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Islamic Society of Boston

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque and cultural center for muslims in cambridge”. Today it says “organization that runs two mosques in the boston area”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Aims and activities”.
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Islamic Society of Boston headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts The Islamic Society of Boston ( ISB ) is an organization that runs two mosques in the Boston area. The original mosque called Islamic Society of Boston is in Cambridge, Massachusetts . In 2007, the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) was built in Roxbury, Boston . Both mosques offer daily, weekly and annual programs for Muslims including Arabic and English classes on religious and secular topics. ISB also has a religious school for children and holiday programs. It organizes trips and summer camps for children and classes on Islam for new and non-Muslims.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque and cultural center for muslims in cambridge”. Today it says “organization that runs two mosques in the boston area”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Aims and activities”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

mosque and cultural center for muslims in cambridge

Now

organization that runs two mosques in the boston area

Sections that no longer exist

This section existed on October 6, 2023. It is gone today. The current article has no similar heading in its place, and the article is shorter overall. So this is not a heading that got renamed, and it is not a topic that got folded into a bigger section. 1 section of 400 characters or more gone since October 6 2023, with the article 1,032 characters shorter.

  • Aims and activities
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