Deoband Community Wikimedia
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Location | India |
Affiliate code | DCW |
Country code | IN |
Founding date | 31 July 2021 |
Approval date | 16 January 2022 |
Membership | 50+ |
Staff | 3 |
Volunteers | 40+ |
Official language(s) | English and Urdu |
Board chair | Aafi |
Key people | Executive Board |
Incorporation paper | AffCom Resolution (2022) |
Budget | Financial Overview for 2024 |
Reports | Reports Index |
Affiliations | Affiliations Committee, Wikimedia |
Website | dcwwiki.org |
E-mail address | Email us |
Mailing list | wikimedia-dcw |
Telegram | dcwwiki |
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YouTube | @dcwwiki |
Remarks | Vision and Objectives |
Deoband Community Wikimedia (dem abbreviate am DCW) be recognized user-group affiliate of de Wikimedia Foundation. E dey take ein name from de Deoband Islamic seminary, wey dey aim make dem dey improve Wikipedia den ein sister projects plus knowledge den information wey relate to buh no dey limit to global Muslim academia, scholarship, history den culture, for global level, for any language insyd.
Established on 31 July 2021, DCW was recognised by the Affiliation Committee on 16 January 2022. Its initiatives include DCW Conversation Hour, Heritage Lens, and collaborative projects such as Deoband Yoruba Collaborative Project and DCW-K Editathon. In January 2024, DCW briefly organised the first edition of Wiki Loves Muslim Academia, and initiated Train a Wikipedian as a pilot program in February 2025.
News and announcements
- 07-04-2025: The 28th DCW Conversation Hour, focusing on Wikimedia Incubator, is scheduled on 26 April 2025 at 08:00 PM IST. The conversation features Jon Harald Søby. Registration is mandatory: register from here.