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| '''WikiIslam''' is a collaboratively-edited ] focused on the ].<ref name="CIWI">, Journal: ''Contemporary Islam'', publisher ''Springer Netherlands'', ISSN 1872-0218 (Print) 1872-0226</ref> The community differentiates itself from ] on the basis that "opinions critical of Islam are not censored on WikiIslam for political correctness."<ref name="CIWI"/> | '''WikiIslam''' is a collaboratively-edited ] focused on the ].<ref name="CIWI">, Journal: ''Contemporary Islam'', publisher ''Springer Netherlands'', ISSN 1872-0218 (Print) 1872-0226</ref> The community differentiates itself from ] on the basis that "opinions critical of Islam are not censored on WikiIslam for political correctness."<ref name="CIWI"/> WikiIslam further focuses on the inclusion of primary and traditional scholarly references in its articles on various, controversial topics of Islamic law and belief, sources its editors suggest are generally hidden from the public. | ||
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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| In September 2006, WikiIslam was launched in collaboration with individuals from ].<ref>On Monday Sept 4, 2006, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001032509/http://www.wikiislam.net/WikiIslam:About#History |date=2015-10-01 }}</ref> In August 2008, the WikiIslam site was moved to a new server and since then it has been operating independently.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wikiislam.net/WikiIslam |title=WikiIslam |access-date=2016-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624085834/http://wikiislam.net/WikiIslam |archive-date=2016-06-24 |url-status=live |df= }}</ref> |
In September 2006, WikiIslam was launched in collaboration with individuals from ].<ref>On Monday Sept 4, 2006, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001032509/http://www.wikiislam.net/WikiIslam:About#History |date=2015-10-01 }}</ref> In August 2008, the WikiIslam site was moved to a new server and since then it has been operating independently.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wikiislam.net/WikiIslam |title=WikiIslam |access-date=2016-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624085834/http://wikiislam.net/WikiIslam |archive-date=2016-06-24 |url-status=live |df= }}</ref> | ||
| Since December 2015, the ] took over ownership and operation of WikiIslam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Muslims of North America takes ownership and operation of WikiIslam|url=https://exmuslims.org/ex-muslims-north-america-takes-ownership-operation-wikiislam/|date=2015-12-03|website=Ex-Muslims of North America|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> | |||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
| Since coming under new management in 2015, much of the Islamophobic content has been removed from the site. While some such content still exists on the website, it continues to be removed. | |||
| ⚫ | WikiIslam was the subject of an article in the 7/2007 issue of the journal ''Contemporary Islam'', entitled "Cyber-Islamophobia? The case of WikiIslam",<ref name="CIWI"/> which argues that the website commits selection bias by collecting only negative or critical material.<ref name="CIWI"/><ref>"Compared to “Muslim homepages”, i.e. those set up by believing Muslims, WikiIslam contains only negative and critical examples. This bias is clearly represented in the section called “laughing with the prophet”, which presents stories and reports from the life of prophet Muhammad (i.e. hadith reports)." ibid.</ref> The article states that "In relation to the criteria set up by the ] ... it should be quite easy to label most of the material published on WikiIslam as expressions of ]." ] adds that "y impression is that the stories reported by WikiIslam have merely been selected to show that Muslims are ignorant, backward or even stupid."<ref name="CIWI"/><ref>Islamophobia: A Challenge For Us All, p. 5, Runnymede Trust (1997).</ref> Because of the presence of material obtained from other websites, such as ], the article notes that "it becomes much more difficult to argue that all information posted on WikiIslam is Islamophobic by nature".<ref name="CIWI"/> | ||
| ⚫ | In 2007, however, WikiIslam was the subject of an article in the 7/2007 issue of the journal ''Contemporary Islam'', entitled "Cyber-Islamophobia? The case of WikiIslam",<ref name="CIWI"/> which argues that the website commits selection bias by collecting only negative or critical material.<ref name="CIWI"/><ref>"Compared to “Muslim homepages”, i.e. those set up by believing Muslims, WikiIslam contains only negative and critical examples. This bias is clearly represented in the section called “laughing with the prophet”, which presents stories and reports from the life of prophet Muhammad (i.e. hadith reports)." ibid.</ref> The article states that "In relation to the criteria set up by the ] ... it should be quite easy to label most of the material published on WikiIslam as expressions of ]." ] adds that "y impression is that the stories reported by WikiIslam have merely been selected to show that Muslims are ignorant, backward or even stupid."<ref name="CIWI"/><ref>Islamophobia: A Challenge For Us All, p. 5, Runnymede Trust (1997).</ref> Because of the presence of material obtained from other websites, such as ], the article notes that "it becomes much more difficult to argue that all information posted on WikiIslam is Islamophobic by nature".<ref name="CIWI"/> | ||
