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The articles on WikiIslam are produced by an open community of editors from various political, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. The only thing contributors are required to have in common is a commitment to providing unbiased and objective information on Islam. If you think you fit this description and would like to contribute, [[WikiIslam:Contact Us|contact us]], and you will readily be provided with a login. | The articles on WikiIslam are produced by an open community of editors from various political, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. The only thing contributors are required to have in common is a commitment to providing unbiased and objective information on Islam. If you think you fit this description and would like to contribute, [[WikiIslam:Contact Us|contact us]], and you will readily be provided with a login. | ||
== Scope and content == | |||
WikiIslam is a non-partisan website that strives to be an indispensable resource for all things related to the understanding of Islam. All content is therefor focused purely on Islam and how it is practiced, not on its promotion, condemnation, or topics that are sociopolitical in nature or are with regard to other faith traditions. | |||
All content on WikiIslam is required to reference either primary, historical sources (such as the earliest qur'anic codices, hadiths, siras, and tafsirs) or scholarly secondary sources published by reliable academic journals and presses (e.g. Fred Donner's ''Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of Islam'', published by Harvard University Press). | |||
WikiIslam requires written content to be at once accessibly and professional. Articles are required to be clear and detailed without assuming anything other than most basic background knowledge on the part of the audience. Skewed perspectives and modes of writing of any sort, be they provincial, parochial, or patriarchal, have no place on WikiIslam. | |||
Any site content that falls beyond the bounds set by WikiIslam is removed or renovated by editors upon being brought to their attention. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
As of late 2018, Ex-Muslims of North America initiated an overhaul of | As of late 2018, [https://exmuslims.org/ Ex-Muslims of North America] initiated an overhaul of WikiIslam, with the stated goal of setting a high criteria of objectivity, neutrality, and professionalism. The mission statement and new policy and writing guidelines were added, while many articles on the site were removed, including satirical and polemical content, ex-Muslim testimonies, as well as op-eds and personal essays. Article templates, hubs, the main website categorization system, and the front page were also heavily modified. | ||
WikiIslam was created on October 27, 2005 by various online activists led by [[User:Axius|Axius]] and was hosted on server space provided by Faith Freedom International. Starting in August 2008, the site separated from FFI, hosted its own servers, and began operating as an independent site run by its contributors. In 2015, following excessive amounts of vandalism, the site came under the management of the | WikiIslam was created on October 27, 2005 by various online activists led by the user [[User:Axius|Axius]] and was hosted on server space provided by Faith Freedom International. Starting in August 2008, the site separated from FFI, hosted its own servers, and began operating as an independent site run by its contributors. In 2015, following excessive amounts of vandalism, the site came under the management of the Ex-Muslims of North America. | ||
==Audience== | ==Audience== | ||