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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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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

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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What Wikipedia says this is

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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

Present on October 6, 2023, absent today, with no near-matching heading in the current article and the article shorter overall, so this is not a renamed heading or a topic absorbed into a fuller treatment. 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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