LIPIA: what Wikipedia removed
LIPIA is a Saudi-run Islamic college in Jakarta, a branch of the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. Through October 2023 the opening paragraph said the college “has been accused of promoting a fundamentalist view of Islam, harbouring political Islamists and Salafists.” Today the opening describes only its founding purpose to teach Arabic and Islam, though the word survives once in the body. A reader arriving now learns the college’s stated purpose and not that it has been accused of harbouring political Islamists and Salafists.
The word “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| islamist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The accusation that LIPIA harbours political Islamists and Salafists, dropped from the opening paragraph.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2015 (revision 668333923):
Template:Contains Arabic text LIPIA ( Template:Lang-ar-at ; Template:Lang-id ; Template:Lang-en ) is an educational institution established in Jakarta. The college is a branch of the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . The main purpose is to teach Arabic and Islam .
2025 (revision 1273943460):
LIPIA ( Arabic : معهد العلوم الإسلامية والعربية في إندونيسيا , romanized : Ma’had al-ʻulumi al-Islamiyyah wal ‘arabiyah fi Indunisia ; Indonesian : Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Islam dan Bahasa Arab ; English: Islamic and Arabic College of Indonesia ) is a Saudi educational institution established in Jakarta , Indonesia . The college is a branch of the Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . The main purpose is to teach Arabic and Islam . ^ Varagur, Krithika (2020-04-16). “How Saudi Arabia’s religious project transformed Indonesia” . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020-04-16 .
Related
Section titled “Related”- The drift report: what changed across all 61,944 watched articles
- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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