Wikipedia's first sentence called it “large mosque located in the neighborhood of fourah bay”. Today it says “large mosque located in the fourah bay neighborhood of freetown”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Jamiatul Atiq Mosque , also locally known as Fourah Bay Mosque , is a large mosque located in the neighborhood of Fourah Bay , in Freetown , Sierra Leone . The mosque regularly holds Islamic prayer services five times a day; and its also teaches Islamic education. The chief Imam of the Jamiatul Atiq Masjid is Chief Sheikh Alhaji Hassan Karim, and the deputy chief Imam is Sheikh Alhaji Nazir King. The mosque is the main mosque that serves the Fourah Bay community, a predominantly conservative Muslim community in Freetown. The then Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's affairs, Sylvia Blyden , who is a Christian , joined Muslims in prayers at the mosque in celebrating of the 2017 Eid al-Fitr .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Jamiatul Atiq Mosque , also locally known as Fourah Bay Mosque , is a large mosque located in the neighborhood of Fourah Bay , in Freetown , Sierra Leone . The mosque regularly holds Islamic prayer services five times a day; and its also teaches Islamic education. The chief Imam of the Jamiatul Atiq Masjid is Chief Sheikh Alhaji Hassan Karim, and the deputy chief Imam is Sheikh Alhaji Nazir King. The mosque is the main mosque that serves the Fourah Bay community, a predominantly conservative Muslim community in Freetown. The then Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's affairs, Sylvia Blyden , who is a Christian , joined Muslims in prayers at the mosque in celebrating of the 2017 Eid al-Fitr .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “large mosque located in the neighborhood of fourah bay”. Today it says “large mosque located in the fourah bay neighborhood of freetown”. Read the current article and compare.
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large mosque located in the neighborhood of fourah bay
Now
large mosque located in the fourah bay neighborhood of freetown
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