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      <text bytes="157241" sha1="gimbsoeqk5ymoe4eb48wvm2x75tlx18" xml:space="preserve">'''اسلام''' {{Ar|الإسلام}};''{{ArabDIN|}}'' ({{Audio|ar-al_islam.ogg|&lt;sup&gt;واوری!&lt;/sup&gt;}}، &quot;اطاعت&quot; (د [[الله]]&lt;sup&gt;([[جل جلاله|ج]])&lt;/sup&gt; د رضا)) يو [[مونوتيزم|مونوتېسټېک]] (د يوه څښتن مننونکي) گروهې (عقيده) يا باور لرونکې دین دی. پخپله د اسلام وی د سولې، امن، سلامتۍ، روغې جوړې رامنځته کول دي. دا دین له درېیو [[ابراهيمي دين]]ونو  ([[یهوديت]]، [[عیسویت]]، اسلام) له ډلې څخه دی، چې د نړۍ په کچه دویم ستر [[مذهب]] گڼل کېږي. د اسلام د دين لارويانو ته '''[[مسلمانان]]''' وايي. مسلمانان پدې گروهه دي چې [[الله]]&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; د انسانانو د لارښوونې لپاره وخت پر وخت، خپل استازي ([[پيغمبر|پيغمبران]]) رالېږلي، چې هریو خپله دنده د الهي اوامرو په رڼا کې په بشپړه توگه سرته رسولې.
د الهي استازو (پیغمرانو) وروستې استازې [[محمد]]&lt;sup&gt;([[صلی الله عليه وسلم|ص]])&lt;/sup&gt; دی.
[[دوتنه:Kaaba at night.jpg|thumb| [[کعبه شریفه]] چې په [[سعودي عربستان]] کی پرته ده دا د اسلام مرکز او د مسلمانانو [[قبله]] ده او دا هغه ځای دی کوم چې هر کال په زرگونه [[مسلمانان]] دلته د خدای د کور د زیارت لپاره راځې.]]
''اسلام'' &quot;تسليمۍ او غاړه اېښودنې ټه وایي&quot; يا په بله وينا ځان د الله تعالی رضا ته تسليمول. د اسلام د [[دين]] لاروي ته [[مسلمان]] ويل کېږي، مانا دا چې &quot;هغه څوک چې ځان يې الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; ته سپارلی او د هغه د احکامو اطاعت کوي، مسلمان گڼل کېږي&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;EoI-Islam&quot;&gt;{{cite encyclopedia | title=Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=L. Gardet | coauthors=J. Jomier | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Lanes Lexicon&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume4/00000137.pdf|title=Lane's lexicon |accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۷-۰۳}}&lt;/ref&gt; په ټوله نړۍ کې د ۱٫۱&amp;nbsp;بيليون او ۱٫۸&amp;nbsp;بيليون ترمېنځ وگړي د اسلام د دين لارويان دي، چې په همدې توگه وروسته د [[عيسويت]] نه [[اسلام]] د نړۍ دویم ستر [[دين]] گڼل کېږي.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#Islam |title=Major Religions of the World—Ranked by Number of Adherents |accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۷-۰۳ |format=HTML |work= |تاريخ الأرشيف=2010-01-29 |مسار الأرشيف=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129202506/http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#Islam |url-status=dead |خونديځ نېټه=2007-07-07 |خونديځ تړی=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707044255/http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#Islam |خونديځ-تړی=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707044255/http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#Islam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707044255/http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#Islam }}&lt;/ref&gt;

مسلمانان په دې عقیده دي ې الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; قرآن مجيد پر حضرت [[محمد]]&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt; نازل کړی، او محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt; د الله تعالی وروستی پيغمبر دی. مسلمانان پدې عقيده هم دي چې قرآن مجيد او سُنت (د حضرت محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt; خبرې او اعمال) د اسلام بنسټيزې سرچينې دي.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۱۹۹۶), p.۴۱
* Ghamidi (۲۰۰۱): [http://www.renaissance.com.pk/JulRefl2y6.html Sources of Islam] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614041859/http://www.renaissance.com.pk/JulRefl2y6.html |date=2013-06-14 }}&lt;/ref&gt; مسلمانان په دې عقيده هم دي چې حضرت محمد مصطفیٰ&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt; د يوه نوي دين په توگه د اسلام د دين بنسټگر نه ؤ، خو همدا وروستی پيغمبر د اسلام د دين د گروهې آرنۍ لمانځونکی او پرځای کوونکی دی چې پر زمکه يې بنسټ [[آدم]]&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt; ايښی چې بيا تر هغه وروسته حضرت ابراهيم&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt; او د هغه نه پخوانيو او وروستنيو، د خدای&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; ټولو پيغمبرانو يې د دغه دين او اصلي لارې بلنه ورکړې. مسلمانان دا عقيده لري چې په [[يهوديت]] او [[عيسويت]] کې د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; پيغام چې د بېلابېلو انبياو لخوا پر دوی نازل شوي، هغه د دوی لخوا د وخت په تېرېدو سره تحريف شوي، او ناسمه ترجماني يې شوې، که هغه په ليکلې بڼه وي او که پرته د ليکلې بڼې وي.&lt;ref name=&quot;Distorted&quot;&gt;See:
* Accad (۲۰۰۳): According to Ibn Taymiya, although only some Muslims accept the textual veracity of the entire Bible, most Muslims will grant the veracity of most of it.
* Esposito (۱۹۹۸), pp.۶٬۱۲
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), pp.۴–۵
* F. E. Peters (۲۰۰۳), p.۹
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Muhammad | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=F. Buhl | coauthors=A. T. Welch | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Tahrif | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=Hava Lazarus-Yafeh | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
د اسلام دين د گڼ شمېر اسلامي اعمالو يو غونډال دی. د دغه دين مننونکي بايد د اسلام د دين [[د پينځه ستنو]] مننونکي او پلي کونکي وي، د اسلام د دين پينځه ستنې له بېلابېلو فرايضو او دندو نه جوړ شوی او همدغه پينځه ستنې دي چې په يوې ټولنه کې مسلمانان سره متحده کوي.&lt;ref&gt;Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), p.۱۷&lt;/ref&gt; د اسلام د دين د پينځه ستنو سره سره، [[شريعت|اسلامي قانون]] (''شريعة'') د احکامونو يو دوديزه قضايي واک دی چې د مسلمانانو د ژوند او ټولنې هر اړخ يې اغېزمن کړی. په دې قانون کې هر څه رانغښتې دي، د عملي چارو نه نيولې لکه د خوراک، څښاک آن تر سوداگريزو او پانگه ايزو چارو او تر جگړايزو چارو پورې هر څه په دې قانون کې راغلي دي.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), pp.۱۱۱٬۱۱۲٬۱۱۸
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Shari'ah | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

نژدې ټول مسلمانان د اسلام په دوو لويو فريقو لکه سني او شيع پورې تړاو لري. د تشيع فرقه په ۷مه پېړۍ کې د مسلمانانو تر مېنځ د مذهبي او سياسي توپيرونو په پايله کې رامېنځ ته شوې. په اټکلي توگه ۸۵ په سلو کې مسلمانان د اهل سنت لارويان دي او ۱۵ په سلو کې د تشيع فرقې لارويان دي.په [[منځنی ختيځ]]، او همداراز د [[افريقا]] او [[آسيا]] په برخو کې د اسلام دين برلاسی دی. د دغه دين د مننونکو لويې ډلې په [[په چين کې د اسلام دين|چين]]، د بالکان هيوادونو په [[ختيځه اروپا]] او [[په روسيه کې د اسلام دين|روسيې]] کې شته. په لويديځه اروپا کې هم گڼ شمېر مسلمان مهاجرين مېشت دي او همدا راز په امريکا کې هم د مسلمانانو ټولنې شته. په سلو کې نژدې ۲۰٪ مسلمانان په عربو هېوادونو کې مېشت دي.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), p.۲۱
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), pp.۲٬۴۳&lt;/ref&gt;
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== آرپوهه ==
اسلام د عربي ژبې د درې تورو، {{ArabDIN|[[سين]]-[[لام]]-[[ميم]]}} ({{ar|'''س'''-'''ل'''-'''م'''}}) نه راوتلی. اسلام د همدغې ريښې يو تجريدي فعل دی چې مانا يې ده &quot;تسليم يا ځان سپارل، څان الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; ته سپارل، اطاعت کول او د سولې&quot; په مانا هم ده.

کله چې د پورتني ويي د ريښو په اړه په نورو ژبو کې څېړنه کوو، نو بيا په عبراني ژبه کې د پورتني وييکي ضمني ماناگانې هم راوځي. په عبراني ژبه کې د ''[[شلوم]]'' ويي، د (شين-لامد-ميم) نه خپلې ريښې اخلي ({{Ivrit|'''ש'''-'''ל'''-'''ם'''}}). په ډېرو [[سېمېټک ژبو]] کې د همدغه لغت ضمني ماناگانې شته، چې مانا يې بشپړکېدل، پوره کېدل، سر ته رسېدنه، ښه اوسېدنه، هوسا اوسېدنه، يو داسې اصطلاح چې په ژباړه کې اکثراً د سولې د وييکي مانا په ځان کې رانغاړي، ورکوي.

په قرآن کې هم د اسلام د لغت د مانا بېلابېل تعبيرونه راغلي. په ځينو ''[[ایت|آيتونو]]''، کې د اسلام کيفيت د يوې راسخې عقيدې په توگه تاکيد شوی: &quot;الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; که وغواړي چې د يو چا لارښونه وکړي، نو الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; د هغه سينه د اسلام لپاره پراخه کوي.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite quran|۶|۱۲۵|style=ref}}, {{cite quran|۶۱|۷|style=ref}}, {{cite quran|۳۹|۲۲|style=ref}}&lt;/ref&gt; نور آيتونه بيا ''اسلام'' او ''[[دين]]'' (اکثراً د &quot;مذهب&quot; په توگه ژباړل کېږي) د يو شي په توگه تعبيروي : &quot;نن، ما ستاسو دين ستاسو لپاره مکمل کړ؛ ما ستاسو لپاره خپل د برکتونو اچول مکمل کړل؛ ما ستاسو لپار د اسلام دين غوره کړ.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite quran|۵|۳|style=ref}}, {{cite quran|۳|۱۹|style=ref}}, {{cite quran|۳|۸۳|style=ref}}&lt;/ref&gt; ډېر نور خلک بيا اسلام داسې تعريفوي چې دا هغه دين دی چې انسان د همدې دين په مرسته بېرته الله تعالی ته ورستنېږي نسبت و دې ته چې د ايمان د اعمالو د تصديق په توگه وگڼلای شي.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۹|۷۴|style=ref}}, {{cite quran|۴۹|۱۴|style=ref}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=L. Gardet | coauthors=J. Jomier | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

هغه نور عربي وييونه چې د {{ar|'''س'''-'''ل'''-'''م'''}} نه راوتلي:

* [[سلام]], چې د &quot;سولې او سلامتۍ&quot; په مانا ده او د ورځيني روغبړ يوه اهمه کلمه ده, [[سلام عليکم|السلام عليکم]] (ته دې سلامت وې/سلامتي دې پر تا وي).
* السلام(سوله)د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; د ۹۹ مبارکو نومونو نه يو نوم دی چې په [[قران]] کې هم راغلی.
* [[مسلمان]], د اسلام د دين مننونکي ته وايي او مانا يې ده هغه څوک چې ځان الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; ته تسليم کوي او يا د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; اطاعت کوي.
* سلامه, د &quot;سلامتي,&quot; په مانا ده چې د &quot;خدای پامانۍ&quot; په وخت کې وييل کېږي، د &quot;مع السلامه&quot; مانا ( سلامتۍ سره[لاړ شه]) ده.

== عقيده ==

د اسلام بنسټيزه عقيده شهادت دی چې د گواهۍ مانا لري [[شهادت]] ('''  لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ''')&quot;نشته بل کوم څښټتن يا معبود پرته د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; نه او [[محمد|محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt;]] د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; پيغمبر دی.&quot; د دې لپاره چې څوک [[مسلمان]] شي، نو سړي ته پکار ده چې دغه پورتنی شهادت د يو څو شاهدانو مخکې ووايي او پرې ايمان راوړي. او که چېرته يو څوک غواړي چې اسلام ته راشي نو هغه يا هغې ته پکار ده چې بايد د زړه له صدق نه وغواړي او بيا د دې نه مخکې چې شهادت ووايي نو پکار ده چې د شهادت په اصلي مانا او مفهوم پوه وي.&lt;br /&gt;
مسلمانان په دې عقيده دي چې الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; انسانانو ته خپل پيغام د محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt; او د نورو پيغمبرانو لخوا لکه [[آدم|آدم&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt;]]، [[نوح|نوح&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt;]]، [[ابراهیم|ابراهيم&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt;]]، [[موسی|موسی&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt;]] او [[عيسی|عيسی&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt;]] له لورې په بېلابېلو وختونو کې رالېږلی. [[مسلمانان]] په دې عقيده هم دي چې [[محمد|محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt;]] د [[الله]]&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; وروستنی پيغمبر و او د هغه نه وروسته تر قيامته بل هېڅ کوم [[پيغمبر]] نه راځي. نو ددې پخاطر [[مسلمانان]] بايد د [[محمد|محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt;]] په لارښوونې تر قيامته پورې عمل وکړي.
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مسلمانان پدې عقيده دي چې قران د انسانانو د لارښوونې يو داسې کتاب دی چې تر اوسه پکې هېچا گوتې نه دي وهلي او پدې کتاب کې هېڅ کومه نيمگړتيا نشته، او هېڅ کله به پکې بدلون را نه شي، او دا د خدای له لورې انسانانو ته وروستی نازل شوی کتاب دی. مسلمانان دا هم وايي چې د انجيل او تورات هغه اسماني کتابونه دي چې د بېلابېلو مذهبي فرقو له لورې پکې لاسوهنې شوي په بل ډول سره ليکل شوي او په ناسمه توگه تعبير شوي او د دغو اسماني کتابونو اصلي بڼې اوس نه شته او د وخت په تېرېدو سره خلکو هماغه لومړني لارښوونې چې په اصلي اسماني کتابونو کې وه هېر کړي، او يا يې هم درغلي پکې کړې. نو ددغه ليد پر بنسټ الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; انسانانو ته د لارښوونې لپاره قرآن راولېږه چې په دې کې هماغه د اصلي انجيل او تورات لارښوونو سره سره د هغو وختونو د خلکو چې پېغمبران به يې ځورول او وژل به يې او د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; له احکامو د سرغړونې سره سره يې د خپل زاتي گټو لپاره د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; په کلام کې چې بدعتونه راوستلي دا ټول تاريخ ثبت دی. 
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مسلمانان دا هم وايي چې اسلام هماغه دين دی چې د آدم&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt; له وختونو نه او د نورو پيغمبرانو په وختونو کې هم وه، او دغو ټولو پيغمبرانو د همدغه مذهب په لار د تلو ټينگار کړی. اسلامي کتابونه او ليکنې د [[يهوديت]] او [[عيسويت]] د هغو اصلي لارښوونو نه راوتلي چې د ابراهيم&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt; په وختونو کې يې ښوونې شوي نو د همدغه پخاطر دا درېواړه مذهبونه يعنی يهوديت، عيسويت او اسلام چې درېواړه سره گډې ريښې لري، د ابراهيمي دينونو په نامه سره هم يادېږي.  په قرآن عظيم الشان کې يهوديانو او عيسويانو ته د اهل الکتاب يا هغه خلک چې کتابونه ورباندې نازل شوي، په نامه اشاره شوې ده.    
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اسلام يو [[دين]] دی، دين '''د ژوندون لار''' مانا لري او يا هم په بله وينا د لارښوونې لار.

&quot;د قرآن شريف له مخې مسلمانان بايد په خپل پاک رب باندې ايمان راوړي او د هغه وحدانيت ته د تسليمېدو سره سره، د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; په ټولو وحيو، نازل شوو کتابونو، د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; په پرښتو، د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; په پيغمبرانو او د قيامت په ورځ بايد ايمان ولري.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite quran|۲|۴|style=ref}}, {{cite quran|۲|۲۸۵|style=ref}}, {{cite quran|۴|۱۳۶|style=ref}}&lt;/ref&gt; په همدې توگه، نور عقايد هم شته چې د اسلام د دوه لويو فرقو تر مېنځ پکې د تعبيرونو توپير شته. د تشيع د لارې خلکو کې د امامت يو سياسي او روحاني لارښوونې يو نظام دود دی.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Farah (۲۰۰۳), p.۱۰۹
* مومن (۱۹۸۷), p.۱۷۶&lt;/ref&gt;

مسلمانان په دې گروهه دي چې الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; انسانانو ته خپل وروستی رسول محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt; ورلېږلی دی. او پر محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt; يې قرآن نازل کړی چې وروستی اسماني کتاب دی. د قرآن د نزول موده پوره دوه لسيزې وخت نيولی.&lt;ref&gt;Esposito (۲۰۰۴), pp.۱۷٬۱۸٬۲۱&lt;/ref&gt; په اسلام کې پيغمبران، خدای ته نژدې هغه انسانان دي چې خدای تعالی يې د خپل پيغام رسولو په موخه په انسانانو کې غوره کوي. مسلمانان په دې هم عقيده لري چې پيغمبران انسانان دي چې خدای ورته د انسانانو د لارښوونې، عبرت او د خپلو ادعاوؤ د ثبوت په خاطر د معجزو د ښودلو توان ورکړی. په اسلام کې پيغمبران هغه انسانان دي چې تر نورو انسانانو په تقوا او نېکۍ کې تکامل ته رسېدلي او همدوی د خدای غوره، بې مثاله بنده گان دي چې خدای د پرښتو له لارې خپل پيغام همدوی ته د وحيو په بڼه ور رسوي.&lt;ref&gt;وگورۍ:
* مومن (۱۹۸۷), p.۱۷۶
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۲۰}}&lt;/ref&gt; د اسلامي زده کړو نه داسې څرگندېږي چې د آدم نه وروسته د خدای ټول پيغمبرانو د اسلام د دين تبليغ او دعوت کړی، دا هغه دين دی چې يو خدای الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; د معبود په توگه راپېژندلی. په قرآن کې اسلام د &quot;هغه ازلي طبيعت چې پر بنسټ يې خدای مخلوقات خلق کړل&quot;,&lt;ref&gt;{{cite quran|۳۰|۳۰|style=ref}}&lt;/ref&gt; راپېژندل شوی او په قران کې دا هم راغلي چې د مسلمان ځانگړی نوم د ابراهيم لخوا د دې دين لارويانو ته ورکړ شوی.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۲۲|۷۸|style=ref}}
* &quot;اسلام&quot;, ''د مذهب دايرة المعارف''&lt;/ref&gt;

د تاريخ له مخې د اسلام دين په ۷مه پېړۍ کې په عربستان کې رامېنځ ته شوی.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Islam&quot;, ''د مذهب دايرة المعارف''&lt;/ref&gt; په اسلامي ليکنو کې يهوديت او عيسويت هغه دوه دينونه دي چې د ابراهيم&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt; پيغمبر د لارښوونو وروسته د بېلابېلو پيغمبرانو په وخت کې رامېنځ ته شوي. په قرآن کې يهوديان او عيسويان د اهل الکتاب يا د کتابونو د خلکو په توگه پېژندل شوي، او د هغو خلکو نه چې ډېر خدايان پالي او عبادت يې کوي، تر مېنځ په ښکاره توپير پېژندل کېږي. مسلمانان په دې عقيده دي چې د پخوانيو اسماني کتابونو لکه زبور، [[تورات]] او [[انجيل]] سپېڅلي کتابونه د تاريخ په بېلابېلو پړاؤونو کې د ترجمې او متن په برخه کې تحريف شوي او اوس همدا سپېڅلي کتابونه پخپلو آرنيو بڼو هېڅ نه شته.

=== [[د افغانستان ولايتونه|د]] عقيدې شپږ ارکان ===
مسلمانان شپږ بنسټيزه ارکانونو باندې عقيده لري:

# د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; په وحدانيت باندې ايمان راوړل او يواځی الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; ته عبادت او اطاعت کول او د هغه نه مرسته غوښتل ''[[توحيد]]''.
# د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; په پيغمبرانو باندې ايمان راوړل ([[پېغمبران#د اسلام له نظره|''انبيا‌ء'']])  چې ټول پېغمبران (''[[رسول]]'') د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; له خوا رالېږل شوي. ([[د اسلام پېغمبران]] وگورۍ.)
# په اسماني کتابونو عقيده(''[[کتب]]''):
#* په [[ابراهيمي صحيفو]] (ابراهيم&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt; باندې نازل شوې صحيفې)
#* په [[تورات]] باندې ايمان راوړل چې همدا کتاب پر [[موسی|موسی&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt;]] باندې نازل شوی.
#* په [[زبور]] باندې ايمان راوړل چې همدا کتاب پر [[داود|داود&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt;]] باندې نازل شوی.
#* په [[انجيل]] باندې ايمان راوړل چې همدا کتاب پر [[عيسی|عيسی&lt;sup&gt;(ع)&lt;/sup&gt;]] باندې نازل شوی.
#* په [[قرآن]] باندې ايمان راوړل چې همدا کتاب پر [[محمد|محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt;]] باندې نازل شوی.  
# د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; په پرښتو باندې.(''[[پرښتې#د اسلام له نظره|ملايکه]]'').
# په قيامت او وروسته د مرگ نه د بيا ژوندي کېدلو عقيده (''[[قيامة]]'')  (په [[جنت]] او [[دوزخ]] عقيده). (يادونه: کله ناکله دغه وروستۍ موضوع باندې ځانگړی بحث کېږی, او په همدې توگه د عقيدې ارکان اوو ته رسېږي.)
# په قسمت عقيده([[تقدير]]).

د اسلام بنسټيزه عقيده په [[پښتو]] ژبه :
:: &quot;زه شهادت ورکوم چې پرته د الله تعالی د ذات نه بل کوم ذات نه شته؛ او زه شهادت ورکوم چې محمد&lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt; د هغه پيغمبر دی.&quot;
:: &quot;زه په الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; ايمان راوړم؛ او د هغه په ملايکو؛ او د هغه په کتابونو؛ او د هغه په پيغمبرانو؛ او د محشر په ورځ؛ او په تقدير؛ او ټول شيان د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; له خوا نه دي، او پس د مرگ نه ژوندون حق دی.&quot;

=== د اسلام پينځه بنسټونه ===
{{آرنی|د اسلام پينځه بنسټونه|د مذهب څانگې|د مذهب ريښې}}
[[دوتنه:Supplicating Pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram. Mecca, Saudi Arabia.jpg|بټنوک|کيڼ|د حج د لمانځنو يو منظر. په مکه کې کعبې، [[مسجد الحرام]] ته سفر د اسلامي فرايضو څخه يو فرض دی چې هر مسلمان يې په ټول ژوند کې يو ځل ترسره کړي.]]
د مسلمانانو دوه لويې فرقې سني او شعيه مسلمانان جوړوي. په اسلامي نړئ کې د شعيه گانو په پرتله ډېرئ مسلمانان سنيان دي، خو په څينو هېوادونو کې لکه د منڅنئ آسيا هېوادونه ايران او عراق بيا شعيه مسلمانان ډېرکئ مذهبي ډله جوړوي. خو په نورو هېوادونو کط لکه سعودي عربستان، اندونيزيا او [[پاکستان]] کې سني مسلمان د هغه هېوادونو په مذهبي ټولنو کې ډېرکۍ برخه جوړوي.

د سني مسلمانانو بنسټيزه ارکان [[د اسلام پينځه ستنې|د اسلام پينځه ستنو]] په نامه يادېږي&lt;sup&gt;[[#Notes|2]]&lt;/sup&gt;، خو شيعه مسلمانان بيا يو څه مختلفه نومونپوهنه، چې د سني مسلمانانو د پينځه اهمو بنسټونو تر څنگ، د دين ريښې او لس عمده اعمال د دې مذهب د طريقو نه گڼل کېږي. خو ټول مسلمانان بيا په همدې پينځه بنسټيزو فرايضو او گروهو سره پوهاوی او سره يوه خوله دي چې سني مسلمانان يې د اسلام د پينځه ستنو په نوم پېژني او شيعه مسلمانان يې د دين د څانگو او ريښو اهم عناصر بولي.

* [[شهادت]]: د تصديق په مانا دی، چې يو مسلمان د الله &lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; نه پرته بل څوک د عبادت وړ نه گڼي او همداراز د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; د وحدانيت ([[توحيد]]) او د محمد &lt;sup&gt;(ص)&lt;/sup&gt;  د الله &lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; رسول ([[نبوت]]) او غلام په توگه مني .
* [[لمونځ]]: هره ورځ پينځه وخته لمونځ کول.
* [[روژه]]: د روژې په مياشت کې د لمرخاته نه تر لمرپرېواته روژه نيول.
* [[زکات]]: زکات ورکول.
* [[حج]]:د مکی زیارت په ټولو مسلمانانو باندی په ژوند کې یوځل فرض دی او هغه هم په هغو کسانو باندې چې د ادا کولو وس یې ولري.
شعيه او سنيان دواړه په لاندنيو گروهو باندې باور لري، خو دغه دوه فرقې همدا عقايد په بېلابېلو ډلبنديو وېشي او هره ډله ورته ځانگړی تعبير لري:
* [[عدل]]: د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; عدل.
* [[قيامت]]: د خېر او شر د مالومولو ورځ.
* [[امر بل معروف]]: د ښو امر.
* [[نهي عن المنکر]]: د بدو نه ډډه.
* [[جهاد|الجهاد في سبيل الله]]: د الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; د رضا لپاره هڅه کوشش او زيار.

