The Islamic Supreme Council of America describes itself as promoting moral education, but earlier Wikipedia versions described it as controversial and engaged in opposing violent Islamist groups. In 2005 the opening said ISCA "is a controversial Muslim..." organization whose "leadership has been working to expose and fight against fundamentalist and violent Islamist groups." Today's opening calls it simply "a Muslim religious organization" and drops the word controversial; islamist survives once elsewhere in the article. A reader today does not learn that ISCA was once described as controversial or that it positioned itself against fundamentalist and violent Islamist groups.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Islamic Supreme Council of America ( ISCA ) is a controversial Muslim religious organization in the United States .1The ISCA strives to integrate traditional scholarship in resolving contemporary issues affecting the maintenance of Islamic beliefs in a modern, secular society. This Council promotes traditional Islamic legal rulings, and explicitly rejects puritanical forms of Islam, such as the Wahhabi , Islam practised by Saudi Arabia, the Taliban , and many terrorist organizations.2ISCA's leadership has been working to expose and fight against fundamentalist and violent Islamist groups. Controversial groups that support Islamist ideas, have consistently opposed moderate Muslims from speaking out on these issues. Members of the Islamic Supreme Council of America have come under death threats and harassment from fundamentalist American Muslims.3Shaykh Hisham Kabbani , founding member and current chairman of ISCA is critical of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the American Muslim Council saying "There are many Muslim organizations that claim to speak on behalf of the Muslim community but that in reality are not moderate, but extremist." It must be added however that neither Hisham Kabbani not the ISCA have any authority to speak on behalf of any Muslims outside their own organisation and they are not recognised by any Muslim outside of their group as the spokespeople for Islam .4The organisation has become increaingly controversial over recent years due to it's attacks against any and all organisations which disagree with it and it's vicious attacks againts former members of it's organisation. While they freely use provocative language with reference to other Muslims (i.e. non-members of their group) and organisations any criticism of themselves is believed by themselves to be the work of 'lynch mobs' thus, while calling for tollerance and freedom of thought they deny Muslims of a differing opinion the right to speak.5
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The opening as it stood in 2010 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Islamic Supreme Council of America ( ISCA ) is a Muslim religious organization in the United States . The ISCA strives to integrate traditional scholarship in resolving contemporary issues affecting the maintenance of Islamic beliefs in a modern, secular society. The Council states that it promotes traditional Islamic legal rulings, and that it explicitly rejects puritanical forms of Islam, such as the Wahhabi Islam practised by Saudi Arabia, the Taliban , and many terrorist organizations who espouse Islamist ideologies.Shaykh Hisham Kabbani , founding member and current chairman of ISCA, is critical of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the American Muslim Council , saying, "There are many Muslim organizations that claim to speak on behalf of the Muslim community but that in reality are not moderate, but extremist." However the ISCA has been accused of having links to Non-Muslim neoconservatives and Kabbani has allegedly thanked UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in 2005 for the role the UK played in the Middle East, saying: “We are glad to see changes taking place in the political mechanisms in the Middle East.We hope to see an end to tyranny and we are happy to observe a strong upsurge in freedom of speech, freedom of belief and political openness in the region.” As of 23 September 2009, it's website features photos its officials meeting with George W.The ISCA is praised by Daniel Pipes , who describes it as "relatively small".
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The opening as it stood in 2015 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Islamic Supreme Council of America ( ISCA ) is a Muslim religious organization in the United States , founded in 1998 by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani , who is also its current chairman.The council describes itself as "dedicated to educating Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and developing good citizenry through the teaching of moral excellence".ISCA is based in Fenton, Michigan .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Islamic Supreme Council of America ( ISCA ) is a Muslim religious organization in the United States , founded in 1998 by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani , who is also its current chairman. The council describes itself as "dedicated to educating Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and developing good citizenry through the teaching of moral excellence". ISCA is based in Fenton, Michigan .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Islamic organization based in the United States The Islamic Supreme Council of America ( ISCA ) is a Muslim religious organization in the United States , founded in 1998 by Shaykh Hisham Kabbani , who was also its first chairman. The council describes itself as "dedicated to educating Muslims and non-Muslims alike, and developing good citizenry through the teaching of moral excellence". ISCA is based in Fenton, Michigan .
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“islamist” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. Read the current article and compare.
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controversial muslim religious organization in the united states
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muslim religious organization in the united states
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