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Dalit Muslim
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “low caste muslim untouchables”. Today it says “term used to refer to muslims in the dalit group”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Dalit Muslim is used to refer to Muslims in the Dalit group. Untouchables , also called Dalits , who have converted to Islam . In theory, converting to Islam takes converts out of the bounds of earlier caste system, but in practice they are often still treated as Dalits.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “low caste muslim untouchables”. Today it says “term used to refer to muslims in the dalit group”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
low caste muslim untouchables
Now
term used to refer to muslims in the dalit group
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