هغه عقايد چې د شيعه مذهب لارويان پرې معتقد دي او سني مسلمانان پرې عقيده نه لري هغه دا دي::
* [[امامت]]: ديني لارښوونه، ديني مشري، ديني رهبري. د علي او د هغه د اولاد رهبري او امامت د خدای لخوا نه د لارښوونې لپاره ټاکل شوی و.
* [[تولا]]: د [[اهل البيت]] او د هغوی د لارويانو سره مينه.
* [[تبارة]]: د اهل البيت د دښمنانو نه ځان بېلول او ليري والی.
* [[خمس]]: د گټې لپاره د ماليې ورکړه.

که څه هم چې داسې مسلمانان هم شته چې نه د تشيع او نه هم د سني په ډلو کې ځانونه شمېري او دا هغه مسلمانان دي چې د قرآني دلايلو له مخې په اسلام کې د فرقې او د ډلې جوړول حرام گڼي، دا هغه مسلمانان دي چې په ساده توگه ځانونه 'مسلمانان' بولي.
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&quot;هغه څوک چې ځانونه په ډلو وېشي هغه زموږ د ډلې خلک نه دي. د هغوی فېصله الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; ته مالومه ده، الله&lt;sup&gt;(ج)&lt;/sup&gt; به هغوی له هر هغه څه نه خبر کړي کوم چې دوی ترسره کړي.&quot;

=== خدای ===
:''آرنۍ ليکنې: [[الله]] / [[خدای]]
{{آرنی|په اسلام کې د خدای انځور}}
په اسلام کې تر ټولو لومړنی بنسټيزه موخه د خدای د وحدانيت منل دي چې دې ته توحيد وايي. په اسلام کې توحيد يو مطلق امر دی چې ترې هېڅ انکار نه کېږي او دا هڅکله يوه نسبي او يا هم په کومه بله مانا د نسبي شراکت مانا نه ورکوي. د قرآن مجيد په [[سورة الاخلاص]] کې خدای داسې راپېژندل شوی:

:''ووايه &quot;خدای هغه دی، يوازې او بې ساری. الله تل پايېدونکی، په بشپړه توگه له ځان نه بسيا مالک. نه  څوک يې زېږولي، او نه له چا نه زېږېدلی. او د الله په شان هېڅ بل څه نه شته.&quot;

په عربي ژبه کې ''الله'' د خدای په مانا دی. د آرپوهنې له مخې دا لغت د ''الهه'' &quot;[[معبود]]&quot; لغت سره ډېر نژدې دی، د ''الله'' نوم د عيسوي او يهودي عربانو لخوا هم د خپل معبود په يادولو کې کارېږي، دغه نوم د محمد نه مخکې مخينه لري او د دغه ځانگړی نوم مخينه د ابراهيمي مذهبونو د خدای نه پرته د يو بل معبود نورې توپيري ځانگړنې نه څرگندوي.

د &quot;الله&quot; نوم يو جمع او يا د جنس نوم نه دی، دا يو خاص نوم دی، دا نوم د &quot;خدای&quot; د نوم سره توپير لري، دا په دې سبب چې د خدای نوم د جمع بڼه لري او جنسيت هم ترې څرگندېدلای شي د ساري په توگه خدايان چې د همدې نوم جمع بڼه ده. په اسلام کې د الله پېژندنه په قرآن کې داسې شوې:
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:''&quot;(الله دی) د اسمانونو او زمکې جوړونکی: هغه ستاسو او د څارويو له مېنځه ستاسو لپاره جوړې جوړې کړي، او په دې توگه هغه تاسې په گڼ شمېر جوړ کړي ياست: داسې هېڅ کوم بل معبود نشته پرته له (الله) نه او د هغه په شان هېڅ نشته، او الله دی چې هر څه اوري او ليدلی شي&quot;

The implicit usage of the [[definite article]] in ''Allah'' linguistically indicates the divine unity. Muslims believe that the God they worship is the same as the Judeo-Christian God, i.e. the God of Abraham. However, Muslims reject the Christian theology concerning the trinity of God (the doctrine of the [[Trinity]] which regards Jesus as the eternal [[Son of God]]), seeing it as akin to [[polytheism]]. Quoting from the Qur'an,
[[sura]] [[An-Nisa]](۴) :۱۷۱:

:''&quot;O People of the Scripture! Do not transgress the limits of your religion, and do not say about God except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, was only a messenger of God, and His word that He had sent to Mary, and a revelation from Him. Therefore, you shall believe in GOD and His messengers. You shall not say, &quot;Trinity&quot;. You shall refrain from this for your own good. God is only one God. Be He glorified; He is much too glorious to have a son. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. God suffices as Lord and Master.&quot;''

No Muslim visual images or depictions of God exist because such artistic depictions may lead to [[idolatry]] and are thus disdained. Such [[aniconism]] can also be found in Judeo-Christian theology. Moreover, most Muslims believe that God is [[Spiritual being|incorporeal]], making any two- or three- dimensional depictions impossible. Instead, Muslims describe God by the many [[۹۹ Names of God|divine attributes]] mentioned in the [[Qur'an]]. All but one Sura (chapter) of the Qur'an begins with the phrase &quot;In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful&quot;. These are regarded as the most important divine attributes, at least in the sense that Muslims repeat them most frequently during their prayers ([[salat]]) and throughout their daily lives.

د اسلام بنسټيز اصل ''[[توحيد]]'' دی—توحيد په يوه او يوازيني خدای عقيدې ته وايي. په اسلام کې د خدای لپاره د عربي ژبې اصطلاح ''الله'' کارېږي; اکثراً عالمان په دې عقيده دي چې دا اصطلاح د '[['ال-]]'' (د مشخص کولو ادات) او ''[[اله]]'' (معبود) د وييونو نه اشتقاق شوي چې مانا يې يوازيني خدای ته اشاره کوي، خو ځينې نور عالمان بيا د همدې نوم آر او اصل د آرامايک ژبې لغت ''الهه'' گڼي.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* &quot;اسلام او عيسويت&quot;, ''د عيسويت پوهنغونډ'' (۲۰۰۱): Arabic-speaking [[Christian]]s and [[Jew]]s also refer to God as ''Allāh''.
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Allah | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=L. Gardet | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt; د اسلام په پينځو بنسټيزو ستنو کې لومړنۍ ستنه يې توحيد بلل کېږي چې د ''شهادة'' يا (منښت) په ډول اظهارېږي، شهادة داسې ده چې: ''''له حقيقي معبود نه پرته بل خدای نشته، او محمد&lt;sup&gt;ص&lt;/sup&gt;  د خدای ټاکل شوی پيغمبر دی''''. په دوديزه اسلامپوهنه کې، خدای د انساني عقل او پوهاوي نه پورته معبود گڼل کېږي; مسلمانان نه شي کولای چې خدای په يوه بڼه انځور کړي يوازې له دې چې بايد د داسې لوی معبود عبادت او اطاعت وکړي او خدای خپل يوازينی ساتونکی او ژغورونکی وگڼي. که څه هم چې مسلمانان عيسی&lt;sup&gt;ع&lt;/sup&gt; د يو پيغمبر په توگه پېژني، خو دوی بيا د عيسويانو د درېگونۍ عقيده، چې مسلمانان يې د شرک بولي په کلکه ردوي. په اسلامپوهنه کې عيسی&lt;sup&gt;ع&lt;/sup&gt; د نورو پيغمبرانو په څېر د خدای بنده او د انسان په توگه پېژندل کېږي او د عيسويانو هغه عقيده چې عيسی&lt;sup&gt;ع&lt;/sup&gt; د خدای د ځوی په توگه پېژني په کلکه ردوي;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite encyclopedia | title=Tathlith, Trinity | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an Online | author=David Thomas | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۱}}: Contrary to Muslim understanding, some scholars have suggested that the Qur'an only opposes certain deviant forms of Trinitarian belief.&lt;/ref&gt; د قرآن په يوه سوره کې د خدای څرگندونه داسې شوې &quot;ووايه هغه الله دی يوازې، الله هېچا ته اړ نه دی او ټول هغه ته اړ دي، نه د هغه څوک اولاد دی او نه هغه د چا اولاد دی او هېڅوک د هغه سيال نشته.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۱۱۲|۱|end=۴|style=ref}}
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), pp.۷۴–۷۶
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), p.۲۲
* Griffith (۲۰۰۶), p.۲۴۸
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Allah, Tawhid | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | author=D. Gimaret | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== قران عظيم الشان ===
[[انځور:FirstSurahKoran.jpg|thumb|upright|د قرآن لومړنۍ سوره [[سورة الفاتحة|الفاتحه]] د قران عظيم شان د لاسي نسخې يو انځور.]]

قرآن شريف د مسلمانانو سپېڅلی کتاب دی او دوی په همدغه آسماني کتاب باندې ايمان راوړی. د قرآن لغوي مانا  “لوستنه” ده. مسلمانان په دې باور دي چې قرآن يو آسماني کتاب دی چې د الله (جل جلاله) په وروستي نبي حضرت محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم باندې نازل شوی دی. دا سپېڅلی کتاب د ۶۱۰ ز. کال نه تر ۶۳۲ ز. پورې په بېلابېلو وختونو کې د الله تعالی له لوري او د حضرت جبراييل عليه السلام په منځگړتوب پر حضرت محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم باندې د وحيو په څېر نازل شوی. چې د وحيو په وختونو کې حضرت محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم حفظ کړی او بيا د الله تعالی د وروستي نبي د يارانو له خوا راټول شوی او پر ډبرليکونو او پاڼو ليکل شوی.

مسلمانان په دې باور دي چې له کومې ورځ نه الله تعالی قرآن شريف پر محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم نازل کړی له هماغې ورځې نه تر ننه پورې قرآن شريف په خپلې آرنۍ بڼې پاتې دی چې بيا د حضرت محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم نه وروسته د هغه لارويانو چې قرآن شريف يې حفظ کړی وه وليکه او په همدې توگه يې قرآن شريف په ليکنې بڼه خوندي کړ. مسلمان عالمان ددې خبرې منښته کوي چې قرآن شريف د اسلام د درېيم خليفه حضرت عثمان (رض) د واکمنۍ پر مهال په ليکلې بڼه سره راټول شو، چې په دې توگه د قرآن شريف د بېلابېلو برخو د راټولولو او سره يوځای کولو نېټه له ۶۵۰ ز پېر نه تر ۶۵۶ ز پېر پورې ښودل شوی. او وروسته له دې چې قرآن شريف ليکلې بڼه وموندله نو بيا د هماغه خليفه د واکمنۍ پر مهال د قرآن شريف لمېسې جوړې شوې او د اسلامي خلافت بېلابېلو ولايتونو ته يې لمېسې ولېږل شوې.

There are numerous traditions, and many conflicting academic theories, as to the provenance of the Qur'anic verses that were eventually assembled into a single volume. (This is covered in greater detail in [[Qur'an]]). Most Muslims accept the account recorded in several hadith, which state that [[Abu Bakr]], The First Caliph, ordered his personal secretary [[Zayd ibn Thabit]] to collect and record all the authentic verses of the Qur'an, as preserved in written form or oral tradition. Zayd's written collection, privately treasured by Prophet Muhammad's wife [[Hafsa bint Umar]], was, according to Muslim sources, later used by Uthman and is thus the basis of today's Qur'an.

Uthman's version, organized the suras roughly in order of length (excepting the brief opening surah [[Al-Fatiha]]), with the longest suras at the start of the Qur'an and the shortest ones at the end. More conservative views state that the order of most suras was divinely set. Later scholars have struggled to put the suras in chronological order, and among Muslim commentators, at least, there is a rough consensus as to which suras were revealed in [[Makkan sura|Mecca]] and which at [[Medinan sura|Medina]], with distinctive characteristics observed within these two subgroups. Some suras (e.g. surat [[Iqra]]) are thought to have been revealed in parts at separate times.

To understand the notion of &quot;variants&quot; within the received Qur'anic text, one must understand that Arabic had not yet fully developed as a written language. The Qur'an was first recorded in written form (date uncertain) in the [[Hijazi]], [[Mashq]], [[Ma'il]], and [[Kufic]] scripts; these scripts write consonants only and do not supply vowels. (Imagine an English text that wrote the word 'bed' as &quot;BD,&quot; and required the reader to infer, from context, that the reference was to &quot;bed&quot; - and not to 'bad&quot; or &quot;bide.&quot;) Because there were differing oral traditions of recitation as non-native Arabic speakers converted to Islam, there was some disagreement as to the exact reading of many (vowel-free) verses. Eventually, scripts were  developed that used diacritical markings (known as ''points'') to indicate the vowels. For hundreds of years after Uthman's recension, Muslim scholars argued as to the correct pointing and reading of Uthman's (unpointed) official text.{{citation needed}} Eventually, most commentators accepted seven variant readings ([[qira'at]]) of the Qur'an as canonical, while agreeing that the differences among the seven are minor and do not affect the meaning of the text.

The form of the Qur'an most used today is the [[Al-Azhar]] text of ۱۹۲۳, prepared by a committee at the prestigious [[Cairo]] university of Al-Azhar.

The Qur'an early became a focus of Muslim devotion and eventually a subject of theological controversy among skeptics. In the [[۸th century]], the [[Mu'tazili]]s claimed that the Qur'an was created in time and was not eternal. Their opponents, of various schools, claimed that the Qur'an was eternal and perfect, existing in heaven before it was revealed to Muhammad. The [[Ashari]] theology (which ultimately became predominant) held that the Qur'an was uncreated.

Most Muslims regard paper copies of the Qur'an with extreme veneration, wrapping them in a clean cloth, keeping them on a high shelf, and washing as for prayers before reading the Qur'an. Old Qur'ans are not destroyed as wastepaper, but burned.

اکثره مسلمانان د قرآن ځينې برخې او يا ټول قرآن په آرنۍ ژبه (عربي) حفظ کوي. هغه څوک چې قرآن يې په بشپړه توگه حفظ کړی وي د حافظ په نامه يادېږي. په مسلمانانو کې د قرآن حفظ کول د هېښتيا خبره نه ده، نن ورځ د نړۍ په بېلابېلو هېوادونو کې په ميليونونو حافظين ژوندي دي چې د ټول قرآن متن يې له ياده زده دی.

د عقيدې د پيل د ورځو نه اکثره مسلمانان په دې اند دي چې قرآن يو مکمل اسماني کتاب دی چې په عربي ژبه نازل شوی. د دغه کتاب ژباړې د انساني هلو ځلو او د انساني تېروتنو نه تشې هڅې نه دي، همداراز په ژباړو کې د مومنانو د الهامي شاعرۍ کمښت څوک په قرآن کې موندلی شي. نو په همدې خاطر د قرآن ژباړې يوازې پر قرآن تبصرې گڼل کېږي او يا هم د مطلب ژباړه، او پخپله د قرآن نه. او په همدې دليل د قرآن په ډېرو نوو چاپ شويو نخسو کې د عربي متن په يوه مخ او د متن ژباړه په بل مخ راغلې.

قرآن شريف له ۱۱۴ [[سورت|سورتونو]] يا څپرکو نه جوړ شوی دی چې همدا ټول سورتونه ۶،۲۳۶ ''[[آيت|آيتونه]]'' لري. The chronologically earlier suras, revealed at Mecca, are primarily concerned with ethical and spiritual topics. The later Medinan suras mostly discuss social and moral issues relevant to the Muslim community.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۷}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Qur'an | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۷}}
&lt;/ref&gt; The Qur'an is more concerned with moral guidance than legal instruction, and is considered the &quot;sourcebook of Islamic principles and values&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;Esposito (۲۰۰۴), p.۷۹&lt;/ref&gt; Muslim jurists consult the ''hadith'', or the written record of Muhammad's life, to both supplement the Qur'an and assist with its interpretation. The science of Qur'anic commentary and exegesis is known as ''[[tafsir]]''.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), pp.۷۹–۸۱
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Tafsir | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۷}}&lt;/ref&gt;

The word ''Qur'an'' means &quot;recitation&quot;. When Muslims speak in the abstract about &quot;the Qur'an&quot;, they usually mean the scripture as recited in Arabic rather than the printed work or any translation of it. To Muslims, the Qur'an is perfect only as revealed in the original Arabic; translations are necessarily deficient because of language differences, the fallibility of translators, and the impossibility of preserving the original's inspired style. Translations are therefore regarded only as commentaries on the Qur'an, or &quot;interpretations of its meaning&quot;, not as the Qur'an itself.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Teece (۲۰۰۳), pp.۱۲٬۱۳
* C. Turner (۲۰۰۶), p.۴۲
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Qur'an | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}: The word ''Qur'an'' was invented and first used in the Qur'an itself. There are [[Quran#Etymology|two different theories]] about this term and its formation.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== پرښتې ===
{{آرنی|په اسلام کې د پرښتو انځور}}
د اسلام په دين کې د الله (جل جلاله) په پرښتو عقيده د ايمان جز گڼل کېږي. په عربي ژبه پرښتې ته (''ملک'') وايي چې د همدغه لغت مانا ده &quot;پيغام رسونکی&quot;، په عبراني ژبه کې همداسې ورته نوم (''ملخ'') د پرښتې په مانا ده خو په يوناني ژبه بيا پرښتې ته (''انجېلوس'') وايي. د قراني مالوماتو له مخې، پرښتې د خپلې خوښې واک په لاس کې نه لري، او په مکمله توگه د الله تعالی په عبادت کې بوختې دي.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite quran|۲۱|۱۹|end=۲۰|style=ref}}, {{cite quran|۳۵|۱|style=ref}}&lt;/ref&gt; قران کې دا هم راغلي چې د پرښتو په کارونو کې د الله تعالی حکمونه منل او د الله تعالی پيغامونو رسولو برسېره، پرښتې تل د الله په ثنا او صفت په عبادت بوختې دي، او د انسانانو اعمال ثبتوي ددې سره سره پرښتې د الله (جل جلاله) په حکم د انسانانو د مړينې په وخت کې روحونه باسي. داسې هم انگېرل کېږي چې پرښتې د انسان او الله تعالی ترمېنځ منځگړتوب کوي. قرآن شريف، پرښتې موږ ته داسې راڅرگندوي لکه &quot;يو ډول پيغام رسونکي چې دوه، درې يا څلور جوړه وزرې لري: خدای هماغسې خپل مخلوق جوړوي څنگه چې يې خوښه وي...&quot;&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۳۵|۱|style=ref}}
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), pp.۲۶–۲۸
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Malā'ika | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=W. Madelung | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Angel | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an Online | author=Gisela Webb | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== محمد&lt;sup&gt;([[صلی الله عليه وسلم|ص]])&lt;/sup&gt; ===
{{آرنی|محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم}}

حضرت محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم (c. ۵۷۰ – [[جولای ۶]] [[۶۳۲]]) د الله تعالی وروستی نبي، يو مذهبي، سياسي او پوځي عرب و چې د همدغه نبي د اسلام د دين بيرغ لوړ کړ او د اديانو په تاريخ کې يې د اسلام نوم هم وځلاوه. مسلمانان په دې گروهه دي چې حضرت محمد (صلی الله علیه وسلم) د يوه نوي مذهب بنسټ ايښودونکی نه دی، بلکه د اسلام د اصلي دين چې د حضرت آدم عليه السلام او حضرت ابراهيم او د نورو پيغمبرانو دين و، د هماغه دين بيا پرځای کونکی دی. مسلمانان په دې عقيده هم دي چې حضرت محمد د الله تعالی وروستی پيغمبر او د نورو پيغمبرانو په ډله کې د لويې مرتبې خاوند پيغمبر و.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۱۹۹۸), p.۱۲
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), pp.۴–۵
* F. E. Peters (۲۰۰۳), p.۹
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Muhammad | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۷}}&lt;/ref&gt;
دروند پیغمبر د خپل خوږ ژوند په وروستیو ۲۳ کلونو کې، یانې د ۴۰ کلني عمر په پیل کې د الله له لوري د ایاتو د نازلولو لړۍ پیل شوه، چې د دغو ایاتونو ټولگه د قرآن په نوم یادیږي چې دغه آیتونه بیا د صحابه و لخوا یاد کیدل.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۱۸|۱۱۰|style=ref}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Muhammad | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=F. Buhl | coauthors=A. T. Welch | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

[[انځور:Masjid Nabawi. Medina, Saudi Arabia.jpg|بټنوک|220px|کيڼ|[[مسجد النبوي]] (&quot;د پيغمبر(صلی الله علیه وسلم) جومات&quot;) په مدينه کې د حضرت محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم مقبره هم ده.|link=Special:FilePath/Masjid_Nabawi._Medina,_Saudi_Arabia.jpg]]

په دغه کې وخت محمد [[صلی الله عليه وسلم|ص]] د مکې خلکو ته په تبلیغ باندې پیل وکړ، تر څو دوې له شرک څخه راوباسي او د اسلام لور ته یې راوبلي. که څه چې محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم ځینې کسان اسلام ته راواړول خو په دې کار سره دی او د ده لارویان د مکې د چارواکو او لارښودگرانو لخوا تر زور او اذیت لاندې راغلل. چې بیا وروسته له ۱۳ کلنو څخه په کال ۶۲۲ کې محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم او نور مسلمانان له مکې څخه مدینه (رسما '''یثرب''' نومیږي) ته کډه شول.

There, with the Medinan converts (''[[Ansar (Islam)|Ansar]]'') and the Meccan migrants (''[[Muhajirun]]''), Muhammad established his political and [[Theocracy|religious authority]]. Within years, two battles had been fought against Meccan forces: the [[Battle of Badr]] in ۶۲۴, which was a Muslim victory, and the [[Battle of Uhud]] in ۶۲۵, which ended inconclusively. Conflict with Medinan Jewish clans who opposed the Muslims led to their exile, enslavement or death, and the Jewish enclave of [[Battle of Khaybar|Khaybar]] was subdued. At the same time, Meccan trade routes were cut off as Muhammad brought surrounding desert tribes under his control.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* F.E.Peters(۲۰۰۳), pp.۷۸٬۷۹٬۱۹۴ 
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۲۳–۲۸&lt;/ref&gt; By ۶۲۹ Muhammad was victorious in the nearly bloodless [[Conquest of Mecca]], and by the time of his death in ۶۳۲ he ruled over the [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian peninsula]].&lt;ref name=&quot;EoI-Muhammad&quot;&gt;{{cite encyclopedia | title=Muhammad | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=F. Buhl | coauthors=A. T. Welch | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

In Islam, the &quot;[[normative]]&quot; example of Muhammad's life is called the ''[[Sunnah]]'' (literally &quot;trodden path&quot;). This example is preserved in traditions known as [[hadith]] (&quot;reports&quot;), which recount his words, his actions, and his personal characteristics. The classical Muslim jurist [[ash-Shafi'i]] (d. ۸۲۰) emphasized the importance of the Sunnah in [[Sharia|Islamic law]], and Muslims are encouraged to emulate Muhammad's actions in their daily lives. The Sunnah is seen as crucial to guiding interpretation of the Qur'an.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* ''Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World'' (۲۰۰۳), p.۶۶۶
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Hadith | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=J. Robson | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Sunna | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=D. W. Brown | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== د قيامت ورځ ===
{{آرنی|قيامت}}
د &quot;جزا په ورځ&quot;، يعنی ''[[قيامت|د قيامت په ورځې]]'' ايمان لرل د اسلام يوه بنسټيزه گروهه ده. مسلمانان په دې عقيده دي چې د قيامت ورځ د الله تعالی له خوا ټاکل شوی چې په يوه ځانگړي وخت کې به وي خو انسانانو ته يې وخت نه دی څرگند. د قيامت د ورځې د محکمې او کړاونه په هکله په قرآن او حديثونو کې هم بیان شوي، او همدارنگه د اسلامي علماوو په تفسيرونو کې.
The Qur'an emphasizes [[Resurrection of the Dead|bodily resurrection]], a break from the [[pre-Islamic Arabia]]n understanding of death. It states that resurrection will be followed by the gathering of mankind, culminating in their judgment by God.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* &quot;Resurrection&quot;, ''The New Encyclopedia of Islam'' (۲۰۰۳)
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Avicenna | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}: Ibn Sīnā, Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAbd Allāh b. Sīnā is known in the West as &quot;Avicenna&quot;.
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Qiyama | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=L. Gardet | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

The Qur'an lists several sins that can condemn a person to hell, such as disbelief, [[riba|usury]] and dishonesty. Muslims view paradise (''[[jannah]]'') as a place of joy and bliss, with Qur'anic references describing its features and the physical pleasures to come. There are also references to a greater joy—acceptance by God (''ridwān'').&lt;ref&gt;{{cite quran|۹|۷۲|style=ref}}&lt;/ref&gt; Mystical traditions in Islam place these heavenly delights in the context of an ecstatic awareness of God.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Smith (۲۰۰۶), p.۸۹; ''Encyclopedia of Islam and Muslim World'', p.۵۶۵
* &quot;Heaven&quot;, ''The Columbia Encyclopedia'' (۲۰۰۰)
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Garden | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an Online | author=Asma Afsaruddin | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۸}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Paradise | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== تقدير ===
{{آرنی|تقدير}}

In accordance with the Islamic belief in [[predestination]], or divine preordainment (''al-qadā wa'l-qadar''), God has full knowledge and control over all that occurs. This is explained in Qur'anic verses such as &quot;Say: 'Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our protector'…&quot;&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۹|۵۱|style=ref}}
* D. Cohen-Mor (۲۰۰۱), p.۴: &quot;The idea of predestination is reinforced by the frequent mention of events 'being written' or 'being in a book' before they happen: 'Say: &quot;Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us…&quot;&amp;nbsp;'&amp;nbsp;&quot;
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Fate | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an Online | author=Ahmet T. Karamustafa | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}: The verb ''qadara'' literally means &quot;to measure, to determine&quot;. Here it is used to mean that &quot;God measures and orders his creation&quot;.&lt;/ref&gt; For Muslims, everything in the world that occurs, good or evil, has been preordained and nothing can happen unless permitted by God. In Islamic theology, divine preordainment does not suggest an absence of God's indignation against evil, because any evils that do occur are thought to result in future benefits men may not be able to see. According to Muslim theologians, although events are pre-ordained, man possesses free will in that he has the faculty to choose between right and wrong, and is thus responsible for his actions. According to Islamic tradition, all that has been decreed by God is written in ''al-Lawh al-Mahfūz'', the &quot;Preserved Tablet&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Farah (۲۰۰۳), pp.۱۱۹–۱۲۲
* Patton (۱۹۰۰), p.۱۳۰&lt;/ref&gt;

The Shi'a understanding of predestination is called &quot;divine justice&quot; (''Adalah''). This doctrine, originally developed by the [[Mu'tazila]], stresses the importance of man's responsibility for his own actions. In contrast, the Sunni deemphasize the role of individual free will in the context of God's creation and foreknowledge of all things.&lt;ref&gt;Momen (۱۹۸۷), pp.۱۷۷٬۱۷۸&lt;/ref&gt;

=== اسلام او دا آخرت په ورځ ایمان ===
{{آرنی|د اخرت په ورځ ایمان}}

Islamic [[eschatology]] is concerned with the ''[[Qiyamah]]'' ([[End of the world (religion)|end of the world]]) and the final  judgment of humanity. Like [[Christianity]] and [[Judaism]], Islam teaches the bodily [[resurrection]] of the dead, the fulfilment of a divine plan for creation, and the immortality of the human soul. In Islamic belief, the righteous are rewarded with the pleasures of ''Jannah'' ([[Paradise]]), while the unrighteous are punished in ''[[Jahannam]]'' (a fiery [[Hell]], from the Hebrew ''ge-hinnom'' or &quot;valley of Hinnom&quot;; usually rendered in English as [[Gehenna]]). A significant portion of the Qur'an deals with these beliefs, with many ''[[hadith]]'' elaborating on the themes and details.