| The apostasy testimonies on WikiIslam have been described as "an important element in an Islamophobic world view that presents Islam and Muslims as diametrically opposite to all other world views."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Enstedt |first1=Daniel |last2=Larson |first2=Göran |title=Telling the Truth about Islam? Apostasy Narratives and Representations of Islam on WikiIslam.net |journal=CyberOrient |date=2013 |volume=7 |issue=1 |page=88 |url=https://cyberorient.kreas.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2013/04/CyberOrient_Vol_7_Iss_1_Enstedt_Larsson.pdf |accessdate=12 July 2020}}</ref> | The apostasy testimonies on WikiIslam, that have since been removed, were described as "an important element in an Islamophobic world view that presents Islam and Muslims as diametrically opposite to all other world views."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Enstedt |first1=Daniel |last2=Larson |first2=Göran |title=Telling the Truth about Islam? Apostasy Narratives and Representations of Islam on WikiIslam.net |journal=CyberOrient |date=2013 |volume=7 |issue=1 |page=88 |url=https://cyberorient.kreas.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2013/04/CyberOrient_Vol_7_Iss_1_Enstedt_Larsson.pdf |accessdate=12 July 2020}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:52, 18 August 2020
WikiIslam is a collaboratively-edited wiki focused on the criticism of Islam. The community differentiates itself from Misplaced Pages on the basis that "opinions critical of Islam are not censored on WikiIslam for political correctness." WikiIslam further focuses on the inclusion of primary and traditional scholarly references in its articles on various, controversial topics of Islamic law and belief, sources its editors suggest are generally hidden from the public.
History
In September 2006, WikiIslam was launched in collaboration with individuals from Faith Freedom International. In August 2008, the WikiIslam site was moved to a new server and since then it has been operating independently.
Since December 2015, the Ex-Muslims of North America took over ownership and operation of WikiIslam.
Reception
Since coming under new management in 2015, much of the Islamophobic content has been removed from the site. While some such content still exists on the website, it continues to be removed.
In 2007, however, WikiIslam was the subject of an article in the 7/2007 issue of the journal Contemporary Islam, entitled "Cyber-Islamophobia? The case of WikiIslam", which argues that the website commits selection bias by collecting only negative or critical material. The article states that "In relation to the criteria set up by the Runnymede Trust ... it should be quite easy to label most of the material published on WikiIslam as expressions of Islamophobia." Göran Larsson adds that "y impression is that the stories reported by WikiIslam have merely been selected to show that Muslims are ignorant, backward or even stupid." Because of the presence of material obtained from other websites, such as MEMRI, the article notes that "it becomes much more difficult to argue that all information posted on WikiIslam is Islamophobic by nature".
The apostasy testimonies on WikiIslam, that have since been removed, were described as "an important element in an Islamophobic world view that presents Islam and Muslims as diametrically opposite to all other world views."
References
- ^ Cyber-Islamophobia? The case of WikiIslam, Journal: Contemporary Islam, publisher Springer Netherlands, ISSN 1872-0218 (Print) 1872-0226
- On Monday Sept 4, 2006, (WikiIslam) was opened to the public. Archived 2015-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- "WikiIslam". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- "Ex-Muslims of North America takes ownership and operation of WikiIslam". Ex-Muslims of North America. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- "Compared to “Muslim homepages”, i.e. those set up by believing Muslims, WikiIslam contains only negative and critical examples. This bias is clearly represented in the section called “laughing with the prophet”, which presents stories and reports from the life of prophet Muhammad (i.e. hadith reports)." ibid.
- Islamophobia: A Challenge For Us All, p. 5, Runnymede Trust (1997).
- Enstedt, Daniel; Larson, Göran (2013). "Telling the Truth about Islam? Apostasy Narratives and Representations of Islam on WikiIslam.net" (PDF). CyberOrient. 7 (1): 88. Retrieved 12 July 2020.