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[[WikiIslam]] is unique among websites critical of Islam. As an indispensable resource for all critics, we focus on presenting facts above opinions. See [[What People Say About WikiIslam|what people say about us]].  

A lot of hard work has been done by editors who are passionate about compiling factual criticism of Islam. And as a result, we have grown. Currently, an average of 120,000 people visit us every month to read {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles, generating approximately 300,000 page views.  

Currently our highest priorities are to develop a more active editor community and encourage more people to edit the site while keeping in line with our [[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines|guidelines]]. If you have any suggestions for how this can be achieved or are interested in becoming a regular editor, please write to us at {{site email}}, or {{plainlink|url={{SERVER}}/w/index.php?title=WikiIslam:Forum/Ideas and Suggestions&action=edit&section=new leave a message}} on the forum page.

==Ways To Help Us==

# '''New ideas:''' We need ideas in the following two areas:

#* How to attract more editors, increase editing activity and create an active vibrant community.

#* Bold and creative ideas on how to improve this site. We have certain ways of doing things but we're always open to suggestions, improvements and changes.

# '''Content-writing''': Help us complete our existing [[tasks]] which either involve writing new articles, or improving existing ones. We attempt to provide [[WikiIslam:Tasks/Article Notes|helpful hints]] on how to complete a certain task (the help page is under construction).

# '''Data scanning and collection''': We have large collections of Hadiths, which need to be scanned and read so they can be added to our [[Qur'an, Hadith and Scholars]] collection.

# [[WikiIslam:Translations|'''Translations''']]: We need native speakers of languages to translate some important articles. We are interested in all popular languages, especially those spoken in large Muslim countries such as Indonesian, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic. We already host some [[Les articles en francais - Articles in French|French]] and [[Статьи_на_русском_языке_-_Articles_in_Russian|Russian]] articles.

# '''Copy-editing''': This would involve improving wiki-formatting, grammar, layout, merging or splitting topics and linking other relevant articles.

# '''Marketing''': If you own a blog or website, linking to us is a quick and easy way to help. If you frequent forums then you could add our URL to your signature. If you see a place on the Internet where you think this site should be linked, you could contact the owner and ask if they would link to us.

# '''Donations''': Donations will be used for hosting and domain fees. See the donation section below for details.

If you're interested in any of these tasks (especially #2 and 3) let us know.  

==Content-writing==

In the case of content writing, you're a good candidate for being an editor if:

* you are passionate about criticism of Islam

* you are familiar with mainstream Islamic theology and its [[Islam and Scripture|scriptures]]

* you pay attention to detail

* you are good at researching information through search engines and other information sources

* you can differentiate between valid criticism (e.g. the concept of [[72 Virgins|72 virgins]]) and invalid ones (e.g. the claim that [http://www.beholdthebeast.com/islam__quran_and_666.htm 666 is holy] in Islam)

You will spend your time reading, gathering and verifying facts about Islam and writing them into the website. See this page for details on some projects: [[WikiIslam:Tasks/Article Notes]].

==Donations==

In the past we have had some work done through paid editing such as [[Honor Killing Index]] and [[Accidents and Natural Disasters in the Muslim World]]. Testimonies of former Muslims were imported from various sources. Some examples include: [[Freedom To Choose (former Muslim)]], [[The Apostate (former Muslim)]]. Other article imports include [[Islam: A Critical Analysis]]. Some existing content was restructured, e.g. [[Islamic Prophecies]], [[Islam Undressed]] (work imported and updated from the now defunct ''<tt>IslamUndressed.com</tt>'' website).

====Donations Received====

 

! Donated by

| 2/23/2009

| 3/19/2009

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| 10/4/2009

| 7/15/2010

 

We are grateful to our donors. All donations will appear as "Anonymous". If you would like us to publish your name on this page, please mention that when you are donating. Thank you for your support.

* [[WikiIslam:Policies and Guidelines|Policies and Guidelines]] (see 'acceptable contributions')

* [[WikiIslam]] (see 'about' section)

 

If you have any comments, questions or concerns for us, or if you're interested in joining our team, take a few seconds to <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=login}} register a username] </span> and leave a message at the [[WikiIslam:Forum|forum]] or email us at {{site email}}. We look forward to hearing from you.