Did Wikipedia remove the word "islamophobia" from the Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri article?

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The opening as it read in 2010

Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri and Berel Lazar Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (born 1948) is an Iranian ayatollah and diplomat.¹ During the 1980s Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organization of the Islamic Conference and was involved in promoting Iranian interests during the height of the Iran–Iraq War . His role, while always significant in the government of Iran, became even more so after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Taskhiri was born in Iraq and has been an important liaison with Shia Iraqi organizations. He was a signatory to an intellectual letter from 38 Muslim scholars, sent as the official Islamic response to Islamophobic comments made by Pope Benedict XVI on September 12, 2006.² He is currently the head of the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization in Iran .³

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The opening as it stood in 2015

Vsevolod Chaplin , Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri and Berel Lazar Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (born 1948) is an Iranian ayatollah and diplomat. During the 1980s Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and was involved in promoting Iranian interests during the height of the Iran–Iraq War . His role, while always significant in the government of Iran, became even more so after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Taskhiri was born in Iraq and has been an important liaison with Shia Iraqi organizations. He was a signatory to an intellectual letter from 38 Muslim scholars, sent as the official Islamic response to Islamophobic comments made by Pope Benedict XVI on September 12, 2006. He is one of the Ulama signatories of the Amman Message , which gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy. He is currently the head of the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization in Iran . Taskhiri's official reply to Amman Message

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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (born 19 October 1948) is an Iranian cleric and diplomat. During the 1980s Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and was involved in promoting Iranian interests during the height of the Iran–Iraq War . His role, while always significant in the government of Iran, became even more so after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Taskhiri was born in Iraq and has been an important liaison with Shia Iraqi organizations. He was a signatory to an intellectual letter from 38 Muslim scholars, sent as the official Islamic response to Islamophobic comments made by Pope Benedict XVI on September 12, 2006. He is one of the Ulama signatories of the Amman Message , which gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy. He is currently the head of the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization in Iran . Taskhiri's official reply to Amman Message

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Iranian Ayatollah (1944-2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (19 October 1944 – 18 August 2020) was an Iranian cleric and diplomat. During the 1980s, Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and was involved in promoting Iranian interests during the height of the Iran–Iraq War . His role, while always significant in the government of Iran, became even more so after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Taskhiri was born in Iraq and was an important liaison with Shia Iraqi organizations. He was a signatory to an letter from 38 Muslim scholars, sent as the official Islamic response to comments made by Pope Benedict XVI on September 12, 2006. He was one of the Ulama signatories of the Amman Message , which gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy. After the late Ayatollah Vaezzadeh Khorasani, Ayatollah Taskhiri was the Secretary General of the World Assembly for the Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought for many years, and due to his scientific ability and familiarity with Arabic and English languages, he took effective measures to unite the Islamic world. He was also for a while the vice-president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, who resigned after Qaradawi's bizarre stances. Ayatollah Taskhiri chaired the Supreme Council of the Assembly for the Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought and represented the Leadership Assembly of Experts. Taskhiri's official reply to Amman Message

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Iranian Ayatollah (1944-2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (19 October 1944 – 18 August 2020) was an Iranian cleric and diplomat. During the 1980s, Taskhiri served as the Iranian representative to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and was involved in promoting Iranian interests during the height of the Iran–Iraq War . His role, while always significant in the government of Iran, became even more so after the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Taskhiri was born in Iraq and was an important liaison with Shia Iraqi organizations. He was a signatory to a letter from 38 Muslim scholars, sent as the official Islamic response to comments made by Pope Benedict XVI on September 12, 2006. He was one of the Ulama signatories of the Amman Message , which gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy. After the late Ayatollah Vaezzadeh Khorasani, Ayatollah Taskhiri was the Secretary General of the World Assembly for the Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought for many years, and due to his scientific ability and familiarity with Arabic and English languages, he took effective measures to unite the Islamic world. He was also for a while the vice-president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, who resigned after Qaradawi's bizarre stances. Ayatollah Taskhiri chaired the Supreme Council of the Assembly for the Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought and represented the Leadership Assembly of Experts. Taskhiri's official reply to Amman Message

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