Muslim attitudes toward terrorism: what Wikipedia removed
This article surveys the range of Muslim attitudes toward terrorism. In 2010 the opening said “various attitudes exist towards Islamist terrorism, ranging from outrage and vocal opposition to support.” Today the opening reads only “a wide range of Muslim attitudes towards terrorism,” without the word Islamist, which survives 5 times in the body. A reader today does not learn that the terrorism under discussion was specifically described as Islamist.
The word “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 5. 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 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| islamist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| terror | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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 qualifier Islamist describing the terrorism under discussion is gone from the opening, which now refers only to terrorism in general.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 367596706):
Given that the Muslim community is a diverse mosaic of peoples, various attitudes exist towards Islamist terrorism , ranging from outrage and vocal opposition to support. Some have viewed a connection between Islam and terrorism, because of some high profile terrorist groups like al Qaeda that profess religious reasons for their attacks. There are other terrorist groups, however, that profess no Islamic ideology. ^ Cite error: The named reference pew was invoked but never defined (see the help page ).
2025 (revision 1243748142):
Attitude of Islam’s followers to terrorist actions There is a wide range of Muslim attitudes towards terrorism . The killing of innocent human beings (whether Muslim or non-Muslim) and unlawful confiscation of property are major sins in Islam and strictly forbidden by sharia . ^ “Surat Al-Baqarah [2:188] - The Noble Qur’an - القرآن الكريم” . legacy.quran.com . Retrieved 2021-07-12 . ^ “The Quranic Arabic Corpus - Translation” . corpus.quran.com . Retrieved 2021-07-12 .
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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