== تنظيمونه ==
=== اسلامي واک ===
داسې هېڅ کوم رسمي اسلامي واک نشته چې په اسلام کې د يو کس د منلو او يا هم د اسلامي ټولنې ('''''اُمة''''' ''يانې ملت يا کورنۍ'') نه د رټلو واک په لاس کې ولري. اسلام خپلې دروازې پرته د کوم توپير، تعصب، رنگ، جنس، عمر او پخواني عقايدو نه د ټولو پر مخ پرانيستې دي او ټولو ته په دغه دين کې د ننوتلو اجازه شته. د مسلمان کېدو لپاره همدومره بس ده چې يو څوک د زړه له کومي په رسمي توگه د يو څو تنو مسلمانانو په مينځ کې د اسلام دين ومني او شهادت ووايي. شهادت هغه بيان دی چې مسلمان پرې د يوه خدای د وحدانيت او د حضرت محمد (صلی الله علیه وسلم) پر نبوت او په خپل ژوند کې د هغه د لارښوونو د پلي کولو د تکل اقرار بلل کېږي. د شهادت په نه وييلو سره هېڅوک نه شي کولای چې مسلمان شي. د مسلمان لپاره د شهادت نه وروسته د اسلامي حکمونو پلي کول فرض دي او همدا رنگه يو مسلمان بايد د اسلامي اخلاقو خاوند هم وي ترڅو هغه په يوه اسلامي ټولنه کې د منلو وړ وگرځي.

=== اسلامي قانون ===
{{آرنی|شريعت|فقه}}
د اسلامي قانون نوم شريعت دی، چې د مسلمانو عالمانو لخوا د قرآن او حديث په رڼا کې وضع شوی. قرآن شريف د شريعت او اسلامي قضايه نظام لومړنۍ سرچينه ده، تر دې وروسته د حضرت محمد صلی الله عليه وسلم سنة او د لومړنۍ اسلامي ټولنې دود او دستورونه په دوهم پړاو کې ځای لري. سنت د احاديثو په شننو کې رامېنځ ته شوی، او احاديث د حضرت محمد (صلی الله علیه وسلم) لارښوونو ته وايي چې مسلمانانو ته يې کړي. اجماع چې د يوې مسلمانې ټولنې د احصايې په مانا ده، د قياس سره يوځای د اسلامي قانون او د شريعت درېيمه او څلورمه سرچينه جوړوي.

په اسلامي قانون کې د ژوند د هر اړخ په اړه بحث شوی دی. د دولت او حکومت د چلولو او د باندنيو اړيکو د ساتلو نه نيولې آن تر ورځيني ژوند و ژواک پورې د هرې ستونزې او مسلې لپاره د حل لار څېړل شوې او د اسلامي احکامو پر بنسټ يې د پلي کولو لارښوونه شوې.د اسلامي قانون په اړه په څرگنده ډول په قرآن شريف کې چې کوم احکامات راغلي هغه د [[حدود]]و په نامه يادېږي چې په دغو لارښوونو کې د قتل نه ډډه، د واده نه پرته د جنسي اړيکو د ساتلو نه ځان ساتنه، د شرابو او الکولو د څښلو او د قمار نه اجتناب يې غټ ټکي جوړوي. په قرآن کې د وراثت، د واده، د ټپي کولو او وژلو په بدل کې د تدابيرو نيولو او په هم دې توگه د روژې د نيولو، د زکات ورکولو او لمونځ کولو په باب هم په تفصيل سره د حکمونو يادونه شوې. However, the prescriptions and prohibitions may be broad, so how they are applied in practice varies. Islamic scholars, ''the ulema'', have elaborated systems of law on the basis of these broad rules, supplemented by the hadith reports of how Muhammad and his companions interpreted them. See [[Sin]] for further discussion about the concept of sin and its atonement according to the Islamic law.

In current times, not all Muslims understand the Qur'an in its original Arabic. Thus, when Muslims are divided in how to handle situations, they seek the assistance of a [[mufti]] (Islamic judge) who can advise them based on Islamic [[Sharia]] and hadith.

The ''Sharia'' (literally: &quot;the path leading to the watering place&quot;) is Islamic law formed by traditional Islamic scholarship. In Islam, Sharia is the expression of the divine will, and &quot;constitutes a system of duties that are incumbent upon a Muslim by virtue of his religious belief&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;BritannicaShariah&quot;&gt;{{cite encyclopedia | title=Shari'ah | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

Islamic law covers all aspects of life, from matters of state, like governance and [[Diplomacy|foreign relations]], to issues of daily living. The Qur'an defines ''[[hudud]]'' as the punishments for five specific crimes: unlawful intercourse, false accusation of unlawful intercourse, consumption of alcohol, theft, and highway robbery. The Qur'an and Sunnah also contain laws of [[Islamic Inheritance jurisprudence|inheritance]], [[Islamic marital jurisprudence|marriage]], and [[Qisas|restitution for injuries and murder]], as well as rules for [[sawm|fasting]], [[Sadaqah|charity]], and [[salat|prayer]]. However, these [[wajib|prescriptions]] and [[Haraam|prohibitions]] may be broad, so their application in practice varies. [[Ulema|Islamic scholars]] (known as ''ulema'') have elaborated systems of law on the basis of these rules and their interpretations.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Menski (۲۰۰۶), p.۲۹۰
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Hadd | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=B. Carra de Vaux | coauthors=J. Schacht, A.M. Goichon | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Sharia | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=N. Calder | coauthors=M. B. Hooker | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

''[[Fiqh]]'', or &quot;jurisprudence&quot;, is defined as the knowledge of the practical rules of the religion. The method Islamic jurists use to derive rulings is known as ''[[usul al-fiqh]]'' (&quot;legal theory&quot;, or &quot;principles of jurisprudence&quot;). According to Islamic legal theory, law has four fundamental roots, which are given precedence in this order: the Qur'an, the Sunnah (actions and sayings of Muhammad), the consensus of the Muslim jurists (''[[ijma]]''), and analogical reasoning (''[[qiyas]]''). For early Islamic jurists, theory was less important than pragmatic application of the law. In the ۹th century, the jurist [[ash-Shafi'i]] provided a theoretical basis for Islamic law by codifying the principles of jurisprudence (including the four fundamental roots) in his book ''ar-Risālah''.&lt;ref&gt;Weiss (۲۰۰۲), pp.xvii,۱۶۲&lt;/ref&gt;

==== مذهب او رياست ====

د اسلامي قانون له مخې د مذهب او رياست تر مېنځ ژورې اړيکې دي چې په ډېريو اسلامي هېوادونو کې ديني عالمان د قاضيانو په توگه په رسمي ډول دندې ترسره کوي. In practice, Islamic rulers frequently bypassed the Sharia courts with a parallel system of so-called &quot;Grievance courts&quot; over which they had sole control. As the Muslim world came into contact with Western secular ideals, Muslim societies responded in different ways. [[Turkey]] has been governed as a secular state ever since the reforms of [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]]. In contrast, the [[۱۹۷۹ Iranian Revolution]] replaced a mostly secular regime with an [[Islamic republic]] led by the [[Ruholla Khomeini|Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]].&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), p.۸۴
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۵۰۲–۵۰۷٬۸۴۵
* Lewis (۲۰۰۳), p.۱۰۰&lt;/ref&gt;

==== ارتداد او کفر ====
{{آرنی|ارتداد په اسلام کې}}

په سيمه ايزو اسلامي ټولنو کې چې يو وگړی په ارتداد او کفر پېژندل کېږي نو هغه بيا د هماغې ټولنې نه رټل کېږي. په اسلامي رياستونو کې ارتداد او کفر د اسلامي رياست پر وړاندې جرم گڼل کېږي او داسې يو مجرم ته سزا ورکول کېږي چې اکثراً د مرگ  سزا وي.

== مذهبي فرقې ==
{{main|د اسلام مذهبي فرقې}}
لکه د نورو دينونو په شان په اسلام کې هم يو شمېر مذهبي فرقې شته چې د دوی ټولو گروهه يا عقيده يوه ده خو په شرعي او قانوني توگه په دغو فرقو کې اهم توپيرونه ليدل کېږي. اسلام په دوه لويو فرقو وېشل شوی چې د [[سني]] او [[تشيع]] فرقې يې دوه لويې فرقې دي. [[تصوف]] بيا ځانته بله مذهبي ډله ده چې په دې کې د اسلام معمايي تصريف لور ته ډېر پام اړول شوی. د ځينو سرچينو له مخې د نړۍ نژدې ۸۵٪ مسلمانان د سني لويې فرقې په لار روان دي او پاتې ۱۵٪ مسلمانان د تشيع د مذهب مننونکي دي، په همدې توگه بيا په شيعه گانو کې هم وړې مذهبي فرقې شته.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), p.۲
* {{cite web | url=http://countrystudies.us/afghanistan/61.htm | title=Sunni and Shia Islam | work=Country Studies | publisher=U.S. Library of Congress | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۱-۰۹}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== اهل سنت ===
[[دوتنه:Divisions of Islam.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Divisions of Islam]]

[[سني]] مسلمانان د اسلام لويه برخه جوړوي. په عربي ژبه کې د ''السنة'' لغت مانا &quot;اصل&quot; او يا هم &quot;لار&quot; ده. سنت (د محمد&lt;sup&gt;ص&lt;/sup&gt; د ژوند کړه وړه) دقرآن او حديث له مخې د سني اسلام اهمه ستنه جوړوي. سنيان په دې عقيده دي چې د اسلام لومړي څلور خليفه گان د محمد&lt;sup&gt;ص&lt;/sup&gt; نه وروسته برحقه او ريښتوني خليفه گان وه؛ او خدای&lt;sup&gt;ج&lt;/sup&gt; د محمد&lt;sup&gt;ص&lt;/sup&gt; پيغمبر نه وروسته خدای بل پيغمبر نه ؤ ځانگړی کړی، او پاتې خليفه گان بايد ټاکل شوي وای. سنيان څلور لوی قانوني مذهبونه مني چې هغه څلور لوی مذهبونه [[حنفي]]، [[مالکي]]، [[شافي]] او [[حنبلي]] دي.  All four accept the validity of the others and a Muslim might choose any one that he or she finds agreeable, but other Islamic sects are believed to have departed from the majority by introducing innovations (''[[bidah]]''). There are also several orthodox theological or philosophical traditions within Sunnism. For example, the recent [[Salafi]] movement sees itself as restorationist and claims to derive its teachings from the original sources of Islam.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* اېسپوزيتو (۲۰۰۳), pp.۲۷۵٬۳۰۶
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Shariah | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Sunnite | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== شیعه گان ===

{{see also|Historic background of the Sunni-Shi'a split}}
The [[Shi'a]], who constitute the second-largest branch of Islam, believe in the political and religious [[Islamic leadership|leadership]] of [[infallible#Additional Shi'a teachings|infallible]] [[Imamah (Shia doctrine)|Imams]] from the progeny of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]]. They believe that he, as the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, was his rightful successor, and they call him the first ''Imam'' (leader), rejecting the legitimacy of the previous Muslim caliphs. To them, an Imam rules by right of divine appointment and holds &quot;absolute spiritual authority&quot; among Muslims, having final say in matters of doctrine and revelation.&lt;ref&gt;See
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۴۶
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Imam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Shi'ite | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/p.php?p=shia'&amp;url=Introduction {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419035040/http://www.al-shia.com/html/eng/p.php?p=shia%27&amp;url=Introduction |date=2008-04-19 }} Imamat, by [[Naser Makarem Shirazi]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Although the Shi'a share many core practices with the Sunni, the two branches disagree over the proper importance and validity of specific collections of hadith. The Shi'a follow a legal tradition called [[Ja'fari jurisprudence]].&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Ahmed (۱۹۹۹), pp.۴۴–۴۵
* Nasr (۱۹۹۴), p.۴۶۶&lt;/ref&gt; Shi'a Islam has several branches, the largest of which is the [[Twelvers]] (''{{ArabDIN|iṯnāʿašariyya}}''), while the others are the [[Ismaili]], the [[Sevener]]s, and the [[Zaidiyyah]].&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Kramer (۱۹۸۷), [http://www.geocities.com/martinkramerorg/Alawis.htm Syria’s Alawis and Shi‘ism pp.۲۳۷–۲۵۴]
* [http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/islam/shia/index.html Shia branches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025093409/http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/islam/shia/index.html |date=2004-10-25 }}&lt;/ref&gt;

[[دوتنه:Jerusalem Dome of the rock BW 1.JPG|thumb|right|A view of the [[Dome of the Rock]] on the [[Temple Mount]] in [[Jerusalem]], a holy site in Islam]]
[[Shi'a]] Muslims, the second-largest sect, differ from the Sunni in rejecting the authority of the first three caliphs. They honor different traditions ([[hadith]]) and have their own legal traditions. Shi'a scholars have a larger authority than Sunni scholars and have greater room for interpretation. The [[Imams]] play a central role in Shi'a doctrine.

The arabic word Shi'a, litarally translates into the word 'group' or 'sect'. Originally known as Shi'at Ali (the sect of Ali), the group formed shortly after the death of Ali, in [[Iraq]]. Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin of prophet [[Muhammad]], and after marriage to Fatima, he also became Muhammad's son-in-law.

The Shi'a consist of one major school of thought known as the [[Ithna 'ashariyah]] or the &quot;[[Twelvers]]&quot;, and a few minor schools of thought, as the &quot;Seveners&quot; or the &quot;Fivers&quot; referring to the number of infallible leaders they recognize after the death of prophet [[Muhammad]]. The term Shi'a, when used without qualification, is usually taken to be synonymous with the Ithna Ashariyya or Twelvers. Most Shi'a live in [[Iran]], [[Iraq]] (the country where Ali passed away), [[Bahrain]], [[Lebanon]], [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. A minority group (about ۴ million) of Shi'a is known as [[Ismaili]]. The Shia Ismaili sect is subdivided into [[Nizari]] Ismaili and [[Mustaali]] Bohra subsects. The Nizari Ismaili or are led by the [[Aga Khan]] and are found mainly in [[Pakistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Bangladesh]], India, Canada and United States. The [[Mustaali]] Bohra sect is further subdivded into Dawoodi and Sulaimanis subsects. The [[Dawoodi Bohra]]s are concentrated in Pakistan and India. The [[Sulaimani Bohra]]s are concentrated in Yemen and Najran province of Saudi Arabia.

=== تصوف ===
{{آرنی|تصوف}}

Not strictly a denomination, [[Sufism]] is a mystical-ascetic form of Islam. By focusing on the more spiritual aspects of religion, Sufis strive to obtain direct experience of God by making use of &quot;intuitive and emotional faculties&quot; that one must be trained to use.&lt;ref&gt;Trimingham (۱۹۹۸), p.۱&lt;/ref&gt; Sufism and [[Islamic law]] are usually considered to be complementary, although Sufism has been criticized by some Muslims for being an unjustified [[bidah|religious innovation]]. Most Sufi orders, or ''[[tariqa]]s'', can be classified as either Sunni or Shi'a.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۳), p.۳۰۲
* Malik (۲۰۰۶), p.۳
* B. S. Turner (۱۹۹۸), p.۱۴۵
* {{cite web | url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html | work=Country Studies | publisher=U. S. Library of Congress (Federal Research Division) | title=Afghanistan: A Country Study | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۴-۱۸ | pages=۱۵۰}}&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Sufism]] is a spiritual practice followed by both Sunni and Shi'a. Sufis generally feel that following Islamic law or jurisprudence (or ''fiqh'') is only the first step on the path to perfect submission; they focus on the internal or more spiritual aspects of Islam, such as perfecting one's faith and fighting one's own ego (''nafs''). Most Sufi orders, or [[tariqa]], can be classified as either Sunni or Shi'a. However, there are some that are not easily categorized as either Sunni or Shi'a, such as the [[Bektashi]]. Sufis are found throughout the Islamic world, from [[Senegal]] to [[Indonesia]].

=== نورې طريقې ===
[[Wahhabi]]s, as they are known by non-Wahhabis, are a smaller, more recent Sunni group. They prefer to be called [[Salafi]]s. Wahhabism is a movement founded by [[Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab]] in the [[۱۸th century]] in what is present-day [[Saudi Arabia]]. They classify themselves as Sunni and some claim to follow the [[Hanbali]] legal tradition. The major trend, however, is the  abolition of these &quot;schools of thoughts&quot; (legal traditions), and the following of a more literalist interpretation. Some even regard other Sunni as heretics. The [[Hanbali]] legal tradition is the recognized official school of Islamic law in Saudi Arabia and they have had a great deal of influence on the Islamic world because of Saudi control of [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]], the Islamic holy places, and because of Saudi funding for mosques and schools in other countries. The majority of Saudi Islamic scholars are considered as [[Wahhabi]]s by other parts of the Islamic world.

Sunni and Shi'a have often clashed. Some Sunni believe that Shi'a  are heretics while other Sunni recognize Shi'a as fellow Muslims. According to Shaikh Mahmood Shaltoot, head of the [[al-Azhar University]] in the middle part of the ۲۰th century, &quot;the Ja'fari school of thought, which is also known as &quot;al-Shi'a al- Imamiyyah al-Ithna Ashariyyah&quot; (i.e. The Twelver Imami Shi'ites) is a school of thought that is religiously correct to follow in worship as are other Sunni schools of thought&quot;. Al-Azhar later distanced itself from this position.

Another sect which dates back to the early days of Islam is that of the [[Kharijites]]. The only surviving branch of the Kharijites are the [[Ibadi|Ibadhi Muslims]]. Ibadhism is distinguished from Shiism by its belief that the Imam (Leader) should be chosen solely on the basis of his faith, not on the basis of descent, and from Sunnism in its rejection of [[Uthman]] and [[Ali]] and strong emphasis on the need to depose unjust rulers.  Ibadhi Islam is noted for its strictness, but, unlike the Kharijites proper, Ibadhis do not regard major sins as automatically making a Muslim an unbeliever. Most Ibadhi Muslims live in [[Oman]].

Another trend in modern Islam is that which is sometimes called progressive. Followers may be called [[Ijtihadists]]. They may be either Sunni or Shi'ite, and generally favor the development of  personal interpretations of Qur'an and Hadith. ''See'': [[Liberal Islam]]

One very small group, based primarily in the United States, follows the teachings of [[Rashad Khalifa]] and calls itself the &quot;Submitters&quot;. They reject [[hadith]] and [[fiqh]], and say that they follow the Qur'an alone. Most Muslims of both the [[Sunni]] and the [[Shia]] sects consider this group to be heretical.

The [[Kharijites]] are a sect that dates back to the early days of Islam. The only surviving branch of the Kharijites is [[Ibadism]]. Unlike most Kharijite groups, Ibadism does not regard sinful Muslims as unbelievers. The [[Imam]]ate is an important topic in Ibadi legal literature, which stipulates that the leader should be chosen solely on the basis of his knowledge and piety, and is to be deposed if he acts unjustly. Most Ibadi Muslims live in [[Oman]].&lt;ref&gt;See:
* [http://www.uga.edu/islam/ibadis.html IBADI ISLAM: AN INTRODUCTION]
* J. A. Williams (۱۹۹۴), p.۱۷۳
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=al-Ibāḍiyya | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

The [[Yazidi]], [[Druze]],  [[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community|Ahmadiyya]], [[Bábís|Bábí]], [[Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'í]], [[Berghouata]] and [[Ha-Mim]] religions either emerged out of Islam or came to share certain beliefs with Islam. [[Sikhism]], founded by [[Guru Nanak]] in late fifteenth century [[Punjab region|Punjab]], incorporates aspects of both Islam and [[Hinduism]].&lt;ref&gt;Encyclopedia of Islam, &quot;Sikhs&quot;&lt;/ref&gt;

== اسلامي فرضونه او عمل ==
=== پينځه بنسټيزه ستنې ===
{{آرنی|د اسلام پينځه ستنې}}

[[دوتنه:Arabic Plaque, Great Mosque, Xian.jpg|thumb|left|Islam's basic creed (''[[shahadah]]'') written on a plaque in the [[Great Mosque of Xi'an]], [[China]]]]
[[دوتنه:Kabaa.jpg|thumb|left|Rituals of the [[Hajj]] (pilgrimage) include walking seven times around the [[Kaaba]] in Mecca.]]

