Vision & Objectives

Vision & Objectives
 
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The Deoband Community Wikimedia envisions for a world where every person has free and easy access to the sum of all human knowledge. We focus on the representation of global Muslim academia, history, culture, heritage and scholarship, etcetera, within the Wikimedia projects. In order to achieve our goal, we closely work with the vision and mission of the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts the famous online free encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
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We strive to produce trained Muslim Wikimedians across the globe who participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives through Wikimedia projects and the global free knowledge movement. We collaborate and make programs to incorporate Wikipedia in Muslim minority institutions and other academic centers in order to help innovate in free knowledge. We promote edit-a-thons related to themes relevant to our vision on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and other Wikimedia projects.
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We offer free training workshops on community leadership, excellence in education, host regular conversation hours – collectively help invest in transformational leadership in global education and hope to make transformational leaders in our community who can take us a step forward.
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We are committed to cultivating transformational leaders in our community to drive meaningful change in the open knowledge ecosystem. We advocate for open access by collaborating with Wikimedia communities, Muslim minority institutions, and academic centres. Our initiatives not only aim to make accurate information easily accessible and free for everyone but also address knowledge gaps related to our vision in the digital landscape.
 
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Latest revision as of 06:45, 11 November 2025

The Deoband Community Wikimedia is dedicated to contributing and shaping the global open knowledge movement, envisioning a world where every person has free and easy access to the sum of all human knowledge. Our vision centres on representing global Muslim academia, history, culture, heritage and scholarship across Wikimedia projects. As a Wikimedia Foundation affiliate, we closely align with the Foundation's vision statement:

Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.

We are committed to cultivating transformational leaders in our community to drive meaningful change in the open knowledge ecosystem. We advocate for open access by collaborating with Wikimedia communities, Muslim minority institutions, and academic centres. Our initiatives not only aim to make accurate information easily accessible and free for everyone but also address knowledge gaps related to our vision in the digital landscape.

Find out more