Did Wikipedia remove the word "terror" from the Muslim American Society article?

Yes. "terror" appeared 4 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 23. We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between 2015 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the Muslim American Society article stop using the word "terror"?

The word appeared 4 times in the opening at its peak in 2015. 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.

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What did Wikipedia remove from the Muslim American Society article?

The opening as it read in 2015

Muslim American Society of Queens The Muslim American Society ( MAS ) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993, and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia , that describes itself as an Islamic revival and reform movement.¹ Its founding member were mainly foreign students of Arab descent. It was created by the Muslim Brotherhood , after a debate among Muslim Brotherhood members in the U.S. about whether to remain underground, or to have a public face. The Moslem Brotherhood was created in Egypt in 1928, and is committed to the globalization of Islam by means of social engineering and violent jihad . MAS has instructed its members to evade questions about the group's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, and to define jihad as a "divine legal right" of Muslims to be used for defense and the spread of Islam . MAS leaders have said that these views are not now held by MAS leaders. MAS also has an affiliate, the MAS Freedom Foundation, whose Executive Director is Mahdi Bray . MAS has participated in interfaith dialogue with the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs . In November 2014, MAS was designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates .²

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The opening as it stood in 2005

The Muslim American Society describes itself as a cultural, educational, charitable, religious, social, not-for-profit organization. It is further described as an Islamic revival, and reform movement for the good of individuals, families, and society. MAS came me out strongly in support of the slain Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin and against Israel for the latter's assassination of Yassin. They call for congressional action against Israel.

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The opening as it stood in 2010 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

The Muslim American Society ( MAS ) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia , that describes itself as an Islamic revival and reform movement. Its founding member were mainly foreign students of Arab descent. It was created by the Muslim Brotherhood , after a debate among Muslim Brotherhood members in the U.S. about whether to remain underground, or to have a public face. The Moslem Brotherhood was created in Egypt in 1928, and is committed to the globalization of Islam by means of social engineering and violent jihad . Both Mohammed Mahdi Akef , now the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide, and Ahmed Elkadi, then the leader of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, were pivotal in the founding of the MAS. The new organization instructed its members to evade questions about the group's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, and to define jihad as a "divine legal right" of Muslims to be used for defense and the spread of Islam . MAS leaders have said that these views are not now held by MAS leaders. MAS also has an affiliate, the MAS Freedom Foundation, whose Executive Director is Mahdi Bray . MAS has participated in interfaith dialogue with the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs .

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The opening as it stood in 2020 9 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Muslim American Society of Queens The Muslim American Society ( MAS ) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia . MAS describes itself as an Islamic revival and reform movement.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Non-profit organization For the ministry of W. Deen Mohammed, see American Society of Muslims . The Muslim American Society ( MAS ) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. MAS describes itself as a grassroots Islamic movement. It has more than 50 chapters across the United States. The North American Muslim resource guide: Muslim community life in the United States and Canada .

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The opening as it stood in 2025 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Deen Mohammed, see American Society of Muslims . The Muslim American Society ( MAS ) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. MAS describes itself as a grassroots Islamic movement. It has more than 50 chapters across the United States. The North American Muslim resource guide: Muslim community life in the United States and Canada .

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