دغه پنځه بنسټیزه ستنې د [[سني مسلمانان|سني مسلمانانو]] لپاره پنځه اړینه کړنې دي.خو بیا شیعه مسلمان په اتو مذهبي کړنو کې کډون کوي کوم چې دغو پنځو بنسټیزه کړنو ته ورته والی لري:
.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Momem (۱۹۸۷), p.۱۷۸
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Pillars of Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt; چې په لاندې ډول دي:
* '''''[[شهادت]]''''', شهادت د اسلام له بنسټیزو [[عقیده|عقیدو]] یا اصولو څخه دي او باید د زړه له تله په لاندې ډول وویل شي ''' أشهد أن لا إله إلاَّ الله و أشهد أن محمد رسول الله''',یا&quot; زه شهادت ورکوم چې دلته پرته له [[الله]] څخه بل هیڅوک د [[عبادت]] وړ ندي او زه شهادت ورکوم چې [[محمد]] د خدای [[رسول]] دي.&quot;

This testament is a foundation for all other beliefs and practices in Islam (although technically the Shi'a do not consider the ''shahadah'' to be a separate pillar, just a belief). Muslims must repeat the ''shahadah'' in prayer, and non-Muslims wishing to convert to Islam are required to recite the creed.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Farah (۱۹۹۴), p.۱۳۵
* Momen (۱۹۸۷), p.۱۷۸
* &quot;Islam&quot;, ''Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals''(۲۰۰۴)&lt;/ref&gt;
* '''''[[لمونځ]]''''', or ritual prayer, which must be performed five times a day. (However, the Shi'a are permitted to run together the noon with the afternoon prayers, and the evening with the night prayers). Each salah is done facing towards the [[Kaaba]] in Mecca. Salah is intended to focus the mind on God, and is seen as a personal communication with him that expresses gratitude and worship. Salah is compulsory but flexibility in the specifics is allowed depending on circumstances. In many Muslim countries, reminders called [[Adhan]] (call to prayer) are broadcast publicly from local mosques at the appropriate times. The prayers are recited in the [[Arabic language]], and consist of verses from the Qur'an.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), pp.۱۸٬۱۹
* Hedáyetullah (۲۰۰۶), pp.۵۳–۵۵
* Kobeisy (۲۰۰۴), pp.۲۲–۳۴
* Momen (۱۹۸۷), p.۱۷۸&lt;/ref&gt;
* '''''[[زکات]]''''', or [[alms|alms-giving]]. This is the practice of giving based on accumulated wealth, and is obligatory for all Muslims who can afford it. A fixed portion is spent to help the poor or needy, and also to assist the spread of Islam. The zakat is considered a religious obligation (as opposed to voluntary charity) that the well-off owe to the needy because their wealth is seen as a &quot;trust from God's bounty&quot;. The Qur'an and the hadith also suggest a Muslim give even more as an act of voluntary alms-giving (''[[sadaqah]]''). Many Shi'ites are expected to pay an additional amount in the form of a ''[[khums]]'' tax, which they consider to be a separate ritual practice.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۲|۱۷۷|style=ref}}
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), p.۹۰
* Momen (۱۹۸۷), p.۱۷۹
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Zakat | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۱}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Zakat | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* '''''[[روژه]]''''', or [[Sawm of Ramadan|fasting during the month of Ramadan]]. Muslims must not eat or drink (among other things) from dawn to dusk during this month, and must be mindful of other sins. The fast is to encourage a feeling of nearness to God, and during it Muslims should express their gratitude for and dependence on him, atone for their past sins, and think of the needy. ''Sawm'' is not obligatory for several groups for whom it would constitute an undue burden. For others, flexibility is allowed depending on circumstances, but missed fasts usually must be made up quickly.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۲|۱۸۴|style=ref}}
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), pp.۹۰٬۹۱
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}
* {{cite web | url=http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/fasting/tajuddin/fast_21.html#HEADING20 | title=For whom fasting is mandatory | publisher=USC-MSA | work=Compendium of Muslim Texts | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۴-۱۸ | تاريخ الأرشيف=2008-11-28 | مسار الأرشيف=https://web.archive.org/web/20081128054655/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/002.qmt.html#HEADING20 | url-status=dead | خونديځ نېټه=2008-11-28 | خونديځ تړی=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308025221/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/fasting/tajuddin/fast_21.html#HEADING20 | خونديځ-تړی=https://web.archive.org/web/20081128054655/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/002.qmt.html#HEADING20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081128054655/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/002.qmt.html#HEADING20 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* '''''[[حج]]''''', which is the pilgrimage during the [[Islamic calendar|Islamic month]] of ''[[Dhu al-Hijjah]]'' in the city of [[Mecca]]. Every [[able-bodied]] Muslim who can afford it must make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime. When the pilgrim is about ten kilometers from Mecca, he must dress in [[Ihram clothing|''Ihram'' clothing]], which consists of two white seamless sheets. Rituals of the Hajj include walking seven times around the [[Kaaba]], touching the [[Black Stone]], running seven times between [[Al-Safa and Al-Marwah|Mount Safa]] and [[Al-Safa and Al-Marwah|Mount Marwah]], and symbolically [[Stoning of the Devil|stoning the Devil]] in [[Mina, Saudi Arabia|Mina]]. The pilgrim, or the ''hajji'', is honored in his or her community, although Islamic teachers say that the Hajj should be an expression of devotion to God instead of a means to gain social standing.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Farah (۱۹۹۴), pp.۱۴۵–۱۴۷
* Goldschmidt (۲۰۰۵), p.۴۸
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Hajj | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition to the ''khums'' tax, Shi'a Muslims consider three additional practices essential to the religion of Islam. The first is [[jihad]], which is also important to the Sunni, but not considered a pillar. The second is ''[[Amr-Bil-Ma'rūf]]'', the &quot;Enjoining to Do Good&quot;, which calls for every Muslim to live a virtuous life and to encourage others to do the same. The third is ''[[Nahi-Anil-Munkar]]'', the &quot;Exhortation to Desist from Evil&quot;, which tells Muslims to refrain from vice and from evil actions and to also encourage others to do the same.&lt;ref&gt;Momen (۱۹۸۷), p.۱۸۰&lt;/ref&gt;

=== اسلامي اداب او خواړه ===

{{آرنی|اسلامي اداب|د خواړو اړونده اسلامي احکام}}

Many practices fall in the category of ''adab'', or Islamic etiquette. This includes greeting others with &quot;''[[As-Salamu Alaykum|as-salamu `alaykum]]''&quot; (&quot;peace be unto you&quot;), saying ''[[bismillah]]'' (&quot;in [[Names of God|the name of God]]&quot;) before meals, and using only the right hand for eating and drinking. [[Islamic hygienical jurisprudence|Islamic hygienic]] practices mainly fall into the category of personal cleanliness and health, such as the circumcision of male offspring. [[Islamic funeral|Islamic burial rituals]] include saying the ''[[Salat al-Janazah]]'' (&quot;funeral prayer&quot;) over the bathed and enshrouded dead body, and burying it in a grave. Muslims, like Jews, are restricted in their diet, and prohibited foods include pig products, blood, [[carrion]], and [[Alcoholic beverage|alcohol]]. All meat must come from a [[herbivorous]] animal slaughtered in the name of God by a Muslim, Jew, or Christian, with the exception of game that one has hunted or fished for oneself. Food permissible for Muslims is known as [[halal]] food.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite quran|۵|۵|style=ref}}
* Curtis (۲۰۰۵), p.۱۶۴
* Esposito (۲۰۰۲b), p.۱۱۱
* Ghamidi (۲۰۰۱): [http://www.renaissance.com.pk/janisla2y2.html Customs and Behavioral Laws]
* Ghamidi (۲۰۰۱): [http://www.renaissance.com.pk/febislaw2y2.html The Dietary Laws] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502045147/http://www.renaissance.com.pk/febislaw2y2.html |date=2007-05-02 }}
* Ghamidi (۲۰۰۱): [http://www.renaissance.com.pk/DecIslaw2y5.htm Various types of the prayer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923144205/http://www.renaissance.com.pk/DecIslaw2y5.htm |date=2013-09-23 }}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Slaughter | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an Online | author=Ersilia Francesca | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۸}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== جهاد ===
{{mainarticle|Jihad|Islamic military jurisprudence}}
Jihad means &quot;to strive or struggle,&quot; especially in the idiomatic expression &quot;striving in the way of God&quot; (''al-jihad fi sabil Allah'') and is considered the &quot;[[sixth pillar of Islam]]&quot; by a minority of Muslim authorities.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Merriam (۱۹۹۹) p.۵۷۱
* Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia p.۴۱۹
* Esposito (۲۰۰۳), p.۹۳&lt;/ref&gt; Jihad, in its broadest sense, is classically defined as &quot;exerting one's utmost power, efforts, endeavors, or ability in contending with an object of disapprobation.&quot; Depending on the object being a visible enemy, the devil, and aspects of one's own self, different categories of Jihad are defined: Jihad against one's own self (self-perfection), Jihad of the tongue, Jihad of the hand, and Jihad of the sword. Jihad when used without any qualifier is understood in its military aspect.&lt;ref&gt;Reuven Firestone (۱۹۹۹), The Meaning of Jihād, p. ۱۷-۱۸&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Britannica Encyclopedia, Jihad&lt;/ref&gt;

Jihad is the only form of warfare permissible under [[Sharia|Islamic law]]. Under most circumstances and for most Muslims, jihad is a collective duty (''[[Fard|fard kifaya]]''): one whose performance by some individuals exempts the others; for the rest of the populace, this happens only in the case of a [[general mobilization]].&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Djihad&quot;, ''Encyclopedia of Islam Online''.&lt;/ref&gt; Some Muslim authorities, especially among the Shi'a and [[Sufism|Sufis]], distinguish between the &quot;greater jihad&quot;, which pertains to spiritual self-perfection, and the &quot;lesser jihad&quot;, defined as warfare.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Firestone (۱۹۹۹) p.۱۷ 
* &quot;Djihad&quot;, ''Encyclopedia of Islam Online''.&lt;/ref&gt; Jihad also refers to one's striving to attain religious and moral perfection.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Brockopp (۲۰۰۳) pp. ۹۹–۱۰۰
* Esposito (۲۰۰۳), p.۹۳ 
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=jihad | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۶-۱۳}}&lt;/ref&gt;

== ریښه ==

په عربي کې، ''اسلام (الله جل جلاله ته تسلیمي)'' &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Definition of Islam {{!}} Dictionary.com|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/islam|accessdate=2022-05-09|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en|archivedate=9 May 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509110220/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/islam}}&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref&gt;{{کتابي سرچينه |last=Haywood |first=John |title=Historical Atlas of the Medieval World (AD 600 - 1492) |publisher=Barnes &amp; Noble, Inc. |year=2002 |isbn=0-7607-1975-6 |edition=1st |location=Spain |pages=3.13 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;  فعلي اسم دی چې د فعل {{Lang|ar|سلم}} ( {{Transliteration|ar|salama}} ) څخه سرچینه اخلي. ، د درې لفظي ريښې {{Lang|ar|س-ل-م}} څخه ( {{Transliteration|ar|[[Š-L-M|S-L-M]]}} )، کوم چې د کلمو یوه لویه ټولګه جوړوي چې ډیری یې د تسلیمۍ، خوندیتوب او سولې له مفکورو سره تړاو لري اخیستل شوی دی &lt;ref name=&quot;Lane-Lexicon-4&quot;&gt;{{کتابي سرچينه |last=Lane |first=Edward William |author-link=Edward William Lane |url=http://www.studyquran.co.uk/20_SIIN.htm |title=An Arabic-English Lexicon |volume=4 |language=en |chapter=Siin |access-date=2026-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907230044/http://www.studyquran.co.uk/20_SIIN.htm |archive-date=2011-09-07 |via=[[The Study Quran|StudyQuran]]}}&lt;/ref&gt; په مذهبي مفاهمو کې، اسلام د [[الله|خدای]] رضا ته د بشپړ تسلیمیدو په معنا ده. &lt;ref&gt;{{کتابي سرچينه |last=Lewis |first=Barnard |url=https://archive.org/details/islamreligionpeo00lewi |title=Islam: The Religion and The People |last2=Churchill |first2=Buntzie Ellis |publisher=Wharton School Publishing |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-13-223085-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/islamreligionpeo00lewi/page/8 8]}}&lt;/ref&gt; ''[[مسلمان]]'' ( {{Lang|ar|مُسْلِم}} )، د اسلام د پیرو لپاره کلمه ده،  د همدې فعل (سلم) فعاله برخه ده، او معنی یې &quot;سپارل شوی (خدای ته)&quot; یا &quot;هغه څوک چې (خدای ته) تسلیميږي&quot; ده.  همدارنګه د قرآني مطالعاتو عالم محسن ګودرزي وايي چې په قرآن کې ''د دین'' کلمه د &quot; عبادت &quot; په معنی، ''اسلام'' د &quot; توحید &quot; په معنی او ''مسلمان'' د &quot;توحید پرست&quot; معنی لري. &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite journal|date=2023-08-01}}&lt;/ref&gt; د جبرائیل په حدیث کې، ''اسلام'' د درې ګونې برخې په توګه وړاندې شوی چې {{Transliteration|ar|[[Iman (Islam)|imān]]}} (ایمان) او احسان {{Transliteration|ar|[[Ihsan|ihsān]]}} (فضیلت) هم پکې شامل دي.  &lt;ref&gt;{{کتابي سرچينه |last=Mahmutćehajić |first=Rusmir |url=https://archive.org/details/mosqueheartsubmi00mahm |title=The mosque: the heart of submission |publisher=[[Fordham University Press]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-8232-2584-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/mosqueheartsubmi00mahm/page/n104 84] |url-access=registration}}&lt;/ref&gt; اسلام پخپله په تاریخي ډول د انګلیسي ژبو په نړۍ کې &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;i id=&quot;mw-Q&quot;&gt;د محمديزم&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; په نوم یادیده. دا اصطلاح له کارونې څخه ورکه شوې ده او ځینې وختونه ورته سپکاوی ویل کیده، ځکه چې دا د خدای پرځای یو انسان د مسلمانانو د مذهب په توګه څرګندوي. &lt;ref&gt;{{کتابي سرچينه |last=Gibb |first=Sir Hamilton |title=Mohammedanism: an historical survey |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1969 |isbn=9780195002454 |page=1 |quote=Modern Muslims dislike the terms Mohammedan and Mohammedanism, which seem to them to carry the implication of worship of Mohammed, as Christian and Christianity imply the worship of Christ.}}&lt;/ref&gt;
== تاريخ ==
{{آرنی|د اسلام تاريخ|د اسلام خپرېدا}}

Islam's historical development resulted in major political, economic, and military effects inside and outside the [[Islamic world]]. Within a century of Muhammad's first recitations of the [[Qur'an]], an Islamic empire stretched from the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in the west to [[Central Asia]] in the east. This new polity soon broke into civil war, and successor states fought each other and outside forces. However, Islam continued to spread into regions like [[Africa]], the [[Indian subcontinent]], and [[Southeast Asia]]. The Islamic civilization was one of the most advanced in the world during the [[Middle Ages]], but was surpassed by Europe with the economic and military growth of the West. During the ۱۸th and ۱۹th centuries, Islamic dynasties such as the [[Ottomans]] and [[Mughals]] fell under the sway of European imperial powers. In the ۲۰th century [[Islamic revival|new religious and political movements]] and newfound wealth in the Islamic world led to both rebirth and conflict.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۵۰٬۱۱۲٬۱۹۷٬۳۸۰٬۴۸۹٬۵۷۸٬۸۱۷
* Lewis (۲۰۰۴), pp.۲۹٬۵۱–۵۶&lt;/ref&gt;

=== د اسلامي رياست پيل (۶۳۲–۷۵۰) ===
{{see|Succession to Muhammad|Muslim conquests|Muslim Empire}}
Muhammad began preaching Islam at [[Mecca]] before [[Hijra (Islam)|migrating]] to [[Medina]], from where he united the [[tribes of Arabia]] into a singular Arab Muslim religious polity. With Muhammad's death in ۶۳۲, disagreement broke out over who would succeed him as leader of the Muslim community. [[Umar ibn al-Khattab]], a prominent [[sahaba|companion]] of Muhammad, nominated [[Abu Bakr]], who was Muhammad's intimate friend and collaborator. Others added their support and Abu Bakr was made the first [[caliph]]. This choice was disputed by some of Muhammad's companions, who held that [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]], his cousin and son-in-law, had been designated his successor. Abu Bakr's immediate task was to avenge a recent defeat by [[Byzantine]] (or [[Eastern Roman Empire]]) forces, although he first had to put down a rebellion by Arab tribes in an episode known as the [[Ridda wars]], or &quot;Wars of Apostasy&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;See: 
* Holt (۱۹۷۷a), p.۵۷
* Hourani (۲۰۰۳), p.۲۲
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۳۲
* Madelung (۱۹۹۶), p.۴۳
* Tabatabaei (۱۹۷۹), p.۳۰–۵۰&lt;/ref&gt;

[[دوتنه:Age of Caliphs.png|thumb|left|upright=1.25|The territory of the [[Caliphate]] in the year ۷۵۰]]

His death in ۶۳۴ resulted in the succession of Umar as the caliph, followed by [[Uthman ibn al-Affan]] and Ali ibn Abi Talib. These four are known as ''al-khulafā' ar-rāshidūn'' (&quot;[[Rightly Guided Caliphs]]&quot;). Under them, the territory under Muslim rule expanded deeply into [[Persian Empire]] and [[Byzantine]] territories.&lt;ref&gt;See
* Holt (۱۹۷۷a), p.۷۴
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=L. Gardet | coauthors=J. Jomier | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt; When Umar was assassinated in ۶۴۴, [[the election of Uthman]] as successor was met with increasing opposition. In ۶۵۶, Uthman was also killed, and Ali assumed the position of caliph. After fighting off opposition in the [[First Fitna|first civil war]] (the &quot;First Fitna&quot;), Ali was assassinated by [[Kharijites]] in ۶۶۱. Following this, [[Muawiyah I|Mu'awiyah]], who was governor of [[Levant]], seized power and began the [[Umayyad dynasty]].&lt;ref&gt;Holt (۱۹۷۷a), pp.۶۷–۷۲&lt;/ref&gt;

These disputes over religious and political leadership would give rise to schism in the Muslim community. The majority accepted the legitimacy of the three rulers prior to Ali, and became known as [[Sunni]]s. A minority disagreed, and believed that Ali was the only rightful successor; they became known as the [[Shi'a]].&lt;ref&gt;Waines (۲۰۰۳) p.۴۶&lt;/ref&gt; After Mu'awiyah's death in ۶۸۰, conflict over succession broke out again in a civil war known as the &quot;[[Second Fitna]]&quot;. Afterward, the Umayyad dynasty prevailed for seventy years, and was able to conquer the [[Maghreb|Maghrib]] as well as the [[Al-Andalus]] (the [[Iberian Peninsula]], former [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] [[Hispania]]) and the [[Gallia Narbonensis|Narbonnese Gaul]]. While the Muslim-Arab elite engaged in conquest, some devout Muslims&lt;!--The Islamic term is Zahid and there may be a better translation for it.--&gt; began to question the piety of indulgence in a worldly life, emphasizing rather poverty, humility and avoidance of sin based on renunciation of bodily desires. Devout Muslim ascetic exemplars such as [[Hasan al-Basri]] would inspire a movement that would evolve into [[Sufism]].&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۹۰٬۹۱
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Sufism | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۳}}&lt;/ref&gt;

For the Umayyad aristocracy, Islam was viewed as a religion for Arabs only;&lt;ref&gt;Hawting (۲۰۰۰), p.۴&lt;/ref&gt; the economy of the Umayyad empire was based on the assumption that a majority of non-Muslims ([[Dhimmis]]) would pay taxes to the minority of Muslim Arabs. A non-Arab who wanted to convert to Islam was supposed to first become a client of an Arab tribe. Even after conversion, these new Muslims (''[[mawali]]'') did not achieve social and economic equality with the Arabs. The descendants of Muhammad's uncle [[Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib]] rallied discontented ''mawali'', poor Arabs, and some Shi'a against the Umayyads and overthrew them with the help of their propagandist and general [[Abu Muslim]], inaugurating the [[Abbasid|Abbasid dynasty]] in ۷۵۰.&lt;ref&gt;Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۵۶; Lewis (۱۹۹۳), pp. ۷۱–۸۳&lt;/ref&gt; Under the Abbasids, Islamic civilization flourished in the &quot;[[Islamic Golden Age]]&quot;, with its capital at the cosmopolitan city of Baghdad.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Holt (۱۹۷۷a), pp.۸۰٬۹۲٬۱۰۵
* Holt (۱۹۷۷b), pp.۶۶۱–۶۶۳
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۵۶
* Lewis (۱۹۹۳), p.۸۴
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=L. Gardet | coauthors=J. Jomier | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== د اسلام زرين پېر (۷۵۰–۱۲۵۸) ===

[[دوتنه:Battle of Cresson.jpg|thumb|right|Artistic depiction of the Battle of Hattin in 1187, where Jerusalem was recaptured by Saladin's Ayyubid forces]]

By the late ۹th century, the Abbasid caliphate began to fracture as various regions gained increasing levels of autonomy. Across North Africa, Persia, and Central Asia [[emirates]] formed as provinces broke away. The monolithic Arab empire gave way to a more religiously homogenized [[Muslim world]] where the Shia [[Fatimid]]s contested even the religious authority of the caliphate. By ۱۰۵۵ the [[Seljuq Turks]] had eliminated the Abbasids as a military power, nevertheless they continued to respect the caliph's titular authority.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۱۰۳–۱۴۳
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Abbasid Dynasty | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt; During this time expansion of the Muslim world continued, by both conquest and peaceful [[Dawah|proselytism]] even as both Islam and Muslim trade networks were extending into sub-Saharan [[West Africa]], [[Central Asia]], [[Volga Bulgaria]] and the [[Malay archipelago]].&lt;ref name=&quot;EoI-Islam&quot;/&gt;

The Golden Age saw new legal, philosophical, and religious developments. The [[Six major Hadith collections|major hadith collections]] were compiled and the four modern Sunni [[Madh'hab]]s were established. Islamic law was advanced greatly by the efforts of the early ۹th century jurist [[al-Shafi'i]]; he codified a method to establish the reliability of hadith, a topic which had been a locus of dispute among Islamic scholars.&lt;ref&gt;Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۸۶&lt;/ref&gt; Philosophers [[Ibn Sina]] (Avicenna) and [[Al-Farabi]] sought to incorporate Greek principles into Islamic theology, while others like the ۱۱th century theologian [[Abu Hamid al-Ghazzali]] argued against them and ultimately prevailed.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۱۶۰
* Waines (۲۰۰۳) p.۱۲۶٬۱۲۷&lt;/ref&gt; Finally, Sufism and Shi'ism both underwent major changes in the ۹th century. [[Sufism]] became a full-fledged movement that had moved towards mysticism and away from its ascetic roots, while Shi'ism split due to disagreements over the succession of Imams.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), pp.۴۴–۴۵
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۹۰–۹۴
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Sufism | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

The spread of the Islamic dominion induced hostility among [[Middle ages|medieval]] [[ecclesiastical]] Christian authors who saw Islam as an adversary in the light of the large numbers of new Muslim converts. This opposition resulted in polemical treatises which depicted Islam as the religion of the [[antichrist]] and of Muslims as libidinous and subhuman.&lt;ref&gt;Tolan (۲۰۰۲) xv, xvi, ۴۱&lt;/ref&gt; In the [[Middle Ages|medieval period]], a few Arab philosophers like the poet [[Al-Ma'arri]] adopted a critical approach to Islam, and the Jewish philosopher [[Maimonides]] contrasted Islamic views of morality to Jewish views that he himself elaborated.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Novak (February ۱۹۹۹)
* Sahas (۱۹۹۷), pp.۷۶–۸۰&lt;/ref&gt;

Starting in the ۹th century, Muslim conquests in Christian Europe began to be reversed. The [[Reconquista]] was launched against Muslim [[Taifa|principalities]] in [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberia]], and Muslim [[History of Islam in southern Italy|Italian possessions]] were lost to the [[Normans]]. From the ۱۱th century onwards a series of wars known as the [[Crusade]]s brought the Muslim world into conflict with [[Christendom]]. Successful at first in their capturing of the [[Holy Land (Biblical)|Holy land]] which resulted in the establishment of the [[Crusader states]], Crusader gains in the Holy Land were reversed by later Muslim generals such as [[Saladin]], who recaptured [[Jerusalem]] during the [[Second Crusade]].&lt;ref&gt;Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۲۸۸–۲۹۰٬۳۱۰&lt;/ref&gt; The [[Mongol Empire]] put an end to the Abbasid dynasty at the [[Battle of Baghdad (۱۲۵۸)|Battle of Baghdad in ۱۲۵۸]], which saw the Muslims overrun by the superior Mongol army. Meanwhile in Egypt, the slave-soldier [[Mamluk]]s took control in an uprising in ۱۲۵۰.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۲۹۲
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islamic World | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== د عثمانيه سلطنت او په هند کې اسلامي رياست (۱۲۵۸–۱۹۱۸) ===

The Seljuk Turks fell apart rapidly in the second half of the ۱۳th century. In the ۱۳th and ۱۴th centuries the [[Ottoman empire]] (named after [[Osman I]]) was established with a string of conquests that included the [[Balkans]], parts of [[Greece]], and western [[Anatolia]]. In ۱۴۵۳ under [[Mehmed II]] the Ottomans laid siege to [[Constantinople]], the capital of Byzantium. The Byzantine fortress [[Fall of Constantinople|succumbed]] shortly thereafter, having been battered by superior Ottoman [[cannon]]ry.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Holt (۱۹۷۷a), p.۲۶۳
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۲۵۰
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Istanbul | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

Beginning in the ۱۳th century, Sufism underwent a transformation, largely as a result of the efforts of [[al-Ghazzali]] to legitimize and reorganize the movement. He developed the model of the Sufi order—a community of spiritual teachers and students.&lt;ref&gt;Esposito (۲۰۰۴), pp.۱۰۴٬۱۰۵&lt;/ref&gt; Also of importance to Sufism was the creation of the [[Masnavi]], a collection of mystical poetry by the ۱۳th century [[Persian language|Persian]] poet [[Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi|Rumi]]. The Masnavi had a profound influence on the development of Sufi religious thought; to many Sufis it is second in importance only to the Qur'an.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite encyclopedia | title=Islamic Art | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt; 
[[دوتنه:TajMahalbyAmalMongia.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Taj Mahal]] is a [[mausoleum]] located in [[Agra]], [[India]], that was built under [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]]&lt;ref&gt;Esposito (۲۰۰۴), p.۶۵&lt;/ref&gt;]]

