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Sharia4Holland

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “islamist movement”. Today it says “islamist movement that sought to institute sharia law in the netherlands”.
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Sharia4Holland was an Islamist movement that sought to institute Sharia law in the Netherlands . The group was an offshoot of the Belgian extremist network Sharia4Belgium . (in Dutch) Shariah4Holland wil vechten voor de wetgeving van Allah , Trouw , 22 December 2010

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “islamist movement”. Today it says “islamist movement that sought to institute sharia law in the netherlands”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

islamist movement

Now

islamist movement that sought to institute sharia law in the netherlands

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