Wikipedia's first sentence called it “shi’ite pakistani -american scholar”. Today it says “pakistani-american journalist”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Tashbih Sayyed (1941–2007) was a Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author and was the editor-in-chief of Our Times , Pakistan Today , and In Review . Sayyed worked from 1967 to 1980 for the Pakistan Television Corporation . In 1981, he emigrated to the United States. As a regular columnist for newspapers in the US, Pakistan, Germany and India , Sayyed wrote about what he perceived as the Islamist threat to the US. In 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism . He was also founder of the websites Muslim World Today and Pakistan Today (not the Pakistani newspaper of the same name). Sayyed is featured in the documentaries, Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel and Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West . Center for Islamic Pluralism .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Tashbih Sayyed (1941–2007) was a Shi’ite Pakistani -American scholar, journalist, and author and was the Editor in Chief of Our Times , Pakistan Today , and In Review . Tashbih Sayyed worked from 1967-1980 for the Pakistan Television Corporation . In 1981, he emigrated to the United States. As a regular columnist for newspapers in the US , Pakistan, Germany and India , Sayyed wrote about what he perceived as the Islamist threat to the US. He is featured in the documentaries, Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel and Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Tashbih Sayyed (1941–2007) was a Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author and was the Editor in Chief of Our Times , Pakistan Today , and In Review . Tashbih Sayyed worked from 1967–1980 for the Pakistan Television Corporation . In 1981, he emigrated to the United States. As a regular columnist for newspapers in the US, Pakistan, Germany and India , Sayyed wrote about what he perceived as the Islamist threat to the US. In 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism .He was also founder of the websites, Muslim World Today , and Pakistan Today (not the Pakistani newspaper of the same name). Tashbih is featured in the documentaries, Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in Israel and Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West . Center for Islamic Pluralism .
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The opening as it stood in 2020 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Tashbih Sayyed (1941–2007) was a Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author and was the Editor in Chief of Our Times , Pakistan Today , and In Review . Tashbih Sayyed worked from 1967 to 1980 for the Pakistan Television Corporation . In 1981, he emigrated to the United States. As a regular columnist for newspapers in the US, Pakistan, Germany and India , Sayyed wrote about what he perceived as the Islamist threat to the US. In 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism . He was also founder of the websites, Muslim World Today , and Pakistan Today (not the Pakistani newspaper of the same name). Center for Islamic Pluralism .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Pakistani American journalist and author (1941–2007) Tashbih Sayyed (1941–2007) was a Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author and was the editor-in-chief of Our Times , Pakistan Today , and In Review . Sayyed worked from 1967 to 1980 for the Pakistan Television Corporation . In 1981, he emigrated to the United States. As a regular columnist for newspapers in the US, Pakistan, Germany and India , Sayyed wrote about what he perceived as the Islamist threat to the US. In 2004 he was one of the founders of the Center for Islamic Pluralism . He was also founder of the websites Muslim World Today and Pakistan Today (not the Pakistani newspaper of the same name). Center for Islamic Pluralism .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “shi’ite pakistani -american scholar”. Today it says “pakistani-american journalist”. Read the current article and compare.
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shi’ite pakistani -american scholar
Now
pakistani-american journalist
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