In the early ۱۶th century, the Shi'ite [[Safavid dynasty]] assumed control in Persia and established Shi'a Islam as an official religion there, and despite periodic setbacks, the Safavids remained powerful for two centuries. Meanwhile, Mamluk Egypt fell to the Ottomans in ۱۵۱۷, who then launched a European campaign which reached as far as [[Siege of Vienna|the gates of Vienna]] in ۱۵۲۹.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۱۹۸٬۲۳۴٬۲۴۴٬۲۴۵٬۲۵۴
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islam | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=L. Gardet | coauthors=J. Jomier | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt; Many [[Islamic empires in India|Islamic dynasties]] ruled parts of the Indian subcontinent starting from the twelfth century. The prominent ones include the [[Delhi Sultanate]] (۱۲۰۶–۱۵۲۶) and the [[Mughal empire]] (۱۵۲۶–۱۸۵۷). These empires helped in the spread of Islam in [[South Asia]]. but by the mid-۱۸th century the [[British empire]] had ended the Mughal dynasty.&lt;ref&gt;Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۳۵۸٬۳۷۸–۳۸۰٬۶۲۴&lt;/ref&gt; In the ۱۸th century the [[Wahhabi]] movement took hold in Saudi Arabia. Founded by the preacher [[Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab|Ibn Abd al-Wahhab]], Wahhabism is a fundamentalist ideology that condemns practices like Sufism and the veneration of saints as un-Islamic.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), p.۵۷۲
* Watt (۱۹۷۳), p.۱۸: Wahhabism should not be confused with the early Kharijite sect of Wahabiyya, which was named after Abd-Allah ibn-Wahb ar-Rasibi, who opposed Ali at Nahrawan.&lt;/ref&gt;

By the ۱۷th and ۱۸th centuries, despite attempts at modernization, the Ottoman empire had begun to feel threatened by European economic and military advantages. In the ۱۹th century, the [[Rise of nationalism under the Ottoman Empire|rise of nationalism]] resulted in Greece declaring and winning independence in ۱۸۲۹, with several Balkan states following suit after the Ottomans suffered defeat in the [[Russo-Turkish War (۱۸۷۷–۱۸۷۸)|Russo-Turkish War of ۱۸۷۷–۱۸۷۸]]. The Ottoman era came to a close at the end of [[World War I]].&lt;ref&gt;Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۳۸۰٬۴۸۹–۴۹۳&lt;/ref&gt;

=== نوی پېر (۱۹۱۸–اوسمهال) ===
After [[World War I]] losses, the remnants of the empire were parceled out as European [[protectorate]]s or [[sphere of influence|spheres of influence]]. Since then most Muslim societies have become independent nations, and new issues such as oil wealth and relations with the State of [[Israel]] have assumed prominence.&lt;ref&gt;Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۲۸۱–۲۸۲٬۳۸۰٬۴۸۹–۴۹۳٬۵۵۶٬۵۷۸٬۸۲۳٬۸۳۵&lt;/ref&gt;

The ۲۰th century saw the creation of many new Islamic &quot;revivalist&quot; movements. Groups such as the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] in Egypt and [[Jamaat-e-Islami]] in Pakistan advocate a totalistic and theocratic alternative to secular political ideologies. Sometimes called [[Islamist]], they see Western cultural values as a threat, and promote Islam as a comprehensive solution to every public and private question of importance. In countries like Iran and Afghanistan (under the [[Taliban]]), revolutionary movements replaced [[Secularism|secular]] regimes with Islamist states, while transnational groups like [[Osama bin Laden]]'s [[al-Qaeda]] engage in [[Islamist terrorism|terrorism]] to further their goals. In contrast, [[Liberal Islam]] is a movement that attempts to reconcile religious tradition with modern norms of secular governance and [[human rights]]. Its supporters say that there are multiple ways to read Islam's sacred texts, and stress the need to leave room for &quot;independent thought on religious matters&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), pp.۱۱۸٬۱۱۹٬۱۷۹
* Lapidus (۲۰۰۲), pp.۸۲۳–۸۳۰&lt;/ref&gt;

In modern times Islam has come under [[Criticism of Islam|criticism]] from idealogues such as [[Robert Spencer]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news | last=Bostom | first=Andrew | title=Islamic Apostates' Tales—A Review of ''Leaving Islam'' by Ibn Warraq | date=July ۲۱, ۲۰۰۳ | publisher=FrontPageMagazine.com | work=FrontPage Magazine | url=http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=9000 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Ibn Warraq]],&lt;ref&gt;Rippin (۲۰۰۱), p.۲۸۸&lt;/ref&gt; who criticize Islamic law and question the morality of the Qur'an; for example, they say that its contents justify mistreatment of women and encourage [[anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] remarks by Muslim theologians;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news | publisher=NYRB | work=[[The New York Review of Books]] |date=۱۰-۰۵-۲۰۰۶ | title=Islam in Europe | author=Timothy Garton Ash | url=http://www.nybooks.com/articles/19371}}&lt;/ref&gt; such claims are disputed by Muslim scholars.&lt;ref&gt;For example, see:
* [[Ahmed Deedat]], in Westerlund (۲۰۰۳);
* [[Syed Ameer Ali]], in ''The Spirit of Islam'' (۱۸۴۹–۱۹۲۸). It is described by [[David Samuel Margoliouth]] (۱۹۰۵) as &quot;probably the best achievement in the way of an apology for Mohammed&quot;.  See Margoliouth, preface ''Mohammed and the Rise of Islam'';
* [[Yusuf Estes]], in {{cite news | publisher=Advance, [[University of Connecticut]] | date=۱۱-۱۷-۲۰۰۳ | title=Ramadan Awareness Event Designed To Debunk Negative Images | author=Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu | url=http://advance.uconn.edu/2003/031117/03111715.htm | access-date=2007-11-24 | archive-date=2014-04-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401005128/http://advance.uconn.edu/2003/031117/03111715.htm | url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; [[Montgomery Watt]], Norman Daniel, and [[Edward Said]] dismiss many of the criticisms as the product of old myths and medieval European polemics.&lt;ref&gt;
* Seibert (۱۹۹۴), pp.۸۸–۸۹
* Watt (۱۹۷۴), p.۲۳۱&lt;/ref&gt; The rise of [[Islamophobia]], according to [[Carl Ernst]], had contributed to the negative views about Islam and Muslims in the West.&lt;ref&gt;Ernst (۲۰۰۴), p.۱۱&lt;/ref&gt;

== اسلامي ټولنه ==

[[دوتنه:Islam percentage by country.png|کيڼ|upright=1.25|بټنوک|د هېوادونو له مخې د مسلمانانو د شمېر سلنه]]

=== وگړپوهنه ===
{{دا هم  وگورۍ|د مسلمانانو د شمېر له مخې د هېوادونو لړليک|د اسلام ډيموگرافي}}

Commonly cited estimates of the Muslim population in ۲۰۰۷ range from ۱٫۱&amp;nbsp;billion to ۱٫۸&amp;nbsp;billion. Approximately ۸۵٪ are [[Sunni]] and ۱۵٪ are [[Shi'a]], with a small minority belonging to other sects. Some ۳۰–۴۰ countries are Muslim-majority, and Arabs account for around ۲۰٪ of all Muslims worldwide.  [[South Asia]] and [[Southeast Asia]] contain the most populous Muslim countries, with [[Indonesia]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]] having more than ۱۰۰&amp;nbsp;million adherents each.&lt;ref name=Islam_by_country&gt;{{cite web
|url=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/rel_isl_num_of_mus-religion-islam-number-of-muslim
|title=Number of Muslim by country
|publisher=nationmaster.com
|accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۳۰}}&lt;/ref&gt; According to U.S. government figures, in ۲۰۰۶ there were ۲۰&amp;nbsp;million Muslims in [[China]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
|url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71338.htm
|title=International Religious Freedom Report ۲۰۰۶—China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
|year=۲۰۰۶
|publisher=U.S. department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
|accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۳۰}}&lt;/ref&gt; In the [[Middle East]], the non-Arab countries of [[Turkey]] and [[Iran]] are the largest Muslim-majority countries; in [[Africa]], [[Egypt]] and [[Nigeria]] have the most populous Muslim communities.&lt;ref name=Islam_by_country/&gt; Islam is the second largest religion after [[Christianity]] in many [[Europe]]an countries.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴) pp.۲٬۴۳
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Islamic World | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;br /&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html | title=Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents | publisher=Adherents.com | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۱-۰۹ | تاريخ الأرشيف=2010-01-29 | مسار الأرشيف=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129202506/http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html | url-status=dead | خونديځ نېټه=2007-07-07 | خونديځ تړی=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707044255/http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html | خونديځ-تړی=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707044255/http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707044255/http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html }}
* {{cite web | title=Muslims in Europe: Country guide | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4385768.stm | publisher=BBC | work=BBC News | date=[[۲۰۰۵-۱۲-۲۳]] | accessdate=۲۰۰۶-۰۹-۲۸ }}
* {{cite web | title=Religion In Britain | url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=293 | publisher=Office for National Statistics | work=National Statistics | date=[[۲۰۰۳-۰۲-۱۳]] | accessdate=۲۰۰۶-۰۸-۲۷ }}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== جومات ===
{{آرنی|جومات}}
جومات د مسلمانانو لپاره د عبادت ځای دی، چې په عربي کې ورته ''مسجد'' وایي که څه هم په  جوماتو  کې اصلي موخه د لمونځونو ادا کول دی، خو مسلمانو ته جومات د یو بل د لیدلو او زده کړو لپاره هم ډیر مهم دی. اوسني پرمختللي جوماتونه تر ډیرې کچې پورې د ۷ مې پیړۍ د جوماتو په شان پراخ شوي او د ډیرو بیلابیلو څیزونو او معمامري عناصرو درلودونکي دی لکه منار.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Masdjid | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author= J. Pedersen | coauthors=R. Hillenbrand, J. Burton-Page, et al. | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Mosque | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;

=== کورنيز ژوند ===
{{دا-هم-وگورۍ|ښځه په اسلام کې}}
The basic unit of Islamic society is the [[family]], and Islam defines the obligations and legal rights of family members. The father is seen as financially responsible for his family, and is obliged to cater for their well-being. The division of [[inheritance]] is specified in the Qur'an, which states that most of it is to pass to the immediate family, while a portion is set aside for the payment of debts and the making of bequests. The woman's share of inheritance is generally half of that of a man with the same rights of succession.&lt;ref&gt;&quot;al-Mar'a&quot;. ''Encyclopaedia of Islam''&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marriage in Islam]] is a civil [[nikah|contract]] which consists of an offer and acceptance between two qualified parties in the presence of two witnesses. The groom is required to pay a [[dowry]] (''[[mahr]]'') to the bride, as stipulated in the contract.&lt;ref&gt;
* Waines (۲۰۰۳) pp. ۹۳–۹۶
* The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (۲۰۰۳), p.۳۳۹
* Esposito (۱۹۹۸) p. ۷۹&lt;/ref&gt;

A man may marry up to four wives if he believes he can treat them equally, while a woman may marry one man only. In most Muslim countries, the process of divorce in Islam is known as ''[[Talaq (Nikah)|talaq]]'', which the husband initiates by pronouncing the word &quot;divorce&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;*&quot;Talak&quot;. ''Encyclopaedia of Islam''&lt;/ref&gt; Scholars disagree whether Islamic holy texts justify traditional Islamic practices such as [[hijab|veiling]] and seclusion ([[purdah]]). Starting in the ۲۰th century, Muslim social reformers argued against these and other practices such as [[Polygamy in Islam|polygamy]], with varying success. At the same time, many Muslim women have attempted to reconcile tradition with modernity by combining an active life with outward modesty. [[Islamist]] groups and regimes like the [[Taliban]] mostly seek to continue traditional law as applied to women.&lt;ref&gt;
* Esposito (۲۰۰۴), pp.۹۵٬۹۶٬۲۳۵–۲۴۱
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Marriage and Divorce | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an | author=Harald Motzki | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۵}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Marriage Practices | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Women &amp; Islamic Cultures | author=Lori Peek | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۱۵}}
&lt;/ref&gt;

=== اسلامي کليز ===
{{آرنی|اسلامي کليز}}

اسلامي کاليز د مکې نه مدينې ته د هجرت د وخت نه پيلېږي او هماغه کال د هجرت لومړی کال بلل کېږي چې د زېږيز کال ۶۲۲ سره سمون خوري. د اسلامي کاليز ته سپوږميزه کاليزه هم وايي او دا ځکه چې د دې کال مياشتې د سپوږمۍ د حرکت پر بنسټ ټاکل شوي،  but differs from other such calendars (e.g. the [[Celtic calendar]]) in that it omits [[intercalary month]]s, being synchronized only with [[lunation]]s, but not with the [[solar year]], resulting in years of either ۳۵۴ or ۳۵۵ days. This omission was introduced by Muhammad because the right to announce intercalary months had led to political power struggles.{{citation needed}} Therefore, Islamic dates cannot be converted to the usual CE/AD dates simply by adding ۶۲۲ years. Islamic holy days fall on fixed dates of the lunar calendar, which means that they occur in different seasons in different years in the [[Gregorian calendar]].

The formal beginning of the Muslim era was chosen to be the [[Hijra (Islam)|Hijra]] in ۶۲۲CE, which was an important turning point in Muhammad's fortunes. The assignment of this year as the year ۱ AH (''Anno Hegirae'') in the Islamic calendar was reportedly made by [[Umar|Caliph Umar]]. It is a [[lunar calendar]], with nineteen ordinary years of ۳۵۴ days and eleven leap years of ۳۵۵ days in a thirty-year cycle. Islamic dates cannot be converted to CE/AD dates simply by adding ۶۲۲ years: allowance must also be made for the fact that each Hijri century corresponds to only ۹۷ years in the Christian calendar.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Adil (۲۰۰۲), p.۲۸۸
* F. E. Peters (۲۰۰۳), p.۶۷
* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Tarikh̲ | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=B. van Dalen | coauthors=R. S. Humphreys, Manuela Marín, et al. | accessdate=۲۰۰۷-۰۵-۰۲}}&lt;/ref&gt;
The year ۱۴۲۸AH coincides almost completely with ۲۰۰۷CE.

Islamic [[Holiday|holy days]] fall on fixed dates of the lunar calendar, which means that they occur in [[Different Seasons|different seasons]] in different years in the [[Gregorian calendar]]. The most important Islamic festivals are ''[[Eid al-Fitr]]'' (Arabic: عيد الفطر) on the ۱&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; of ''[[Shawwal]]'', marking the end of the fasting month ''[[Ramadan]]'', and ''[[Eid al-Adha]]'' (Arabic: عيد الأضحى) on the ۱۰&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; of ''[[Dhu al-Hijjah]]'', coinciding with the pilgrimage to Mecca.&lt;ref&gt;Ghamidi (۲۰۰۱): [http://www.renaissance.com.pk/janisla2y2.html Customs and Behavioral Laws]&lt;/ref&gt;

== اسلام او نور دينونه ==
==== هغه مذهبونه چې د اسلام پر بنسټ جوړ شوي ====

دا لانديني مذهبونو لارويان ځانونه مسلمانان بولي، خو د ډېرو مسلمانانو او مسلمانو چارواکو لخوا دوی مسلمانان نه بلل کېږي:
* [[د اسلام ملت]] (په امريکا کې بنسټ شوې مذهبي ډله)
* [[ذکري]]ان
* د [[احمديت]] تحريک (دې ډلې ته [[قاديانيت]] هم وايي)
* د [[الاحبش]] ډله (چې د حبشيانو په نامه هم يادېږي/ AICP)

د لاندې مذهبونو لارويان ځانونه مسلمانان بولي خو د دوی د اسلاميت په منلو کې د ډېرو مسلمانانو اختلافونه شته چې ځينې يې دوی مسلمانان او ځينې يې مسلمانان نه گڼي:
* [[دروز]]
* [[علوي]]ان (النُصيرية)

The following religions are said by some to have evolved or borrowed from Islam, in almost all cases influenced by traditional beliefs in the regions where they emerged, but consider themselves independent religions with distinct laws and institutions:
* [[يزيدي]]
* [[بابيس|بابيزم]] (چې اوس د [[بياني]]انو په نامه يادېږي)
* [[بهايي]]

The claim of the adherents of the Bahá'í Faith that it represents an independent religion was upheld by the Muslim ecclesiastical courts in Egypt during the ۱۹۲۰s. As of January [[۱۹۲۶]], their final ruling on the matter of the origins of the Bahá'í Faith and its relationship to Islam was that the Bahá'í Faith was neither a sect of Islam, nor a religion based on Islam, but a clearly defined, independently founded faith. This was seen as a considerate act on the part of the ecclesiastical court and in favor of followers of Bahá'í Faith since the majority of Muslims regard a ''religion based on Islam'' as a heresy.

Some see [[Sikhism]] as a [[syncretism|syncretic]] mix of Islam and [[Hinduism]], although it is often considered a [[Dharma|Dharmic]] faith rather than an Islamic or [[Abrahamic]] one. It arose in the context of the interaction between [[Hindu]] and Muslim communities in [[North India]].

The following religions might have been said to have evolved from Islam, but are not considered part of Islam, and no longer exist:
* The religion of the medieval [[Berghouata]]
* The religion of [[Ha-Mim]]

The Qur'an contains injunctions to respect other religions. It also asks the followers to fight and subdue unbelievers in times of war and &quot;evict them whence they evicted you&quot; (Al-Qur'an ۲:۱۹۱). Some Muslims have respected Jews and Christians as fellow &quot;peoples of the book&quot; (monotheists following [[Abrahamic religions]]), while others have reviled them as having abandoned monotheism and corrupted their scriptures. At different times and places, Islamic communities have been both intolerant and tolerant.

The classical Islamic solution was a limited tolerance — Jews and Christians were to be allowed to privately practice their faith and follow their own family law. They were called [[Dhimmis]], and they had fewer though similar legal rights and obligations than Muslims.

The classic Islamic state was often more tolerant than many other states of the time, which insisted on complete conformity to a state religion. The record of contemporary Muslim-majority states is mixed. Some are generally regarded as tolerant, while others have been accused of intolerance and human rights violations. See the main article, [[Islam and other religions]], for further discussion.

{{آرنی|اسلام او نور مذهبونه}}

[[دوتنه:Jerusalem Dome of the rock BW 1.JPG|thumb|left|A view of the [[Dome of the Rock]] on the [[Temple Mount]] in [[Jerusalem]], a holy site in both Islam and [[Judaism]] that has been a source of controversy]]
[[دوتنه:Jerusalem Al-Aqsa Mosque BW 2010-09-21 06-38-12.JPG|thumb|left|د [[الاقصا مسجد]] ديني جلوس. مسلمانان په دې عقيده دي چې حضرت محمد (صلی الله علیه وسلم) د همدغه ځای نه د معراج په سفر اسمان ته وخاته.]]

According to Islamic doctrine, Islam was the primordial religion of mankind, professed by [[Adam]].&lt;ref&gt;Friedmann (۲۰۰۳), pp. ۱۴–۱۶&lt;/ref&gt; At some point, a religious split occurred, and God began sending prophets to bring his revelations to the people.&lt;ref&gt;Friedmann (۲۰۰۳), pp. ۱۸–۱۹&lt;/ref&gt; In this view, [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[Nevi'im|Hebrew prophets]], and [[Jesus]] were all [[prophets of Islam]], but their message and the texts of the [[Torah]] and the [[Gospels]] were [[tahrif|corrupted]] by [[Jew]]s and Christians. Similarly, children of non-Muslim families are  born Muslims, but are converted to another faith by their parents.&lt;ref&gt;Friedmann (۲۰۰۳), p. ۱۸&lt;/ref&gt; The idea of Islamic supremacy is encapsulated in the formula &quot;Islam is exalted and nothing is exalted above it.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;Friedmann (۲۰۰۳), p. ۳۵&lt;/ref&gt; Pursuant to this principle, Muslim women may not marry non-Muslim men, defamation of Islam is prohibited, and the testimony of a non-Muslim is inadmissible against a Muslim.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Friedmann (۲۰۰۳), p. ۳۵;
* Lewis (۱۹۸۴), p. ۳۹&lt;/ref&gt;

Islamic law divides non-Muslims into several categories, depending on their relation with the Islamic state. Christians and Jews who live under Islamic rule are known as ''[[dhimmis]]''. Dhimmis must pay tribute (''[[jizya]]'') to the Islamic state, and as such are considered &quot;protected peoples.&quot; Historically, dhimmis enjoyed a measure of communal autonomy under their own religious leaders, but were subject to legal, social and religious restrictions as well as humiliating regulations meant to highlight the inferiority of non-Muslim subjects.&lt;ref&gt;See:
* Lewis (۱۹۸۴), pp.۹, ۲۷, ۳۶;
* Friedmann (۲۰۰۳), p. ۳۷;&lt;/ref&gt; The status was extended to Zoroastrians and sometimes to polytheists (such as [[Hindu]]s), but not to [[atheist]]s or [[agnostic]]s.&lt;ref&gt;Lewis (۲۰۰۱), p.۲۷۳&lt;/ref&gt; Those who live in non-Muslim lands (''[[dar al-harb]]'') are known as ''[[harbi]]s'', and upon entering into an alliance with the Muslim state become known as ''ahl al-ahd''. Those who receive a guarantee of safety while residing temporarily in Muslim lands are known as ''ahl al-amān''. Their legal position is similar to that of the dhimmi except that they are not required to pay the jizya. The people of armistice (''ahl al-hudna'') are those who live outside of Muslim territory and agree to refrain from attacking the Muslims.&lt;ref&gt;Friedmann (۲۰۰۳), p. ۵۵&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Aman&quot;, ''Encyclopaedia of Islam''&lt;/ref&gt; [[apostasy in Islam|Apostasy]] is prohibited, and is punishable by death.&lt;ref&gt;A woman who apostasizes is to be executed according to some jurists, or imprisoned according to others.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Murtadd&quot;, ''Encyclopedia of Islam''&lt;/ref&gt;

== دا هم وگورئ ==
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* [[اسلامي هنر]]
* [[اسلامي وټه]]
* [[اسلامي اخلاق]]
* [[اسلامي ادبيات]]
* [[اسلامي زده کړې]]
* [[اسلام او نوښت]]
* [[اسلاميزم]]
* [[د مسلمانانو لړليک]]
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* [[د اسلامي امپراتورانو لړليک]]
* [[د هغه نامتو کسانو لړليک چې اسلام ته وراوښتي]]
* [[د پخوانيو نامتو مسلمانانو لړليک]]
* [[په اسلامي نړۍ کې د جگړو لړليک]]
* [[د اسلامي تاریخ وختلیکه]]
* [[په اسلام کې د ماشومانو حقونه]]
* [[په اسلام کې د بنديانو حقونه]]

