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Sheikh Hussein (saint)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 13th-century muslim proselytizer from the red sea coast”. Today it says “a 13th-century somali muslim proselytizer who lived in ethiopia and was from the famous port town of merca in s”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Sheikh Hussein was a 13th-century Somali Muslim proselytizer who lived in Ethiopia and was from the famous port town of Merca in Somalia , one of the power jurisdictions and cultural centers of the Ajuran Sultanate . He is now honored as a saint.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 13th-century muslim proselytizer from the red sea coast”. Today it says “a 13th-century somali muslim proselytizer who lived in ethiopia and was from the famous port town of merca in s”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
a 13th-century muslim proselytizer from the red sea coast
Now
a 13th-century somali muslim proselytizer who lived in ethiopia and was from the famous port town of merca in s
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