Wikipedia's first sentence called it “organization which advances the cause of gay”. Today it says “organization which advanced the civil”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Fatwa”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Al-Fatiha Foundation is an organization which advances the cause of gay , lesbian , and transgender Muslims .1It was founded in 1998 by Faisal Alam , a Pakistani American , and is registered as a nonprofit organization in the United States .2The name means "the Opening." The organization was an offshoot of an internet listserve that brought together many gay, lesbian, and questioning Muslims from various countries. Al-Fatiha has 14 chapters in the United States, as well as offices in England , Canada , Spain , Turkey , and South Africa .3
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The opening as it stood in 2015 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Al-Fatiha Foundation was an organization which advanced the cause of LGBTQ Muslims.It was founded in 1997 by Faisal Alam , a Pakistani American , and was registered as a nonprofit organization in the United States until 2011.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Al-Fatiha Foundation was an organization which advanced the cause of LGBTQ Muslims. It was founded in 1997 by Faisal Alam , a Pakistani American , and was registered as a nonprofit organization in the United States until 2011.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Advocacy organization for LGBTQ+ Muslims The Al-Fatiha Foundation was an organization which advanced the civil, political, and legal rights of LGBTQ+ Muslims .It was founded in 1997 by Faisal Alam , a Pakistani American LGBTQ+ rights activist, and was registered as a nonprofit organization in the United States until 2011.Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture (1 ed.).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “organization which advances the cause of gay”. Today it says “organization which advanced the civil”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Fatwa”. Read the current article and compare.
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organization which advances the cause of gay
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organization which advanced the civil
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Fatwa
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