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== يادښتونه ==
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== سرچينې ==
;کتابونه او خپرونې
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* {{cite book | last=Esposito  | first=John  | authorlink=John Esposito  | title=Islam: The Straight Path | url=https://archive.org/details/islamstraightpat0000espo_e0l3  | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=۱۹۹۸ | edition=۳rd | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۱۹۵۱۱۲۳۴۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Esposito | first=John | authorlink=John Esposito | coauthors=Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad | title=Muslims on the Americanization Path? | year=۲۰۰۰a | publisher=Oxford University Press | id=ISBN ۰-۱۹-۵۱۳۵۲۶-۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Esposito | first=John | authorlink=John Esposito | year=۲۰۰۰b | title=Oxford History of Islam | url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordhistoryofi00john | publisher=Oxford University Press | id=۹۷۸-۰۱۹۵۱۰۷۹۹۹}}
* {{cite book | last=Esposito | first=John | authorlink=John Esposito | year=۲۰۰۲a | title=Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam | url=https://archive.org/details/unholywarterrori0000espo_h9s9 | publisher=Oxford University Press | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۱۹۵۱۶۸۸۶۰}}
* {{cite book | last=Esposito | first=John | authorlink=John Esposito | year=۲۰۰۲b | title=What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam | url=https://archive.org/details/whateveryoneneed0000espo | publisher=Oxford University Press | id=ISBN ۰-۱۹-۵۱۵۷۱۳-۳}}
* {{cite book | last=Esposito | first=John | authorlink=John Esposito | title=[[The Oxford Dictionary of Islam]] | publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۰-۱۹-۵۱۲۵۵۸-۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Esposito  | first=John  | authorlink=John Esposito  | title=Islam: The Straight Path | url=https://archive.org/details/islamstraightpat0000espo_e0l3  | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=۲۰۰۴ | edition=۳rd Rev Upd | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۱۹۵۱۸۲۶۶۸}}
* {{cite book | last=Farah | first=Caesar | authorlink=Caesar E. Farah | title=Islam: Beliefs and Observances | url=https://archive.org/details/islambeliefsobse0000fara_b2o1 | publisher=Barron's Educational Series | year=۱۹۹۴ | edition=۵th | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۸۱۲۰۱۸۵۳۰}}
* {{cite book | last=Farah | first=Caesar | authorlink=Caesar E. Farah | title=Islam: Beliefs and Observances | url=https://archive.org/details/islambeliefsobse0000fara_b2o1 | publisher=Barron's Educational Series | year=۲۰۰۳ | edition=۷th | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۷۶۴۱۲۲۲۶۶}}
* {{cite book | last=Firestone | first=Reuven | title=Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam | url=https://archive.org/details/jihadoriginofhol0000fire | publisher= Oxford University Press | year=۱۹۹۹ | id=ISBN ۰۱۹-۵۱۲۵۸۰۰}}
* {{cite book | last=Friedmann | first=Yohanan | authorlink=Yohanan Friedmann | title=Tolerance and Coercion in Islam: Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition | publisher= Cambridge University Press | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۵۲۱۰۲۶۹۹۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Ghamidi | first=Javed | authorlink=Javed Ahmed Ghamidi | title=[[Mizan]] | publisher=[[Al-Mawrid|Dar al-Ishraq]] | year=۲۰۰۱ | id={{OCLC|۵۲۹۰۱۶۹۰}}}}
* {{cite book | last=Goldschmidt, Jr. | first=Arthur | coauthors=Lawrence Davidson | title=A Concise History of the Middle East | publisher=Westview Press | year=۲۰۰۵ | edition=۸th | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۸۱۳۳۴۲۷۵۷}}
* {{cite book | last=Griffith | first=Ruth Marie | coauthors=Barbara Dianne Savage | title=Women and Religion in the African Diaspora: Knowledge, Power, and Performance | url=https://archive.org/details/womenreligionina0000unse_t8y4 | publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press | year=۲۰۰۶ | id=ISBN ۰۸۰۱۸۸۳۷۰۹}}
* {{cite book | last=Hawting| first=G. R. | authorlink= G.R. Hawting | title=The First Dynasty of Islam: The Umayyad Caliphate AD ۶۶۱–۷۵۰ | url=https://archive.org/details/firstdynastyofis0000hawt| publisher=Routledge | year=۲۰۰۰ | id=ISBN ۰۴۱۵۲۴۰۷۳۵}}
* {{cite book | last=Hedayetullah | first=Muhammad | title=Dynamics of Islam: An Exposition | publisher=Trafford Publishing | year=۲۰۰۶ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۱۵۵۳۶۹۸۴۲۵}}
* {{cite book | last=Holt | first=P. M. |  coauthors=[[Bernard Lewis]] | title=Cambridge History of Islam, Vol. ۱ | year=۱۹۷۷a | publisher=Cambridge University Press | id=ISBN ۰۵۲۱۲۹۱۳۶۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Holt | first=P. M. | coauthors=Ann K. S. Lambton, [[Bernard Lewis]] | title=Cambridge History of Islam, Vol. ۲ | year=۱۹۷۷b | publisher=Cambridge University Press | id=ISBN ۰۵۲۱۲۹۱۳۷۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Hourani | first=Albert | authorlink=Albert Hourani | coauthor=[[Malise Ruthven|Ruthven, Malise]] | title=A History of the Arab Peoples | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofarabpeo0000albe | year=۲۰۰۳ | publisher=Belknap Press; Revised edition | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۶۷۴۰۱۰۱۷۸}}
* {{cite book | last=Humphreys | first=Stephen | title=Between Memory and Desire | url=https://archive.org/details/betweenmemorydes0000hump | year=۲۰۰۵ | publisher=University of California Press | id=ISBN ۰۵۲-۰۲۴۶۹۱۸}}
* {{cite book | last=Kobeisy | first=Ahmed Nezar | title=Counseling American Muslims: Understanding the Faith and Helping the People | url=https://archive.org/details/counselingameric0000kobe | publisher=Praeger Publishers | year=۲۰۰۴ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۳۱۳۳۲۴۷۲۷}}
* {{cite book | last=Koprulu | first=Mehmed Fuad | coauthors=Leiser, Gary | title=The Origins of the Ottoman Empire | publisher=SUNY Press | year=۱۹۹۲ | id=ISBN ۰۷۹۱۴۰۸۱۹۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Kramer | first=Martin | title=Shi'Ism, Resistance, and Revolution | publisher=Westview Press | year=۱۹۸۷ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۸۱۳۳۰۴۵۳۳}}
* {{cite book | last=Kugle | first=Scott Alan | title=Rebel Between Spirit And Law: Ahmad Zarruq, Sainthood, And Authority in Islam | publisher=Indiana University Press| year=۲۰۰۶ | id=ISBN ۰۲۵۳۳۴۷۱۱۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Lapidus| first=Ira | title=A History of Islamic Societies | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofislamic0000lapi_t2d2| publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=۲۰۰۲ | edition=۲nd | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۵۲۱۷۷۹۳۳۳}}
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=The Jews of Islam | publisher=Routledge &amp; Kegan Paul | year=۱۹۸۴ | id=ISBN ۰-۷۱۰۲-۰۴۶۲-۰}}
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=The Arabs in History | url=https://archive.org/details/arabsinhistory0000bern | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=۱۹۹۳ | id=ISBN ۰-۱۹۲۸-۵۲۵۸-۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=The Middle East | publisher=Scribner | year=۱۹۹۷ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۶۸۴۸۳۲۸۰۷}} 
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East | url=https://archive.org/details/islaminhistoryid0000lewi | publisher=Open Court | edition=۲nd | year=۲۰۰۱ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۸۱۲۶۹۵۱۸۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East | url=https://archive.org/details/whatwentwrongcl00lewi | publisher=Harper Perennial | edition=Reprint | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۰۶۰۵۱۶۰۵۵}}
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror | url=https://archive.org/details/crisisofislamhol00lewi | publisher=Random House, Inc., New York | year=۲۰۰۴ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۸۱۲۹۶۷۸۵۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Madelung | first=Wilferd | authorlink=Wilferd Madelung | title=The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate | url=https://archive.org/details/successiontomuam0000made | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=۱۹۹۶ | id=ISBN ۰۵۲۱۶۴۶۹۶۰}}
* {{cite book | last=Malik| first=Jamal| coauthors=John R Hinnells, Inc NetLibrary | title=Sufism in the West | publisher= Routledge | year=۲۰۰۶ | id=ISBN ۰۴۱۵۲۷۴۰۸۷}}
* {{cite book | last=Menski | first=Werner F. | title=Comparative Law in a Global Context: The Legal Systems of Asia and Africa | url=https://archive.org/details/comparativelawin0000mens | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=۲۰۰۶ | id=ISBN ۰۵۲۱۸۵۸۵۹۳}}
* {{cite journal | last=Mohammad | first=Noor | title=The Doctrine of Jihad: An Introduction | journal=Journal of Law and Religion | volume=۳ | issue=۲ |date=۱۹۸۵}}
* {{cite book | last=Momen | first=Moojan | title=An Introduction to Shi`i Islam: The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shi`ism | url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontosh0000mome_o5t2 | publisher=Yale University Press | year=۱۹۸۷ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۳۰۰۰۳۵۳۱۵}}
* {{cite book | last=Nasr | first=Seyed Muhammad | title=Our Religions: The Seven World Religions Introduced by Preeminent Scholars from Each Tradition (Chapter ۷) | publisher=HarperCollins | year=۱۹۹۴| id=ISBN ۰-۰۶۰۶۷-۷۰۰-۷}}
* {{cite journal | last=Novak | first=David | title=The Mind of Maimonides | journal=[[First Things]] |date=February ۱۹۹۹}}
* {{cite book | last=Parrinder | first=Geoffrey | authorlink=Geoffrey Parrinder | title=World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present | publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited | year=۱۹۷۱ | id=ISBN ۰-۸۷۱۹۶-۱۲۹-۶}}
* {{cite journal | last=Patton | first=Walter M. | title=The Doctrine of Freedom in the Korân | journal=The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures |date=April ۱۹۰۰ | volume=۱۶ | issue=۳ | publisher=Brill Academic Publishers | id=ISBN ۹۰۰۴۱۰۳۱۴۷}}
* {{cite journal | last=Peters | first=F. E. | authorlink=F. E. Peters | title=The Quest for Historical Muhammad | journal=International Journal of Middle East Studies |date=۱۹۹۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Peters | first=F. E. | authorlink=F. E. Peters | title=Islam: A Guide for Jews and Christians | url=https://archive.org/details/islamguideforjew0000fepe | publisher=Princeton University Press | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۰-۶۹۱-۱۱۵۵۳-۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Peters | first=Rudolph | authorlink=Rudolph Peters | title=Jihad in Medieval and Modern Islam | publisher=Brill Academic Publishers | year=۱۹۷۷ | id = ISBN ۹۰-۰۴-۰۴۸۵۴-۵}}
* {{cite book | last=Rippin | first=Andrew | authorlink=Andrew Rippin | title=Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices | url=https://archive.org/details/muslimslibraryof00andr | publisher=Routledge | edition=۲nd | year=۲۰۰۱ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۴۱۵۲۱۷۸۱۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Ruthven | first=Malise | title=Fundamentalism: The Search for Meaning | url=https://archive.org/details/fundamentalismse0000mali | publisher= Oxford University Press | year=۲۰۰۵ | id = ISBN ۰۱-۹۲-۸۰۶۰۶-۸}}
* {{cite book | last=Sahas | first=Daniel J. | title=John of Damascus on Islam: The Heresy of the Ishmaelites | url=https://archive.org/details/johnofdamascuson0000saha_r6w8 | publisher=Brill Academic Publishers | year=۱۹۹۷ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۹۰۰۴۰۳۴۹۵۲}}
* {{cite book | last=[[Abdulaziz Sachedina|Sachedina]] | first=Abdulaziz | title=The Just Ruler in Shi'ite Islam: The Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist in Imamite Jurisprudence | publisher=Oxford University Press US | year=۱۹۹۸ | id=ISBN ۰۱۹۵۱۱۹۱۵۰}}
* {{cite journal | last=Seibert | first=Robert F. | title=Review: Islam and the West: The Making of an Image (Norman Daniel)| journal=Review of Religious Research |date=۱۹۹۴ | volume=۳۶ | issue=۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Sells | first=Michael Anthony | authorlink=Michael Anthony Sells | coauthors=Emran Qureshi  | title=The New Crusades: Constructing the Muslim Enemy | publisher=Columbia University Press | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۰۲۳۱۱۲۶۶۷۰}}
* {{cite book | last=Smith | first=Jane I. | title=The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=۲۰۰۶ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۱۹۵۱۵۶۴۹۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Spencer | first=Robert | title=The Myth of Islamic Tolerance: How Islamic Law Treats Non-Muslims | url=https://archive.org/details/mythofislamictol00spen | publisher=Prometheus Books | year=۲۰۰۵ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۱۵۹۱۰۲۲۴۹۷}}
* {{cite book | last=Stillman | first=Norman | authorlink=Norman Stillman | title=The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book | url=https://archive.org/details/jewsofarablandsh0000norm | publisher=Jewish Publication Society of America | location=Philadelphia | year=۱۹۷۹ | id=ISBN ۱-۸۲۷۶۰-۱۹۸-۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Tabatabae | first=Sayyid Mohammad Hosayn | coauthors=Seyyed Hossein Nasr (translator) | authorlink=Allameh Tabatabaei | title= Shi'ite Islam 
| publisher=Suny press| year=۱۹۷۹ | id=ISBN  ۰-۸۷۳۹۵-۲۷۲-۳}}
* {{cite book | last=Tabatabae | first=Sayyid Mohammad Hosayn | coauthors=R. Campbell (translator) | authorlink=Allameh Tabatabaei | title= Islamic teachings: An Overview and a Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam | publisher=Green Gold | year=۲۰۰۲ | id=ISBN ۰-۹۲۲۸۱۷-۰۰-۶}}
* {{cite book | last=Teece | first=Geoff | title=Religion in Focus: Islam  | publisher=Franklin Watts Ltd | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۷۴۹۶۴۷۹۶۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Tolan | first=John V. | title=Saracens: Islam in the Medieval European Imagination | url=https://archive.org/details/saracensislaminm0000tola | publisher=Columbia University Press | year=۲۰۰۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Trimingham| first=John Spencer  | title=The Sufi Orders in Islam  | url=https://archive.org/details/sufiordersinisla0000trim_x5k7| publisher=Oxford University Press | year=۱۹۹۸| id=ISBN ۰۱۹۵۱۲۰۵۸۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Tritton | first=Arthur S. | authorlink=Arthur Stanley Tritton| title=The Caliphs and their Non-Muslim Subjects: A Critical Study of the Covenant of Umar | publisher=Frank Cass Publisher | location=London | year=۱۹۷۰ |origyear = ۱۹۳۰ | id=ISBN ۰-۷۱۴۶-۱۹۹۶-۵}}
* {{cite book | last=Turner | first=Colin | title=Islam: the Basics  | url=https://archive.org/details/islambasics0000turn | publisher=Routledge (UK) | year=۲۰۰۶ | id=ISBN ۰۴۱۵۳۴۱۰۶X}}
* {{cite book | last=Turner | first=Bryan S. | title=Weber and Islam | url=https://archive.org/details/weberislam0001turn | publisher=Routledge (UK) | year=۱۹۹۸ | id=ISBN ۰۴۱۵۱۷۴۵۸۹}}
* {{cite book | last=Waines | first=David | title=An Introduction to Islam | url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontois0000wain_a9l8 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۰۵۲۱۵۳۹۰۶۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Warraq | first=Ibn | title=The Quest for Historical Muhammad | url=https://archive.org/details/questforhistoric00ibnw | publisher=Prometheus | year=۲۰۰۰ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۱۵۷۳۹۲۷۸۷۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Warraq | first=Ibn | title=Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out | publisher=Prometheus | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۱-۵۹۱۰۲-۰۶۸-۹}}
* {{cite book | last=Watt | first=W. Montgomery | authorlink=William Montgomery Watt | title=The Formative Period of Islamic Thought | url=https://archive.org/details/formativeperiodo0000watt | publisher=University Press Edinburgh|  year=۱۹۷۳ | id=ISBN ۰-۸۵-۲۲۴۲۵۴-X}}
* {{cite book | last=Watt | first=W. Montgomery | authorlink=William Montgomery Watt | title=Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman | url=https://archive.org/details/muhammadprophets00watt | publisher=Oxford University Press | edition=New | year=۱۹۷۴ | id=ISBN ۰-۱۹-۸۸۱۰۷۸-۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Weiss | first=Bernard G. | title=Studies in Islamic Legal Theory | year=۲۰۰۲ | location=Boston | publisher=Brill Academic publishers | id=ISBN ۹۰۰۴۱۲۰۶۶۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Williams | first=John Alden | title=The Word of Islam | year=۱۹۹۴ | publisher=University of Texas Press | id=ISBN ۰-۲۹۲-۷۹۰۷۶-۷}}
* {{cite book | last=Williams | first=Mary E. | title=The Middle East | year=۲۰۰۰ | publisher=Greenhaven Pr | id=ISBN ۰۷۳۷۷۰۱۳۳۱}}

;Encyclopedias
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* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=William H. McNeill, Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian | encyclopedia=Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History | publisher=Berkshire Publishing Group | year=۲۰۰۵ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۹۷۴۳۰۹۱۰۱}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Gabriel Oussani | encyclopedia=[[Catholic Encyclopedia]] | year=۱۹۱۰}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Paul Lagasse, Lora Goldman, Archie Hobson, Susan R. Norton | encyclopedia=The Columbia Encyclopedia | publisher=Gale Group | year=۲۰۰۰ | edition=۶th | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۱۵۹۳۳۹۲۳۶۹}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica Online|Encyclopaedia Britannica Online]] | publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Erwin Fahlbusch, William Geoffrey Bromiley | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Christianity | publisher=Eerdmans Publishing Company, and Brill| year=۲۰۰۱ | edition=۱st| id=ISBN ۰-۸۰۲۸-۲۴۱۴-۵}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=John Bowden | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Christianity | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=۲۰۰۵ | edition=۱st | id=ISBN ۰-۱۹-۵۲۲۳۹۳-۴}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=George Thomas Kurian, Graham T. T. Molitor | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of the Future | publisher=MacMillan Reference Books | year=۱۹۹۵ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۰۲۸۹۷۲۰۵۳}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=P.J. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs | encyclopedia=[[Encyclopaedia of Islam Online]] | publisher=Brill Academic Publishers | id=ISSN ۱۵۷۳-۳۹۱۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Richard C. Martin, Said Amir Arjomand, Marcia Hermansen, Abdulkader Tayob, Rochelle Davis, John Obert Voll | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World | publisher=MacMillan Reference Books | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۰۲۸۶۵۶۰۳۸}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Jane Dammen McAuliffe | encyclopedia=[[Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an|Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an Online]] | publisher=Brill Academic Publishers}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Lindsay Jones | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Religion | publisher=MacMillan Reference Books | year=۲۰۰۵ | edition=۲nd | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۰۲۸۶۵۷۳۳۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Salamone Frank | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals | publisher=Routledge | edition=۱st | year=۲۰۰۴ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۴۱۵۹۴۱۸۰۸}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Peter N. Stearns | edition=۶th | year=۲۰۰۰ | encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of World History Online | publisher=Bartleby}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=[[Josef W. Meri]] | encyclopedia=Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia | publisher=[[Routledge]] | year=۲۰۰۵ | id=ISBN ۰۴۱-۵۹۶۶۹۰۶}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=[[Wendy Doniger]] | encyclopedia=Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions | publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] | year=۱۹۹۹ | id=ISBN ۰۸۷-۷۷۹۰۴۴۲}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Glasse Cyril | encyclopedia=New Encyclopedia of Islam: A Revised Edition of the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam | | publisher=AltaMira Press | year=۲۰۰۳ | id=ISSN ۹۷۸-۰۷۵۹۱۰۱۹۰۶}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor=Edward Craig | encyclopedia=Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy | publisher=Routledge | year=۱۹۹۸ | edition=۱st| id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۴۱۵۰۷۳۱۰۳}}
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== نورې لوستنې ==
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* {{cite book | last=Arberry | first=A. J. | authorlink=A. J. Arberry | title=The Koran Interpreted: A Translation | url=https://archive.org/details/koraninterpreted00ajar | publisher=Touchstone | edition=۱st | year=۱۹۹۶ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۶۸۴۸۲۵۰۷۶}}
* {{cite book | last=Hawting | first=Gerald R. | authorlink=Gerald R. Hawting | title=The First Dynasty of Islam: The Umayyard Caliphate AD ۶۶۱–۷۵۰ | url=https://archive.org/details/firstdynastyofis0000hawt | publisher=Routledge | year=۲۰۰۰ | id=ISBN ۰۴۱۵۲۴۰۷۲۷}}
* {{cite book | last=Khan | first=Muhammad Muhsin | authorlink=Muhammad Muhsin Khan | coauthors=Al-Hilali Khan, Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din | title=Noble Quran | year=۱۹۹۹ | publisher=Dar-us-Salam Publications | edition=۱st | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۹۹۶۰۷۴۰۷۹۹}}
* {{cite book | last=Kramer (ed.) | first=Martin | authorlink=Martin Kramer | title=The Jewish Discovery of Islam: Studies in Honor of Bernard Lewis | publisher=Syracuse University | year=۱۹۹۹ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۹۶۵۲۲۴۰۴۰۸}}
* {{cite book | last=Kuban | first=Dogan | title=Muslim Religious Architecture | publisher=Brill Academic Publishers | year=۱۹۷۴ | id=ISBN ۹۰۰۴۰۳۸۱۳۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East | url=https://archive.org/details/islaminhistoryid0000lewi | publisher=Open Court | year=۱۹۹۳ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۸۱۲۶۹۲۱۷۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=Islam and the West | url=https://archive.org/details/islamwest00lewi_0 | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=۱۹۹۴ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۱۹۵۰۹۰۶۱۱}}
* {{cite book | last=Lewis | first=Bernard | authorlink=Bernard Lewis | title=Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery | url=https://archive.org/details/culturesinconfli0000lewi | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=۱۹۹۶ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۱۹۵۱۰۲۸۳۳}}
* {{cite book | last=Mubarkpuri | first=Saifur-Rahman | title=[[The Sealed Nectar]]: Biography of the Prophet | publisher=Dar-us-Salam Publications | year=۲۰۰۲ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۱۵۹۱۴۴۰۷۱۰}}
* {{cite book | last=Najeebabadi | first=Akbar Shah | title=History of Islam | publisher=Dar-us-Salam Publications | year=۲۰۰۱ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۱۵۹۱۴۴۰۳۴۵}}
* {{cite book | last=Nigosian | first=S. A. | title=Islam: Its History, Teaching, and Practices | url=https://archive.org/details/islamitshistoryt0000nigo_j9b3 | publisher=Indiana University Press | year=۲۰۰۴ | edition=New Edition | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۲۵۳۲۱۶۲۷۴}}
* {{cite book | last=Rahman | first=Fazlur | authorlink=Fazlur Rahman | title=Islam | url=https://archive.org/details/islam0000rahm_s0w9 | publisher=University of Chicago Press | year=۱۹۷۹ | edition=۲nd | id=ISBN ۰-۲۲۶-۷۰۲۸۱-۲}}
* {{cite book | last=Walker | first=Benjamin | authorlink=Benjamin Walker | title=Foundations of Islam: The Making of a World Faith | url=https://archive.org/details/foundationsofisl0000walk | publisher=Peter Owen Publishers | year=۱۹۹۸ | id=ISBN ۹۷۸-۰۷۲۰۶۱۰۳۸۳}}
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== باندنۍ تړنې ==

;اکاډميکې سرچينې
&lt;div class=&quot;references-small&quot;&gt; 
* [http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/ د سويلي كاليفورنيا پوهنتون: د اسلامی لیکنو لندیز] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213011952/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/ |date=2007-12-13 }}
* [http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/islam/ د اسلام پوهنغونډ (د نړۍ د مذهبونو مخليدنه)]
* [http://arabworld.nitle.org/introduction.php?module_id=2 د اسلام اړونده څپرکی] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225105128/http://arabworld.nitle.org/introduction.php?module_id=2 |date=2008-02-25 }} د [[NITLE]] څخه د عربي فرهنگ او تمدن پرليکه سرچينې
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9105852/Islam اسلام], ''د بريټانيکا پرليکه پوهنغونډ'' ليکنه

&lt;/div&gt;   
;ټولگې
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* اسلام په [http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~mriexin/euroislam.htmlلویدیزه اروپا], [http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~mriexin/UKIslam.html انگلستان ], [http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~mriexin/DIslam.html جرمنی] او [http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~mriexin/sasislam.html سویلی اسیا]
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Islam_%28Bookshelf%29 Islam (Bookshelf)] at [[Project Gutenberg]]
;Islam - text, audio and video
&lt;div class=&quot;references-small&quot;&gt;
* [http://www.ikre-bismi-rabbike.net/kuran.php Kur'an audio (recordings of many Qur'an recitals)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418011817/http://www.ikre-bismi-rabbike.net/kuran.php |date=2008-04-18 }}
* [http://www.guidedways.com/quranreciter/ Qur'an audio and reading material in numerous languages] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218182412/http://www.guidedways.com/quranreciter/ |date=2008-02-18 }}

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;اسلام او هنرونه
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/ پر اسلام د بي بي سي فوکس]
* [http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/intro.htm Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308091248/http://www.lacma.org/islamic_art/intro.htm |date=2008-03-08 }}
* [http://www.muslimheritage.com/ Muslim Heritage] (Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation, UK)
* [http://www.islamicarchitecture.org/ Islamic Architecture (IAORG)] illustrated descriptions and reviews of a large number of mosques, palaces, and monuments.
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== Reimagining WMF grants report ==

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Last month, we asked for community feedback on [[m:Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining WMF grants| a proposal to change the structure of WMF grant programs]]. Thanks to the 200+ people who participated!  '''[[m:Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outcomes|
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Come read about the findings and next steps as WMF’s Community Resources team begins to implement changes based on your feedback. Your questions and comments are welcome on [[m:Grants talk:IdeaLab/Reimagining WMF grants/Outcomes|the outcomes discussion page]].

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The [[:m:Community Tech|Community Tech team]] at the Wikimedia Foundation is focused on building improved curation and moderation tools for experienced Wikimedia contributors. We're now starting a '''[[:m:2015 Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]]''' to find the most useful projects that we can work on.

For phase 1 of the survey, we're inviting all active contributors to submit brief proposals, explaining the project that you'd like us to work on, and why it's important. Phase 1 will last for 2 weeks. In phase 2, we'll ask you to vote on the proposals. Afterwards, we'll analyze the top 10 proposals and create a prioritized wishlist.

While most of this process will be conducted in English, we're inviting people from any Wikimedia wiki to submit proposals. We'll also invite volunteer translators to help translate proposals into English. 

Your proposal should include: the problem that you want to solve, who would benefit, and a proposed solution, if you have one. You can submit your proposal on the Community Wishlist Survey page, using the entry field and the big blue button. We will be accepting proposals for 2 weeks, ending on November 23.
 
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Hello! [[wm2016:|Wikimania 2016]] scholarships will soon be open; by the end of the week we'll form the committee and we need your help, see [[wm2016:Special:MyLanguage/Scholarship committee|Scholarship committee]] for details.

If you want to carefully review nearly a thousand applications in January, you might be a perfect committee member. Otherwise, you can '''volunteer as &quot;ambassador&quot;''': you will observe all the committee activities, ensure that people from your language or project manage to apply for a scholarship, translate '''scholarship applications written in your language''' to English and so on. Ambassadors are allowed to ask for a scholarship, unlike committee members.

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The Community Advocacy team the Wikimedia Foundation has opened a consultation on the topic of '''harassment''' on [[m:Harassment consultation 2015|Meta]]. The consultation period is intended to run for one month from today, November 16, and end on December 17. Please share your thoughts there on harassment-related issues facing our communities and potential solutions. (Note: this consultation is not intended to evaluate specific cases of harassment, but rather to discuss the problem of harassment itself.)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Free Bassel/MassMessages/2015 Free Bassel banner straw poll|Your input requested on the proposed #FreeBassel banner campaign]] ==

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Hi everyone,

This is to inform all Wikimedia contributors that a [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Free Bassel/Banner/Straw poll|straw poll seeking your involvement]] has just been started on Meta-Wiki.

