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Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussa (saint)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “marabout”. Today it says “moroccan sufi saint and spiritual leader of tazerwalt in the sous region of morocco”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ahmad u Musa or”. It now reads “Moroccan Sufi saint and spiritual leader”.
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Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussa, also spelled Sidi Ahmad u Musa (1460 - 1563) was a marabout , Muslim saint and spiritual leader of Tazerwalt in the Sous region of Morocco . Documents et renseignements de la direction des affaires indigènes (section sociologique). Notes sur l'histoire du Sous au XVIe siècle. Carnet d'un lieutenant à El Mansour, par le lieutenant-colonel Justinard (in French).

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “marabout”. Today it says “moroccan sufi saint and spiritual leader of tazerwalt in the sous region of morocco”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ahmad u Musa or”. It now reads “Moroccan Sufi saint and spiritual leader”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

marabout

Now

moroccan sufi saint and spiritual leader of tazerwalt in the sous region of morocco

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