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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 [[:en:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], which hosts the famous online free encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
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 authentically representing global Muslim academia, history, culture, heritage and scholarship across diverse platforms, and particularly within the Wikimedia Foundation projects. As a Wikimedia Foundation affiliate, we closely align with the Foundation's vision statement:
 
In order to achieve our goal, we closely work with the vision and mission of the [[:en:Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]], which hosts the famous online free encyclopedia, Wikipedia.


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


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 conduct and promote edit-a-thons related to themes relevant to our vision on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and other Wikimedia projects. Through a series of our initiatives, we help invest in transformational leadership in global education and hope to make transformational leaders in our community who can take us a step forward.
We are committed to the global open knowledge movement, focusing on training Muslim contributors worldwide to participate and lead in the open knowledge ecosystem. Our initiatives involve adcocacy for the open, collaborating with Wikimedia communities, Muslim minority institutions and academic centres to make access to truthful information easy and free. We organize themed edit-a-thons that resonate with our vision, fostering engagement and creativity. Through these efforts, we aim to cultivate transformational leaders in education, empowering our community to drive meaningful change.


==Find out more==
==Find out more==

Revision as of 07:50, 25 May 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 authentically representing global Muslim academia, history, culture, heritage and scholarship across diverse platforms, and particularly within the Wikimedia Foundation projects. As a Wikimedia Foundation affiliate, we closely align with the Foundation's vision statement:

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.

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 the global open knowledge movement, focusing on training Muslim contributors worldwide to participate and lead in the open knowledge ecosystem. Our initiatives involve adcocacy for the open, collaborating with Wikimedia communities, Muslim minority institutions and academic centres to make access to truthful information easy and free. We organize themed edit-a-thons that resonate with our vision, fostering engagement and creativity. Through these efforts, we aim to cultivate transformational leaders in education, empowering our community to drive meaningful change.

Find out more