Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 19th-century mosque that has served the people of gurin for over 200 years”. Today it says “a 19th-century mosque located in gurin”. "jihad" appeared 1 time in the opening in 2023. Today: absent from the opening.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Gurin, Adamawa state, Nigeria The Gurin Central Mosque ( Fula : 𞤔𞤵𞤤𞤵𞤪𞤣𞤫 𞤔𞤵𞤲'𞤦𞤢𞤪𞤫 𞤘𞤵𞤪𞤭𞤲 , romanized: Julurde Jumbare Gurin , Hausa : Masallacin Kara ) is a 19th-century mosque that has served the people of Gurin for over 200 years. In addition to the five daily prayers , the Gurin mosque served as a regular venue for the weekly Friday prayers . It also functioned as a tribunal , a gathering place for official communications, and as a space for organizing and preparing for the Jihad that took place in Fombina beginning in 1809. It was originally built by Modibbo Hamman in 1806 and has gone through numerous renovations and reconstructions. The mosque was built using corn-stalks, hence the name Masallacin Kara (the corn-stalk mosque in Hausa ). It was entirely rebuilt using modern materials in 2003 by the late Lamido Aliyu Musdafa .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Mosque in Gurin, Adamawa state, Nigeria The Gurin Central Mosque ( , ) is a 19th-century mosque that has served the people of Gurin for over 200 years. In addition to the five daily prayers , the Gurin mosque served as a regular venue for the weekly Friday prayers . It also functioned as a tribunal , a gathering place for official communications, and as a space for organizing and preparing for the Jihad that took place in Fombina beginning in 1809. It was originally built by Modibbo Hamman in 1806 and has gone through numerous renovations and reconstructions. The mosque was built using corn-stalks, hence the name Masallacin Kara (the corn-stalk mosque in Hausa ). It was entirely rebuilt using modern materials in 2003 by the late Lamido Aliyu Musdafa .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 19th-century mosque that has served the people of gurin for over 200 years”. Today it says “a 19th-century mosque located in gurin”. "jihad" appeared 1 time in the opening in 2023. Today: absent from the opening. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
a 19th-century mosque that has served the people of gurin for over 200 years
Now
a 19th-century mosque located in gurin
Where the word went
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“jihad” was in the opening on October 6, 2023. Today 3 remain, 50% of the way down the article.
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