Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reformed former radical islamist who was at one point considering carrying out a terror attack in his home city”. Today it says “english social activist”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reformed former radical islamist who was at one point considering carrying out a terror attack in his home city”. Today it says “english social activist”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Sohail Ahmed (born 10 February 1992) is an English social activist of Pakistani-Kashmiri descent, former Islamist and Muslim extremist . Following his coming out as a gay man , he now works in the fields of counter-extremism, counter-terrorism , and social integration . He has been featured in the media and has written for a number of publications exploring his personal journey, LGBT rights in the Muslim world , and Islamic extremism . While he was a physics student at Queen Mary University in 2015, he said he had witnessed extremism and jihadism at the university. " 'I was a hate preacher who radicalised at least one Brit jihadi but I've changed after coming out' " . Peter Tatchell Foundation . 22 October 2015 . The Tab . 12 August 2015 . "Former Islamic radical claims 'talk of jihad' common at Queen Mary University Friday prayer" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Sohail Ahmed is a reformed former radical Islamist who was at one point considering carrying out a terror attack in his home city of London. He now works in the fields of counter-extremism, counter-terrorism, and social integration. He has featured in the media and has written for a number of publications exploring his personal journey, LGBT rights in the Muslim world, and Islamic extremism. He has also exposed the prevalence of radical jihadism in British universities. "Brit hate preacher changes his ways after coming out" . mirror . "BBC Radio 2 - Jeremy Vine, Sohail Ahmed - the former Islamic extremist who says he became radicalised to suppress his homosexuality" . "Former Islamic radical claims 'talk of jihad' common at Queen Mary University Friday prayer" .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reformed former radical islamist who was at one point considering carrying out a terror attack in his home city”. Today it says “english social activist”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reformed former radical islamist who was at one point considering carrying out a terror attack in his home city”. Today it says “english social activist”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
reformed former radical islamist who was at one point considering carrying out a terror attack in his home city
Now
english social activist
Sections that no longer exist
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