Deoband Community Wikimedia
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.
| 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 |
| Main office | New Delhi, India |
| Volunteers | 29 |
| Official language(s) | English and Urdu |
| Presido | TheAafi |
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| Incorporation paper | AffCom Resolution (2022) |
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| Reports | Reports Index |
| Affiliations | Affiliations Committee, Wikimedia |
| Website | dcwwiki.org |
| E-mail address | dcw wikimedia org |
| Mailing list | wikimedia-dcw |
| Telegram | dcwwiki |
| Public channel | |
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| YouTube | @dcwwiki |
| Motto | Free knowledge! |
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 introduced the first edition of Wiki Loves Muslim Academia.
News and announcements
- 25-04-2024:The 16th DCW Conversation Hour is scheduled on 28 April 2024 at 08:30 PM IST. The conversation features Praveen Das, Lead Partnerships Manager for South Asia at the Wikimedia Foundation.
History
Deoband Community Wikimedia was established on 31 July 2021, and recognised by the Affiliations Committee on 16 January 2022. It focusses on everything related to Muslim academia, history, culture, heritage and scholarship.
DCW does not limit itself to any specific language. It focuses on its theme that transcends all the languages and as such it tries to form collaborations with the language affiliates of Wikimedia Foundation and external organisations in order to disseminate knowledge related to its theme at a global level. The Deoband Yoruba Collaborative Project was formed on 25 June 2022 to promote the theme on Yoruba language Wikipedia.
DCW actively participates in movement governance and transformational leadership in global education. In September 2022, the DCW Conversation Hour was initiated as an open conversation hour. It was subsequently standardised in March 2023 and since then happens once in a month discussing issues that affect the global free knowledge movement.
In news
- Deoband’s Bayt al-Hikmah Recognizes Aaqib Anjum Aafi’s Contributions to Digital Empowerment by The Chenab Times on 27 July 2023.
- Our founder Aafi interviewed by journalist Fredrick Noronha during WikiConference India 2023.
- DCW celebrates 10th anniversary of Wikidata by The Chenab Times on 31 October 2022.
- Deoband Wikimedia's 5-day long Bhopal Photo Event has started by Millat Times Urdu on 17 October 2022.
- Deoband Community Wikimedia announces a collaborative project with Yoruba language Wikipedia by The Chenab Times on 26 June 2022.
- Deoband Community Wikimedia members to meet in UP this week by Free Press Kashmir on 16 June 2022.