Wikipedia's first sentence called it “religious and cultural building in london”. Today it says “religious and cultural institution allegedly linked to the iranian government at 140 maida vale”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Islamic Centre of England The Islamic Centre of England Ltd ( ICEL ) is a religious and cultural institution linked to the Iranian government at 140 Maida Vale , London, whose mission is "to provide services to members of the Muslim community, in particular, and the wider community at large", focusing on religious guidance and cultural issues. It was founded in December 1995 and opened officially in November 1998. The premises are a former cinema that is a listed building . The institute is alleged to be a mouthpiece of the Islamic Republic of Iran . "Who we are" (site not accessible via Firefox).
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Islamic Centre of England Ltd (ICEL) is a religious and cultural building at 140 Maida Vale , London , England , which wishes to provide services to members of the Muslim community, in particular, and the wider community at large, across a number of fields; religious guidance and cultural issues are at the forefront.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 660977148.
The opening as it stood in 2020
Islamic Centre of England The Islamic Centre of England Ltd ( ICEL ) is a religious and cultural building at 140 Maida Vale , London, whose mission is "to provide services to members of the Muslim community, in particular, and the wider community at large", focusing on religious guidance and cultural issues.It was founded in December 1995 and opened officially in November 1998.The premises are a former cinema that is a listed building ."Who we are" (site not accessible via Firefox).
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 951384434.
The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Religious and cultural building in Maida Vale, London Islamic Centre of England The Islamic Centre of England Ltd ( ICEL ) is a religious and cultural building at 140 Maida Vale , London, whose mission is "to provide services to members of the Muslim community, in particular, and the wider community at large", focusing on religious guidance and cultural issues. It was founded in December 1995 and opened officially in November 1998. The premises are a former cinema that is a listed building . "Who we are" (site not accessible via Firefox).
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1177022275.
Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “religious and cultural building in london”. Today it says “religious and cultural institution allegedly linked to the iranian government at 140 maida vale”. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is
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Then
religious and cultural building in london
Now
religious and cultural institution allegedly linked to the iranian government at 140 maida vale
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