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Islamic Society of North America

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “nonprofit organization based in plainfield”. Today it says “non-profit muslim religious organization based in the united states and serving north america”.
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The opening as it read in 2005

Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is the largest Muslim organization in North America .1 The vision of ISNA is "to be an exemplary and unifying Islamic organization in North America that contributes to the betterment of the Muslim community and society at large." ISNA is an association of Muslim organizations and individuals that provides a common platform for presenting Islam, supporting Muslim communities, developing educational, social and outreach programs and fostering good relations with other religious communities, and civic and service organizations. ISNA's annual convention is generally the largest gathering of American Muslims in the United States. Islamic Horizons is the bi-monthly publication of ISNA.2

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “nonprofit organization based in plainfield”. Today it says “non-profit muslim religious organization based in the united states and serving north america”. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is

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Then

nonprofit organization based in plainfield

Now

non-profit muslim religious organization based in the united states and serving north america

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