As some of your might be aware, a small group of Wikimedia volunteers have proposed a banner campaign informing Wikipedia readers about the urgent situation of our fellow Wikipedian, open source software developer and Creative Commons activist, [[:w:Bassel Khartabil|Bassel Khartabil]]. An exemplary [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Free Bassel/Banner|banner]] and an [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Free Bassel/Banner|explanatory page]] have now been prepared, and translated into about half a dozen languages by volunteer translators.

We are seeking [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Free Bassel/Banner/Straw poll|your involvement to decide]] if the global Wikimedia community approves starting a banner campaign asking Wikipedia readers to call on the Syrian government to release Bassel from prison. We understand that a campaign like this would be unprecedented in Wikipedia's history, which is why we're seeking the widest possible consensus among the community.

Given Bassel's urgent situation and the resulting tight schedule, we ask everyone to [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Free Bassel/Banner/Straw poll|get involved with the poll and the discussion]] to the widest possible extent, and to promote it among your communities as soon as possible.

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Hi everyone! Apologies for posting this in English. Translations are very welcome.

We're beginning the second part of the Community Tech team's '''[[:m:2015 Community Wishlist Survey/Voting|Community Wishlist Survey]]''', and we're inviting all active contributors to vote on the proposals that have been submitted.

Thanks to you and other Wikimedia contributors, 111 proposals were submitted to the team. We've split the proposals into categories, and now it's time to vote! You can vote for any proposal listed on the pages, using the &lt;nowiki&gt;{{Support}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; tag. Feel free to add comments pro or con, but only support votes will be counted. The voting period will be 2 weeks, ending on December 14.

The proposals with the most support votes will be the team's top priority backlog to investigate and address. Thank you for participating, and we're looking forward to hearing what you think!

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== New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (December 2015) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|150px|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for, free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:
* [[w:en:WP:Gale|Gale]] - multidisciplinary periodicals, newspapers, and reference sources - 10 accounts
* [[w:en:Wikipedia:Brill|Brill]] - academic e-books and journals in English, Dutch, and other languages - 25 accounts
* [[w:fi:Wikipedia:Wikipedian_Lähdekirjasto/Suomalaisen_Kirjallisuuden_Seura|Finnish Literature Society]] (in Finnish)
* [[w:fa:ویکی‌پدیا:مگ‌ایران|Magiran]] (in Farsi) - scientific journal articles - 100 articles
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Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|our partners page]], including [[w:en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO]], [[w:en:WP:DeGruyter|DeGruyter]], and [[w:en:WP:Newspaperarchive.com|Newspaperarchive.com]]. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
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As many of you know, January 15 is Wikipedia’s 15th Birthday!

People around the world are getting involved in the celebration and have started adding their [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 15/Events|events on Meta Page]]. While we are celebrating Wikipedia's birthday, we hope that all projects and affiliates will be able to utilize this celebration to raise awareness of our community's efforts.

Haven’t started planning? Don’t worry, there’s lots of ways to get involved. Here are some ideas:

* '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 15/Events|Join/host an event]]'''. We already have more than 80, and hope to have many more.
* '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 15/Media|Talk to local press]]'''. In the past 15 years, Wikipedia has accomplished extraordinary things. We’ve made a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 15/15 years|handy summary]] of milestones and encourage you to add your own. More resources, including a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 15/Media#releases|press release template]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Communications/Movement Communications Skills|resources on working with the media]], are also available.
* '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 15/Material|Design a Wikipedia 15 logo]]'''. In place of a single icon for Wikipedia 15, we’re making dozens. Add your own with something fun and representative of your community. Just use the visual guide so they share a common sensibility.
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Everything is linked on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 15|Wikipedia 15 Meta page]]. You’ll find a set of ten data visualization works that you can show at your events, and a [[c:Category:Wikipedia15 Mark|list of all the Wikipedia 15 logos]] that community members have already designed.

If you have any questions, please contact [[m:User:ZMcCune (WMF)|Zachary McCune]] or [[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]].

Thanks and Happy nearly Wikipedia 15!&lt;br /&gt;
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These types of accounts have sensitive access to our sites, and can cause real harm if they fall into malicious hands. Currently the only requirement is the password is at least 1 letter long. We would like to make the minimum be 8 letters (bytes) long and also ban certain really common passwords.

By increasing requirements on passwords for accounts with high levels of access, we hope to make Wikimedia wikis more secure for everyone. Please read the full text of the proposal [[m:Requests for comment/Password policy for users with certain advanced permissions|here]], and make your voice heard at the RFC
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== Wikimania 2016 Scholarships - Deadline soon! ==

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:*[https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships Wikimania 2016 Scholarships]
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== 2016 WMF Strategy consultation ==

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Hello, all.

The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) has launched a consultation to help create and prioritize WMF strategy beginning July 2016 and for the 12 to 24 months thereafter. This consultation will be open, on Meta, from 18 January to 26 February, after which the Foundation will also use these ideas to help inform its Annual Plan. (More on our timeline can be found on that Meta page.)

Your input is welcome (and greatly desired) at the Meta discussion, [[:m:2016 Strategy/Community consultation|2016 Strategy/Community consultation]].

Apologies for English, where this is posted on a non-English project. We thought it was more important to get the consultation translated as much as possible, and good headway has been made there in some languages. There is still much to do, however! We created [[:m:2016 Strategy/Translations]] to try to help coordinate what needs translation and what progress is being made. :)

If you have questions, please reach out to me on my talk page or on the strategy consultation's talk page or by email to mdennis@wikimedia.org.

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== Updates to wiki search auto completion are arriving 10 March==

Hello!

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The [[:m:User:CKoerner (WMF)/Work/Completion Suggester beta reminder and coming soon|completion suggester beta feature]] will become the default at the first group of wikis on '''Thursday, 10 March'''. This initial rollout will start with some of the smaller wikis to ensure the change happens in an organized way. The remaining wikis will receive the update on Wednesday, 16 March. This update brings three major improvements to search. Improved search result ordering, a tolerance for a small number of spelling errors, and suggests fewer typos.

Since December 2015, 19,000 editors have already opted into the completion suggester beta feature. Contributors are encouraged to [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|try out the feature]] ahead of the release. Please share any comments on the Completion Suggester [[mw:Help:CirrusSearch/CompletionSuggester|discussion page]] in any language.

To learn more about the work of the Discovery department and other improvements to search, please check out [[wmfblog:2015/12/23/search-and-discovery-on-wikipedia/|the Wikimedia blog]]. Read about  [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch|CirrusSearch]], the MediaWiki extension that makes wiki search possible.&lt;/div&gt; - [[User:CKoerner (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:CKoerner (WMF)|talk]]) 22:09, 7 مارچ 2016 (UTC)
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== New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2016) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for access to research materials from:
* '''[[w:en:WP:Cambridge|Cambridge University Press]]''' - a major publisher of academic journals and e-books in a variety of subject areas. Access includes both Cambridge Journals Online and Cambridge Books. 25 accounts.
* '''[[w:en:WP:Alexander Street|Alexander Street ''Academic Video Online'']]''' - a large academic video collection good for a wide range of subjects, including news programs (such as PBS and BBC), music and theatre, lectures and demonstrations, and documentaries. 25 accounts.
* '''[[w:en:WP:Baylor|Baylor University Press]]''' - a publisher of academic e-books primarily in religious studies and the humanities. 50 accounts.
* '''[[w:en:WP:Future Science Group|Future Science Group]]''' - a publisher of medical, biotechnological and scientific research. 30 accounts.
* '''[[w:en:WP:Annual Reviews|Annual Reviews]]''' - a publisher of review articles in the biomedical sciences. 100 accounts.
* '''[[w:en:WP:Miramar|Miramar Ship Index]]''' - an index to ships and their histories since the early 19th century. 30 accounts. 

'''Non-English'''
*'''[[w:fa:ویکی‌پدیا:نورمگز|Noormags]]''' - Farsi-language aggregator of academic and professional journals and magazines. 30 accounts.
*'''[[w:ar:ويكيبيديا:مكتبة ويكيبيديا/كتبنا|Kotobna]]''' - Arabic-language ebook publishing platform. 20 accounts.

'''Expansions'''
*'''[[w:en:WP:Gale|Gale]]''' - aggregator of newspapers, magazines and journals. 50 accounts.
*'''[[w:en:WP:Elsevier|Elsevier ScienceDirect]]''' - an academic publishing company that publishes medical and scientific literature. 100 accounts.
Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[w:en:WP:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|our partners page]], including [[w:en:WP:Project MUSE|Project MUSE]], [[w:en:WP:De Gruyter|De Gruyter]], [[w:en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO]], [[w:en:WP:Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]] and [[w:en:WP:BNA|British Newspaper Archive]]. Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
&lt;br&gt;--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 20:30, 17 مارچ 2016 (UTC)


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== Open Call for Individual Engagement Grants ==

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Greetings!  The '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/IEG|Individual Engagement Grants (IEG) program]] is accepting proposals''' until April 12th to fund new tools, research, outreach efforts, and other experiments that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers.
Whether you need a small or large amount of funds (up to $30,000 USD), IEGs can support you and your team’s project development time in addition to project expenses such as materials, travel, and rental space.
*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IEG#ieg-apply|'''Submit''' a grant request]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IdeaLab|'''draft''' your proposal]] in IdeaLab
*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events|'''Get help''' with your proposal]] in an upcoming Hangout session
*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging|'''Learn from examples''' of completed Individual Engagement Grants]]

With thanks, [[m:User:I JethroBT (WMF)|I JethroBT (WMF)]] 15:47, 31 مارچ 2016 (UTC)
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== No editing 2 times this week ==

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د [[foundation:|ويکيمېډيا بنسټ]] به خپل د اومتوک تر ټولو نوی منځی په ډالاس کې وازمويي.  دا کار به د ويکيپېډيا او د ويکيمېډيا نورې پروژې د دې جوگه کړي چې د يو طبيعي ناورين وروسته هم پرليکه پاتې شي.  د دې لپاره چې هر څه په سمه او ډاډمنه توگه کار وکړي، د ويکيمېډيا تخنيکي څانگه بايد پلان شوی آزمېښت ترسره کړي. دا ازمېښت به تخنيکي کارکوونکو ته دا ورښکاره کړي چې دوی په پوره ډاډ سره د اومتوک له يوه منځي څخه بل منځي ته بدلولی شي. د دې ازمېښت د ترسره کولو لپاره د گڼ شمېر تخنيکي ډلو چمتووالي ته او د ناببرې ستونزې د رامېنځ ته کېدو د حل کولو اسانتياو ته اړتيا شته چې په يو وخت کې برابر وي. 

تخنيکي امله به ټول ترافيک د اومتوک نوي منځي ته په '''سې شنبې، 19 د اپرېل''' ورسيخ کړي.&lt;br&gt;  په '''پنجشنبې، 21 د اپرېل''' به تخنيکي امله ټول ترافيک بېرته د اومتوک اصلي منځي ته ورواړوي.  

په خواشينۍ سره په [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|ميډياويکي]] کې د ځينو محدوديتونو په خاطر، د همدغو دوو اړونو بېرته اړونو په موده کې بايد ټول سمونونه په ټپه ودرېږي.  موږ د دې ډول اخلالونو د رامنځ ته کېدو په خاطر بخښنه غواړو او موږ په دې کار کوو چې په راتلونکي کې د دې ډول ستونزو د رامنځ ته کېدو کچه ټيټه وي. 

'''د ازمېښت په دې لنډه موده کې به تاسې په ټولو ويکي گانو کې ليکنې ولوستلی شی، خو سمون په کې نه شی ترسره کولی.'''

*په سې شنبې، 19 د اپرېل او پنجشنبې، 21 د اپرېل به تاسو له 15 تر 30 دقيقو پورې سمونونه و نه شئ کولای، پيل به له 14:00 UTC (16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT) بجو وي. 
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*If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message.  We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it.  If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal.  Then you should be able to save your edit.  But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
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''نورې اغېزې'':
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*Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
*There will be a code freeze for the week of 18 April.  No non-essential code deployments will take place.

This test was originally planned to take place on March 22. April 19th and 21st are the new dates. You can [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Schedule for Q3 FY2015-2016 rollout|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. They will post any changes on that schedule.  There will be more notifications about this.  '''Please share this information with your community.''' /[[m:User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|User:Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) 21:16, 17 اپرېل 2016 (UTC)
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== Wikipedia to the Moon ==

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Hello! Sorry that this is in English only, but we are using village pump messaging in order to reach as many language communities as possible. Wrong page? Please fix it [[:m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|here]].

This is an invitation to all Wikipedians: Wikimedia Deutschland has been given data space to include Wikipedia content in an upcoming mission to the Moon. (No joke!) We have launched a community discussion about how to do that, because we feel that this is for the global community of editors. Please, '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia to the Moon|join the discussion on Meta-Wiki]]''' (and translate this invitation to your language community)! Best, [[:m:Talk:Wikipedia to the Moon|Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland]] 15:35, 21 اپرېل 2016 (UTC)
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== Wikipedia to the Moon: voting has begun ==

Hello, after six weeks of community discussion about [https://moon.wikimedia.org Wikipedia to the Moon], there are now 10 different proposals for content for the mission. Starting today, [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia_to_the_Moon/Voting|you can vote for them on Meta-Wiki]], and decide what we will work on: a Wikipedia canon, different lists, the Moon in 300 languages, an astronomy editathon, featured articles, articles about technology, endangered things, or DNA-related topics. You can even vote against community involvement. Voting is open until 24 June. Sorry that this message is again in English only, but we are using village pumps to reach as many communities as possible, so that everyone knows they can vote. Best, [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia to the Moon/About|Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland]] 15:31, 10 جون 2016 (UTC)
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== Compact Links coming soon to this wiki ==

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[[File:Compact-language-links-list.png|thumb|Screenshot of Compact Language Links interlanguage list]]

Hello, I wanted to give a heads up about an upcoming feature for this wiki which you may seen already in the [[:m:Tech/News/2016/25|Tech News]]. [[:mw:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links|Compact Language Links]] has been available as a beta-feature on all Wikimedia wikis since 2014. With compact language links enabled, users are shown a much shorter list of languages on the interlanguage link section of an article (see image). This will be enabled as a feature in the soon for all users, which can be turned on or off using a preference setting. We look forward to  your feedback and please do let us know if you have any questions. Details about Compact Language Links can be read in the [[:mw:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links|project documentation]].

Due to the large scale enablement of this feature, we have had to use [[:m:Global_message_delivery|MassMessage]] for this announcement and as a result it is only written in English. We will really appreciate if this message can be translated for other users of this wiki. The main announcement can also be translated on [[:mw:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links/Announcement_draft_June_2016|this page]]. Thank you. On behalf of the Wikimedia Language team: [[:mw:User:Runab_WMF|Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:Runab_WMF|talk]])-13:06, 29 جون 2016 (UTC)

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== Compact Language Links enabled in this wiki today ==

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[[File:Compact-language-links-list.png|thumb|Screenshot of Compact Language Links interlanguage list]]

[[:mw:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links|Compact Language Links]] has been available as a beta-feature on all Wikimedia wikis since 2014. With compact language links enabled, users are shown a much shorter list of languages on the interlanguage link section of an article (see image). Based on several factors, this shorter list of languages is expected to be more relevant for them and valuable for finding similar content in a language known to them. More information about compact language links can be found in [[:mw:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links|the documentation]].

From today onwards, compact language links has been enabled as the default listing of interlanguage links on this wiki. However, using the button at the bottom, you will be able to see a longer list of all the languages the article has been written in. The setting for this compact list can be changed by using the checkbox under ''User Preferences -&gt; Appearance -&gt; Languages''

The compact language links feature has been tested extensively by the Wikimedia Language team, which developed it. However, in case there are any problems or other feedback please let us know on the [[:mw:Talk:Universal_Language_Selector/Compact_Language_Links|project talk page]]. It is to be noted that on some wikis the presence of an existing older gadget that was used for a similar purpose may cause an interference for compact language list. We would like to bring this to the attention of the admins of this wiki. Full details are on [[phab:T131455|this phabricator ticket]] (in English).

Due to the large scale enablement of this feature, we have had to use [[:m:Global_message_delivery|MassMessage]] for this announcement and as a result it is only written in English. We will really appreciate if this message can be translated for other users of this wiki. Thank you. On behalf of the Wikimedia Language team: [[:mw:User:Runab_WMF|Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:Runab_WMF|talk]])-03:05, 1 جولای 2016 (UTC)

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== Wikipedia to the Moon: invitation to edit ==

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Three weeks ago, you were invited to vote on how to take Wikipedia articles to the Moon. Community voting is over and the winning idea is to send all ‘’featured articles and lists’’ to the Moon. This decision means that, starting today, Wikipedians from all language communities are warmly invited to intensively work on their best articles and lists, and submit them to Wikipedia to the Moon. The central site to coordinate between communities will be Meta-Wiki. You will find an [[m:Wikipedia to the Moon/Working|overview and more information there]]. Hopefully, we will be able to represent as many languages as possible, to show Wikipedia’s diversity. Please feel kindly invited to edit on behalf of your community and tell us about your work on featured content!

Best, [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia to the Moon/About|Moon team at Wikimedia Deutschland]] 14:10, 1 جولای 2016 (UTC)
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== Open call for Project Grants ==

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:Greetings!  The '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Project|Project Grants program]] is accepting proposals''' from July 1st to August 2nd to fund new tools, research, offline outreach (including editathon series, workshops, etc), online organizing (including contests), and other experiments that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers.
:Whether you need a small or large amount of funds, Project Grants can support you and your team’s project development time in addition to project expenses such as materials, travel, and rental space.
:*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Project/Apply|'''Submit''' a grant request]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IdeaLab|'''draft''' your proposal]] in IdeaLab
:*[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IdeaLab/Events#Upcoming_events|'''Get help with your proposal''']] in an upcoming Hangout session
:*'''Learn from examples''' of completed [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging|Individual Engagement Grants]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:PEG/Requests#Grants_funded_by_the_WMF_in_FY_2015.E2.80.9316|Project and Event Grants]]
:Also accepting candidates to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:Project/Quarterly/Committee|join the Project Grants Committee through July 15.]]  

:With thanks,  [[m:User:I JethroBT (WMF)|I JethroBT (WMF)]] 15:25, 5 جولای 2016 (UTC)
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== Save/Publish ==

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The [[:mw:Editing|Editing]] team is planning to change the name of the [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&amp;namespace=8&amp;message=Savearticle “&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Savearticle}}&lt;/bdi&gt;”] button to [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&amp;namespace=8&amp;message=Publishpage “'''&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Publishpage}}&lt;/bdi&gt;'''”] and [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&amp;namespace=8&amp;message=Publishchanges “'''&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Publishchanges}}&lt;/bdi&gt;'''”]. “&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Publishpage}}&lt;/bdi&gt;” will be used when you create a new page. “&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Publishchanges}}&lt;/bdi&gt;” will be used when you change an existing page. The names will be consistent in all editing environments.[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T131132][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T139033]

This change will probably happen during the week of 30 August 2016. The change will be announced in [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|Tech News]] when it happens.

If you are fluent in a language other than English, please check the status of translations at translatewiki.net for [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&amp;namespace=8&amp;message=Publishpage “'''&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Publishpage}}&lt;/bdi&gt;'''”] and [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&amp;namespace=8&amp;message=Publishchanges “'''&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Publishchanges}}&lt;/bdi&gt;'''”].

The main reason for this change is to avoid confusion for new editors. Repeated user research studies with new editors have shown that some new editors believed that [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translations&amp;namespace=8&amp;message=Savearticle “&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Savearticle}}&lt;/bdi&gt;”] would save a private copy of a new page in their accounts, rather than permanently publishing their changes on the web. It is important for this part of the user interface to be clear, since it is difficult to remove public information after it is published. We believe that the confusion caused by the “&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Savearticle}}&lt;/bdi&gt;” button increases the workload for experienced editors, who have to clean up the information that people unintentionally disclose, and report it to the functionaries and stewards to suppress it. Clarifying what the button does will reduce this problem.

Beyond that, the goal is to make all the wikis and languages more consistent, and some wikis made this change many years ago. The [[:m:Legal|Legal team]] at the Wikimedia Foundation supports this change. Making the edit interface easier to understand will make it easier to handle licensing and privacy questions that may arise. 

Any help pages or other basic documentation about how to edit pages will also need to be updated, on-wiki and elsewhere. On wiki pages, you can use the wikitext codes &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{int:Publishpage}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{int:Publishchanges}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; to display the new labels in the user's preferred language. For the language settings in [[Special:Preferences|your account preferences]], these wikitext codes produce “&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Publishpage}}&lt;/bdi&gt;” and “&lt;bdi&gt;{{int:Publishchanges}}&lt;/bdi&gt;”.

Please share this news with community members who teach new editors and with others who may be interested.
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==The visual editor now active here==
Please see details at https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/کينډۍ:خبرتياوې/د_ټولنې_خبري_سرمشريزه#The_visual_editor_is_now_active_here . Thanks --[[کارن:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:Elitre (WMF)|خبرې اترې]]) 15:50, 10 اگسټ 2016 (UTC)
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::Just a heads-up that rollout of the visual editor on this wiki is complete, as it is also available to logged-out editors now. Please refer to my previous messages for details. You can [[:mw:Help:VisualEditor/VE_as_the_main_editor|read the &quot;checklist&quot;]] that is being written to help communities like yours in their process of adapting the visual editor to their customs and needs. Best, [[:mw:User:Elitre (WMF)|Elitre (WMF)]] 16:12, 17 اگسټ 2016 (UTC)&lt;/div&gt;

== New Wikipedia Library accounts available now (August 2016) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|publisher donation program]]. You can now sign up for new accounts and research materials from:
* '''[[w:de:Wikipedia:Nomos|Nomos]]''' &amp;ndash; Primarily German-language publisher of law and social sciences books and journals - 25 accounts
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:World Scientific|World Scientific]]''' &amp;ndash; Scientific, technical, and medical journals - 50 accounts
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Edinburgh University Press|Edinburgh University Press]]''' &amp;ndash; Humanities and social sciences journals - 25 accounts
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:American Psychological Association|American Psychological Association]]''' &amp;ndash; Psychology books and journals - 10 accounts
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Emerald|Emerald]]''' &amp;ndash; Journals on a range of topics including business, education, health care, and engineering - 10 accounts

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[m:The Wikipedia Library/Databases|our partners page]], including [[w:en:WP:Project MUSE|Project MUSE]], [[w:en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO]], [[w:de:WP:DeGruyter|DeGruyter]], [[w:en:WP:Gale|Gale]] and [[w:en:WP:Newspaperarchive.com|Newspaperarchive.com]]. 

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
&lt;br&gt;--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 18:38, 30 اگسټ 2016 (UTC)

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== RevisionSlider ==

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From September 13th on, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider]] will be available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Beta Features|beta feature]] in your wiki. The RevisionSlider adds a slider view to the diff page, so that you can easily move between revisions. The feature fulfills a wish from the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|German Community’s Technical Wishlist]]. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well in your work! &lt;/div&gt; [[user:Birgit Müller (WMDE)|Birgit Müller (WMDE)]] 15:08, 12 سېپتمبر 2016 (UTC)
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== Grants to improve your project ==

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Greetings! The [[:m:Grants:Project|Project Grants program]] is currently accepting proposals for funding. There is just over a week left to submit  before the October 11 deadline.  If you have ideas for software, offline outreach, research, online community organizing, or other projects that enhance the work of Wikimedia volunteers, start your proposal today!  Please encourage others who have great ideas to apply as well.  Support is available if you want help turning your idea into a grant request.
*'''[[:m:Grants:Project/Apply|Submit a grant request]]'''
*'''Get help''': In [[:m:Grants:IdeaLab|IdeaLab]] or an upcoming [[:m:Grants:Project#Upcoming_events|Hangout session]]
*'''Learn from examples''' of completed [[:m:Grants:IEG#ieg-engaging|Individual Engagement Grants]] or [[:m:Grants:PEG/Requests#Grants_funded_by_the_WMF_in_FY_2015.E2.80.9316|Project and Event Grants]]
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== Creative Commons 4.0 ==

Hello! I'm writing from the Wikimedia Foundation to invite you to give your feedback on a proposed move from CC BY-SA 3.0 to a CC BY-SA 4.0 license across all Wikimedia projects. The consultation will run from October 5 to November 8, and we hope to receive a wide range of viewpoints and opinions. Please, if you are interested, [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Terms of use/Creative Commons 4.0|take part in the discussion on Meta-Wiki]].

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== New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (November 2016) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]]
[[:m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:
*'''''[[:en:WP:Foreign Affairs|Foreign Affairs]]''''' - Journal of international relations and U.S. foreign policy
*'''[[:en:WP:OpenEdition|OpenEdition]]''' - Journals in the social sciences and humanities
*'''[[:en:WP:EDP Sciences|Édition Diffusion Presse Sciences]]''' - French and English language scientific journals
*'''[[:en:WP:ASHA|ASHA]]''' - Speech–language–hearing journals
*'''[[:fi:Wikipedia:Wikipedian_Lähdekirjasto/Tilastopaja|Tilastopaja]]''' - Athletics statistics

'''Expansions'''
*'''[[en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO:]]''' - Many new databases added
*'''[[:en:WP:Taylor &amp; Francis|Taylor &amp; Francis]]''' - Strategic, Defence &amp; Security Studies collection
Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[:m:The Wikipedia Library/Databases|our partners page]]. Sign up today!
&lt;br&gt;--[[:m:The Wikipedia Library/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 18:30, 1 نومبر 2016 (UTC)

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== Password reset ==

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We are having a problem with attackers taking over wiki accounts with privileged user rights (for example, admins, bureaucrats, oversighters, checkusers). It appears that this may be because of weak or reused passwords.

