Wikimedians of the Islamic Civilization User Group/Activities
2023
[edit]You can find here the projects which we have done in 2023 since founding the user group:
Online TOT session
The activity was organized into two sessions: one theoretical and the other practical. The workshop successfully trained 16 new event organizers for Arabic Wikipedia.
Basic editing skills in Wikisource
A workshop was targeting the Arabic community. The goals were to introduce Wikisource, teach essential editing tools, add The Comprehensive Advice by Ibn Taymiyyah, and encourage future contributions to the platform.
The Khalili collection Edit-a-thon
ISLMGRP launched its international activities with two sessions aimed at enhancing Islamic content on Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. The first was a bilingual webinar featuring Dr. Martin Polter from the Khalili Collection, resulting in descriptions for 70 items from the collection.
The importance of using Formal Arabic in the modern life
On December 17, ISLMGRP, Wikimedians of the Levant, and Wikipalestine hosted a webinar for Arabic Language Day on the importance of Literary Arabic. Featuring Dr. Bassem Flefl, Dr. Muhammad Hassan At-Tayyan, and Ayman ZouLghina, it drew over 800 attendees and was streamed on YouTube under CC BY 4.0.
2024
[edit]You can find here the projects which we have done in 2023 since founding the user group:
Unpacking translation books Workshop
Was a collaborative workshop for Al-A'lam by Al-Zarkali organized by the Islamic Civilization Group. It was open to the entire Arabic-speaking community and aimed to document biographical information from Al-Zarkali's Al-A'lam in Wikidata.
Reference Maintenance Workshop
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The Sahaba Women's Workshop - Ramadan 2024
Islamic Manuscripts Workshop
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Al-Kitābah al-ʻArabīyah al-ṣaḥīḥah wa-mahārātuhā
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Islamic Civilization Documentation Contest
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