.</div>
+<div class="row">
+<div class="col-1" style="text-align:center">
+===Spotlight===
+[[File:Wikipedia 25 - Introduction.jpg|300px|link=:Wikiversary 2026]]<br>
+'''Celebrating 25 Years of Wikipedia'''<br>
+[[Wikiversary 2026|Wikiversary Conference]]
+</div>
+<div class="col-1">
+===What's on!===
+{{event list|limit=5}}
+</div></div>
+<br>
+<div class="col-1" style="text-align:center">
+===Announcements and News===
+<div class="blog-post-tiles">{{#cargo_query: tables = blog_posts
+ | fields            = _pageName, date, description, image, mode
+ | where             = ( mode IS NULL OR ( mode != 'draft' AND mode != 'hidden' ) ) AND date <= ADDDATE( NOW(), INTERVAL 11 HOUR )
+ | format            = template
+ | template          = blog post/tile
+ | named args        = yes
+ | limit             = 3
+ | order by          = date DESC
+ | more results text =
+}}</div>