Did Wikipedia remove the word "islamist" from the LIPIA article?

Yes. "islamist" appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. We saved the article's opening paragraph at 4 moments between 2020 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the LIPIA article stop using the word "islamist"?

The word appeared 1 times in the opening at its peak in 2020. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-01.

How can I verify what Wikipedia's LIPIA article used to say?

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LIPIA

LIPIA is a Saudi-run Islamic college in Jakarta, a branch of the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. Through October 2023 the opening paragraph said the college "has been accused of promoting a fundamentalist view of Islam, harbouring political Islamists and Salafists." Today the opening describes only its founding purpose to teach Arabic and Islam, though the word survives once in the body. A reader arriving now learns the college's stated purpose and not that it has been accused of harbouring political Islamists and Salafists.

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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01. “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1.

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The opening as it read in 2020

LIPIA ( ; ; ) is a Saudi educational institution established in Jakarta , Indonesia . The college is a branch of the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . The main purpose is to teach Arabic and Islam . The college has been accused of promoting a fundamentalist view of Islam , harbouring political Islamists and Salafists .¹

This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 964489121.

Today

“islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 1. Read the current article and compare.

Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
	2015	2020	Oct '23	2025
islamist	0	1	1	0

What Wikipedia says this is

Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined between 2015 and 6 October 2023.

Then

educational institution established in jakarta

Now

saudi educational institution established in jakarta

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