Wikipedia's first sentence called it “saudi arabian islamic preacher and a social media personality of indonesian descent”. Today it says “saudi arabian cleric”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Saudi Arabian Islamic preacher (born 1962) Sheikh”. It now reads “Saudi Arabian Scholar (born 1962)”.
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Assim bin Luqman al-Hakeem ( ; born 23 November 1962) is a Saudi Arabian Islamic preacher and a social media personality of Indonesian descent . Belonging to the Salafi school of thought, he mostly preaches in English and is known for his fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic texts.1 "Biography of Sheikh Assim al-Hakeem (Interview 2010)" . 23 April 2017. Assim Al-Hakeem is a hard-line Saudi sheikh... "Kamer wil opheldering over moslimbijeenkomst Utrecht" (in Dutch). Hij staat bekend als een fundamentalist "2016 Report on International Religious Freedom: Maldives" . to a visiting fundamentalist preacher, Assim al-Hakeem2
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Saudi Arabian cleric (born 1962) Assim bin Luqman al-Hakeem ( Arabic : عاصم بن لقمان الحكيم ; born 23 November 1962) is a Saudi Arabian cleric of Indonesian descent.He is based primarily in the city of Jeddah , where he hosts programs dealing with Islam .Al-Hakeem mostly talks in English, and he is also known for his witty sarcasm and humorous approach to questions. "Biography of Sheikh Assim al-Hakeem (Interview 2010)" . 23 April 2017.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “saudi arabian islamic preacher and a social media personality of indonesian descent”. Today it says “saudi arabian cleric”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Saudi Arabian Islamic preacher (born 1962) Sheikh”. It now reads “Saudi Arabian Scholar (born 1962)”. Read the current article and compare.
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saudi arabian islamic preacher and a social media personality of indonesian descent
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saudi arabian cleric
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