Community members are working along with members of multiple teams at the Wikimedia Foundation to address this issue.

In the meantime, we ask that everyone takes a look at the passwords they have chosen for their wiki accounts. If you know that you've chosen a weak password, or if you've chosen a password that you are using somewhere else, please change those passwords.

Select strong passwords – eight or more characters long, and containing letters, numbers, and punctuation. [[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]] ([[m:User talk:JSutherland (WMF)|{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}]]) / [[کارن:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:MediaWiki message delivery|خبرې اترې]]) 00:00, 14 نومبر 2016 (UTC)
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== Adding to the above section (Password reset) ==

Please accept my apologies - that first line should read &quot;[https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=page-Security%2FPassword+reset&amp;language=&amp;action=page&amp;filter= Help with translations!]&quot;. [[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:JSutherland (WMF)|talk]]) / [[کارن:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:MediaWiki message delivery|خبرې اترې]]) 00:11, 14 نومبر 2016 (UTC)
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== New way to edit wikitext ==

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'''Summary''': There's a new opt-in Beta Feature of a [[:mw:2017 wikitext editor|wikitext mode for the visual editor]]. Please [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|go try it out]].


We in the Wikimedia Foundation's Editing department are responsible for making editing better for all our editors, new and experienced alike. We've been slowly improving [[:mw:VisualEditor|the visual editor]] based on feedback, user tests, and feature requests. However, that doesn't work for all our user needs: whether you need to edit a wikitext talk page, create a template, or fix some broken reference syntax, sometimes you need to use wikitext, and many experienced editors prefer it.

Consequently, we've planned a &quot;wikitext mode&quot; for the visual editor for a long time. It provides as much of the visual editor's features as possible, for those times that you need or want wikitext. It has the same user interface as the visual editor, including the same toolbar across the top with the same buttons. It provides access to the [[:mw:citoid|citoid service]] for formatting citations, integrated search options for inserting images, and the ability to add new templates in a simple dialog. Like in the visual editor, if you paste in formatted text copied from another page, then formatting (such as bolding) will automatically be converted into wikitext.

All wikis now have access to this mode as a [[:mw:Beta Features|Beta Feature]]. When enabled, it replaces your existing [[:mw:Editor|wikitext editor]] everywhere. If you don't like it, you can reverse this at any time by turning off the Beta Feature in your preferences. We don't want to surprise anyone, so it's strictly an ''opt-in-only'' Beta Feature. It won't switch on automatically for anyone, even if you have previously checked the box to &quot;{{Int:Betafeatures-auto-enroll}}&quot;.

The new wikitext edit mode is based on the visual editor, so it requires JavaScript (as does the [[:mw:Extension:WikiEditor|current wikitext editor]]). It doesn't work with gadgets that have only been designed for the older one (and ''vice versa''), so some users will miss gadgets they find important. We're happy to [[:mw:VisualEditor/Gadgets|work with gadget authors to help them update their code to work]] with both editors. We're not planning to get rid of the current main wikitext editor on desktop in the foreseeable future. We're also not going to remove the existing ability to edit plain wikitext without JavaScript. Finally, though it should go without saying, if you prefer to continue using the current wikitext editor, then you may so do.

This is an early version, and we'd love to know what you think so we can make it better. Please leave feedback about the new mode [[:mw:2017 wikitext editor/Feedback|on the feedback page]].  You may write comments in any language.  Thank you.

&lt;/div&gt; [[:mw:User:Jdforrester (WMF)|James Forrester]] (Product Manager, Editing department, Wikimedia Foundation) --19:32, 14 ډيسمبر 2016 (UTC)
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== Review of initial updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process ==

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''Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Initial announcements review|Message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki]].''

The Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. For 15 years, Wikimedians have worked together to build the largest free knowledge resource in human history. During this time, we've grown from a small group of editors to a diverse network of editors, developers, affiliates, readers, donors, and partners. Today, we are more than a group of websites. We are a movement rooted in values and a powerful vision: all knowledge for all people. As a movement, we have an opportunity to decide where we go from here. 

This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve. We hope to design an inclusive process that makes space for everyone: editors, community leaders, affiliates, developers, readers, donors, technology platforms, institutional partners, and people we have yet to reach. There will be multiple ways to participate including on-wiki, in private spaces, and in-person meetings. You are warmly invited to join and make your voice heard.

The immediate goal is to have a strategic direction by Wikimania 2017 to help frame a discussion on how we work together toward that strategic direction.

Regular updates are being sent to the [[mail:Wikimedia-l|Wikimedia-l mailing list]], and posted [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates|on Meta-Wiki]]. Beginning with this message, monthly reviews of these updates will be sent to this page as well. [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Signup|Sign up]] to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page.

Here is a review of the updates that have been sent so far:

* [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/15 December 2016 - Update 1 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 1 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (15 December 2016)
** Introduction to process and information about budget spending resolution to support it
* [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/23 December 2016 - Update 2 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 2 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (23 December 2016)
** Start of search for Lead Architect for movement strategy process
* [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/8 January 2017 - Update 3 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 3 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (8 January 2017)
** Plans for strategy sessions at upcoming Wikimedia Conference 2017
* [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/11 January 2017 - Update 4 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 4 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (11 January 2017)
** Introduction of williamsworks 
* [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/2 February 2017 - Update 5 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 5 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (2 February 2017)
** The core movement strategy team, team tracks being developed, introduction of the Community Process Steering Committee, discussions at WikiIndaba conference 2017 and the Wikimedia movement affiliates executive directors gathering in Switzerland
* [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/10 February 2017 - Update 6 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 6 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (10 February 2017)
** Tracks A &amp; B process prototypes and providing feedback, updates on development of all four Tracks

More information about the movement strategy is available on the [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017|Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal]].

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== Overview #2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process ==

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''Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Overview 2 of updates on Wikimedia movement strategy process|This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki]].''

As we mentioned last month, the Wikimedia movement is beginning a movement-wide strategy discussion, a process which will run throughout 2017. This movement strategy discussion will focus on the future of our movement: where we want to go together, and what we want to achieve.

Regular updates are being sent to the [[mail:Wikimedia-l|Wikimedia-l mailing list]], and posted [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Updates|on Meta-Wiki]]. Each month, we are sending overviews of these updates to this page as well. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/Signup|Sign up]] to receive future announcements and monthly highlights of strategy updates on your user talk page.

Here is a overview of the updates that have been sent since our message last month:
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/16 February 2017 - Update 7 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 7 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (16 February 2017)
** Development of documentation for Tracks A &amp; B
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/24 February 2017 - Update 8 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 8 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (24 February 2017)
** Introduction of Track Leads for all four audience tracks
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Updates/2 March 2017 - Update 9 on Wikimedia movement strategy process|Update 9 on Wikimedia movement strategy process]] (2 March 2017)
** Seeking feedback on documents being used to help facilitate upcoming community discussions

More information about the movement strategy is available on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017|Meta-Wiki 2017 Wikimedia movement strategy portal]].

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== We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15) ==

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: ''This message, &quot;[[mailarchive:wikimediaannounce-l/2017-March/001383.html|We invite you to join the movement strategy conversation (now through April 15)]]&quot;, was sent through multiple channels by  [[m:User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum]] on 15 and 16 of March 2017 to village pumps, affiliate talk pages, movement mailing lists, and MassMessage groups. A similar message was sent by [[m:User:Nicole_Ebber_(WMDE)|Nicole Ebber]] to organized groups and their mailing lists on 15 of March 2017. This version of the message is available for translation and documentation purposes'' 

Dear Wikimedians/Wikipedians:

Today we are starting a broad discussion to define Wikimedia's future role in the world and develop a collaborative strategy to fulfill that role. You are warmly invited to join the conversation.

There are many ways to participate, by joining an existing conversation or starting your own: 

[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Track_A|Track A (organized groups)]]: Discussions with your affiliate, committee or other organized group (these are groups that support the Wikimedia movement). 

Track B (individual contributors): [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Cycle_1|On Meta]] or your [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Participate|local language or project wiki]].

This is the first of three conversations, and it will run between now and April 15. The purpose of cycle 1 is to discuss the future of the movement and generate major themes around potential directions. What do we want to build or achieve together over the next 15 years?

We welcome you, as we create this conversation together, and look forward to broad and diverse participation from all parts of our movement.

* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017|Find out more about the movement strategy process]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Toolkit/Discussion_Coordinator_Role|Learn more about volunteering to be a Discussion Coordinator]]

Sincerely,

Nicole Ebber (Track A Lead), Jaime Anstee (Track B Lead), &amp; the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/People|engagement support teams]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; 05:09, 18 مارچ 2017 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections|Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections]] ==

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On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, I am pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Board_of_Trustees/Call_for_candidates|2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Elections]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Board of Trustees]] (Board) is the decision-making body that is ultimately responsible for the long-term sustainability of the Wikimedia Foundation, so we value wide input into its selection. More information about this role can be found [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees|on Meta-Wiki]]. Please read the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees/Call for candidates|letter from the Board of Trustees calling for candidates]].

'''The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees/Candidates|candidacy submission phase]] will last from April 7 (00:00 UTC) to April 20 (23:59 UTC).'''

'''We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates from April 7 to April 20. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees/Questions|You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki]].'''

Once the questions submission period has ended on April 20, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to beginning on April 21.

The goal of this process is to fill the '''three community-selected seats''' on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. The election results will be used by the Board itself to select its new members.

The full schedule for the Board elections is as follows. All dates are '''inclusive''', that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last. 

* April 7 (00:00 UTC) – April 20 (23:59 UTC) – '''Board nominations''' 
* April 7 – April 20 – '''Board candidates questions submission period'''
* April 21 – April 30 – '''Board candidates answer questions'''
* May 1 – May 14 – '''Board voting period'''
* May 15–19 – '''Board vote checking'''
* May 20 – '''Board result announcement goal'''

In addition to the Board elections, we will also soon be holding elections for the following roles:

* '''Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC)'''
** There are five positions being filled. More information about this election will be available [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee|on Meta-Wiki]].

* '''Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson (Ombuds)'''
** One position is being filled.  More information about this election will be available [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson|on Meta-Wiki]].

Please note that this year the Board of Trustees elections will be held before the FDC and Ombuds elections. Candidates who are not elected to the Board are explicitly permitted and encouraged to submit themselves as candidates to the FDC or Ombuds positions after the results of the Board elections are announced. 

More information on this year's elections can be found [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|on Meta-Wiki]]. Any questions related to the election can be posted on the [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|election talk page on Meta-Wiki]], or sent to the election committee's mailing list, &lt;tt dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5&quot;&gt;board-elections[[File:At sign.svg|15x15px|middle|link=|alt=(at)]]wikimedia.org&lt;/tt&gt;.

On behalf of the Election Committee,&lt;br /&gt;
[[m:User:KTC|Katie Chan]], Chair, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]], Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation

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== Read-only mode for 20 to 30 minutes on 19 April and 3 May ==

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The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] will be testing its secondary data center in Dallas.  This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.  To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to conduct a planned test.  This test will show whether they can reliably switch from one data center to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. 

They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on '''Wednesday, 19 April 2017'''.
On '''Wednesday, 3 May 2017''', they will switch back to the primary data center.  

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop during those two switches.  We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. 

'''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.'''

*You will not be able to edit for approximately 20 to 30 minutes on Wednesday, 19 April and Wednesday, 3 May. The test will start at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20170419T14 14:00 UTC] (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Thursday 20 April and Thursday 4 May). 
*If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message.  We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it.  If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal.  Then you should be able to save your edit.  But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

''Other effects'':

*Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
*There will be code freezes for the weeks of 17 April 2017 and 1 May 2017.  Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

This project may be postponed if necessary.  You can [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Schedule for 2017 switch|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule.  There will be more notifications about this.  '''Please share this information with your community.''' /&lt;span dir=ltr&gt;[[m:User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|User:Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]])&lt;/span&gt;
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== Wikidata description editing in the Wikipedia Android app ==

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[[:mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Short_descriptions|Wikidata description editing]] is a new experiment being rolled out on the Wikipedia app for Android.  While this primarily impacts Wikidata, the changes are also addressing a concern about the mobile versions of Wikipedia, so that mobile users will be able to edit directly the descriptions shown under the title of the page and in the search results.

We began by rolling out this feature several weeks ago  to a pilot group of Wikipedias (Russian, Hebrew, and Catalan), and have seen very positive [[:mw:Wikimedia_Apps/Short_descriptions/Research|results]] including numerous quality contributions in the form of new and updated descriptions, and a low rate of vandalism.

We are now ready for the next phase of rolling out this feature, which is to enable it in a few days for all Wikipedias except the top ten by usage within the app (i.e. except English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Turkish, and Chinese). We will enable the feature for those languages instead at some point in the future, as we closely monitor user engagement with our expanded set of pilot communities.
As always, if have any concerns, please reach out to us on wiki at [[:mw:Talk:Wikimedia_Apps/Short_descriptions|the talk page for this project]] or by email at reading@wikimedia.org. Thanks!

-[[:mw:User:DBrant (WMF)|DBrant (WMF)]] 08:41, 14 اپرېل 2017 (UTC)
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== New Page previews feature ==

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New Page previews feature

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Hello,

The Reading web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working to enable [[mw:Beta Features/Hovercards|Page previews]], [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|a beta feature]] known previously as Hovercards, as opt-in behavior for logged-in users and the default behavior for logged-out users across Wikipedia projects. Page previews provide a preview of any linked article, giving readers a quick understanding of a related article without leaving the current page. For this project, we are expecting to collect feedback over the following few weeks and tentatively enable the feature in early May, 2017.

A quick note on the implementation:

* For logged-in users who are not currently testing out the beta feature, Page previews will be off by default. Users may turn them on from [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|their user preferences]] page.
* For logged-out users, the feature will be on by default. Users may disable it at any time by selecting the setting cog available in each preview.
* For users of the Navigation popups gadget, you will not be able to turn on the Page previews feature while using navigational popups. If you would like to try out the Page preview feature, make sure to first turn Navigation popups off prior to turning Page previews on. 

You can read more about [[mw:Beta_Features/Hovercards|the feature]] and [[mw:Beta Features/Hovercards#Success Metrics and Feature Evaluation|the tests we used to evaluate performance]], try it out by enabling it from the beta features page, and leave feedback or questions [[mw:Talk:Beta_Features/Hovercards|on the talk page]]. 

Thank you, [[کارن:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:MediaWiki message delivery|خبرې اترې]]) 16:52, 19 اپرېل 2017 (UTC)
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== New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2017) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials from:

* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:American Psychiatric Association|American Psychiatric Association]]''' – Psychiatry books and journals
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Bloomsbury|Bloomsbury]]''' – ''Who's Who'', Drama Online, Berg Fashion Library, and ''Whitaker's''
* '''[[w:fi:Wikipedia:Wikipedian Lähdekirjasto/Gaudeamus|Gaudeamus]]''' – Finnish humanities and social sciences
* '''[[w:fi:Wikipedia:Wikipedian Lähdekirjasto/Ympäristö-lehti|Ympäristö-lehti]]''' – The Finnish Environment Institute's ''Ympäristö-lehti'' magazine

'''Expansions'''
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Gale|Gale]]''' – Biography In Context database added
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Adam Matthew|Adam Matthew]]''' – all 53 databases now available

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [[m:The Wikipedia Library/Databases|our partners page]], including [[w:en:WP:Project MUSE|Project MUSE]], [[w:en:WP:EBSCO|EBSCO]], [[w:en:WP:Taylor &amp; Francis|Taylor &amp; Francis]] and [[w:en:WP:Newspaperarchive.com|Newspaperarchive.com]]. 

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
&lt;br&gt;--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] 18:52, 2 می 2017 (UTC)

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[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341?setlang={{CONTENTLANG}}&amp;uselang={{CONTENTLANG}} Voting has begun] for [[m:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017#Requirements|eligible voters]] in the 2017 elections for the ''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]]''.

The [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]] is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.

The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14. '''[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341?setlang={{CONTENTLANG}}&amp;uselang={{CONTENTLANG}} Click here to vote].''' More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Board of Trustees|2017 Board of Trustees election page]] on Meta-Wiki. 

On behalf of the Elections Committee,&lt;br/&gt;
[[m:User:KTC|Katie Chan]], Chair, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee]]&lt;br/&gt;
[[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]], Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation

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== Beta Feature Two Column Edit Conflict View ==

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From May 9, the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Two_Column_Edit_Conflict_View|Two Column Edit Conflict View]] will be available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Beta Features|beta feature]] on all wikis. The Two Column Edit Conflict View is a new interface for the edit conflict resolution page. It highlights differences between the editor's and the conflicting changes to make it easy to copy and paste pieces of the text and resolve the conflict. The feature fulfils a request for a more user-friendly edit conflict resolution from the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|German Community’s Technical Wishlist]]. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well! &lt;/div&gt; [[m:user:Birgit Müller (WMDE)|Birgit Müller (WMDE)]] 14:41, 8 می 2017 (UTC)
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== Prototype for editing Wikidata infoboxes on Wikipedia ==

Hello,

I’m sorry for writing in English. It’d be great if someone could translate this message if necessary.

One of the most requested features for Wikidata is to enable editing of Wikidata’s data directly from Wikipedia, so the editors can continue their workflow without switching websites.

The Wikidata development team has been working on a tool to achieve this goal: '''fill and edit the Wikipedia infoboxes with information from Wikidata, directly on Wikipedia''', via the Visual Editor. 

We already [[d:Wikidata:Client editing input|asked for feedback in 2015]], and collected some interesting ideas which we [[:File:Facilitating_the_use_of_Wikidata_in_Wikimedia_projects_with_a_user-centered_design_approach.pdf|shared with you in this thesis]]. Now we would like to present to you our first prototype and collect your feedback, in order to improve and continue the development of this feature.

We present this work to you very early, so we can include your feedback before and all along the development. You are the core users of this feature, so we want to make sure that it fits your needs and editing processes.

You will find the prototype, description of the features, and a demo video, '''[[d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Client editing prototype|on this page]]'''. Feel free to add any comment or feedback on the talk page. The page is currently not translated in every languages, but you can add your contribution by helping to translate it.

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to follow all the discussions on Wikipedia, so if you want to be sure that your feedback is read, please add it on the Wikidata page, in your favorite language. Thanks for your understanding.

Thanks, [[user:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|Lea Lacroix (WMDE)]]
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== RevisionSlider ==

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[[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:RevisionSlider|RevisionSlider]] will be available as a default feature for all users on all wikis from May 17. The RevisionSlider adds a slider view to the diff page so that you can easily move between revisions. The slider view is collapsed by default, and will load by clicking on it. It can also be turned off entirely in the user preferences. RevisionSlider has been a default feature on German, Arabic and Hebrew Wikipedia for 6 months and a beta feature on all wikis for 8 months. The feature fulfills a wish from the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|German Community’s Technical Wishlist]]. Thanks to everyone who tested RevisionSlider and gave valuable feedback to improve the feature! We hope that RevisionSlider will continue to serve you well in your work. &lt;/div&gt; [[m:user:Birgit Müller (WMDE)|Birgit Müller (WMDE)]] 14:44, 16 می 2017 (UTC)
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2|Join the next cycle of Wikimedia movement strategy discussions (underway until June 12)]] ==

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The Wikimedia movement strategy core team and working groups have completed reviewing the more than 1800 thematic statements we received from the first discussion. They have identified [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2|5 themes that were consistent across all the conversations]] - each with their own set of sub-themes. These are not the final themes, just an initial working draft of the core concepts.

You are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Participate|join the online and offline discussions taking place]] on these 5 themes. This round of discussions will take place between now and June 12th. You can discuss as many as you like; we ask you to participate in the ones that are most (or least) important to you.

Here are the five themes, each has a page on Meta-Wiki with more information about the theme and how to participate in that theme's discussion:

* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/Healthy, Inclusive Communities|Healthy, Inclusive Communities]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/The Augmented Age|The Augmented Age]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/A Truly Global Movement|A Truly Global Movement]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/The Most Respected Source of Knowledge|The Most Respected Source of Knowledge]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Cycle 2/Engaging in the Knowledge Ecosystem|Engaging in the Knowledge Ecosystem]]

On the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Participate|movement strategy portal on Meta-Wiki]], you can find more information about each of these themes, their discussions, and how to participate.

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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Updates/Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections|Start of the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee elections]] ==

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On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, we are pleased to announce that self-nominations are being accepted for the [[m:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee/Call for candidates|2017 Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson|Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson]] elections. Please read the letter from the Wikimedia Foundation calling for candidates at [[m:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee/Call for candidates|on the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal]].

''Funds Dissemination Committee''&lt;br /&gt;
The Funds Dissemination Committee (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities.  There are five positions being filled. More information about this role can be found at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee|the FDC elections page]].

''Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson''&lt;br /&gt;
The Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees,  and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. More information about this role can be found at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson|the FDC Ombudsperson elections page]]. 

'''The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee/Candidates|candidacy submission phase]] will last until May 28 (23:59 UTC).'''

'''We will also be accepting questions to ask the candidates until May 28. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017/Funds Dissemination Committee/Questions|You can submit your questions on Meta-Wiki]].''' Once the questions submission period has ended on May 28, the Elections Committee will then collate the questions for the candidates to respond to.

The goal of this process is to fill the '''five community-selected seats''' on the Wikimedia Foundation Funds Dissemination Committee and the '''community-selected ombudsperson'''. The election results will be used by the Board itself to make the appointments.

The full schedule for the FDC elections is as follows. All dates are '''inclusive''', that is, from the beginning of the first day (UTC) to the end of the last.

* May 15 (00:00 UTC) – May 28 (23:59 UTC) – '''Nominations'''
* May 15 – May 28 – '''Candidates questions submission period'''
* May 29 – June 2 – '''Candidates answer questions'''
* June 3 – June 11 – '''Voting period'''
* June 12–14 – '''Vote checking'''
* June 15 – '''Goal date for announcing election results'''

More information on this year's elections can be found at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|the 2017 Wikimedia Foundation elections portal]].

Please feel free to post a note about the election on your project's village pump. Any questions related to the election can be posted on [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2017|the talk page on Meta-Wiki]], or sent to the election committee's mailing list, &lt;tt dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5&quot;&gt;board-elections[[File:At sign.svg|15x15px|middle|link=|alt=(at)]]wikimedia.org&lt;/tt&gt;.

On behalf of the Election Committee,&lt;br /&gt;
[[m:User:KTC|Katie Chan]], Chair, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[m:User:JSutherland (WMF)|Joe Sutherland]], Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation

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== Accessible editing buttons ==

&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks mw-content-ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The MediaWiki developers have been slowly improving the accessibility of the user interface.  The next step in this transition will change the appearance of some buttons and may break some outdated (non-updated or unmaintained) user scripts and gadgets.

You can see and use the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox?action=submit&amp;ooui=0 old] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:Sandbox?action=submit&amp;ooui=1 new] versions now.  Most editors will only notice that some buttons are slightly larger and have different colors.

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File:MediaWiki edit page buttons accessibility change 2017, before.png|Buttons before the change
File:MediaWiki edit page buttons accessibility change 2017, after.png|Buttons after the change
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However, this change also affects some user scripts and gadgets.  Unfortunately, some of them may not work well in the new system.  &lt;mark&gt;If you maintain any user scripts or gadgets that are used for editing, please see '''[[:mw:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons]]''' for information on how to test and fix your scripts.  Outdated scripts can be tested and fixed now.&lt;/mark&gt;

This change will probably reach this wiki on '''Tuesday, 18 July 2017'''.  Please leave a note at [[:mw:Talk:Contributors/Projects/Accessible editing buttons]] if you need help.&lt;/div&gt; [[:m:User:Whatamidoing (WMF)|Whatamidoing (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Whatamidoing (WMF)|talk]]) 22:23, 10 جولای 2017 (UTC)
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== Page Previews (Hovercards) update ==

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Hello,

A quick update on the progress of enabling [[mw:Hovercards|Page Previews]] (previously named Hovercards) on this project. Page Previews provide a preview of any linked article, giving readers a quick understanding of a related article without leaving the current page. As mentioned in December we're preparing to remove the feature from Beta and make it the default behavior for logged-out users. We have recently made a large update to the code which fixes most outstanding bugs. 

Due to some issues with our instrumentation, we delayed our deployment by a few months.  We are finally ready to deploy the feature.  Page Previews will be off by default and available in the user preferences page for logged-in users the week of July 24th. The feature will be on by default for current beta users and logged-out users. If you would like to preview the feature, you can enable it as a [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|beta feature]]. For more information see [[mw:Hovercards|Page Previews]]. Questions can be left [[mw:Talk:Beta_Features/Hovercards|on the talk page]] in your preferred language. 

Thank you again.
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== RfC regarding &quot;Interlinking of accounts involved with paid editing to decrease impersonation&quot; ==

There is currently a RfC open on Meta regarding &quot;[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Interlinking_of_accounts_involved_with_paid_editing_to_decrease_impersonation requiring those involved with paid editing on Wikipedia to link on their user page to all other active accounts through which they advertise paid Wikipedia editing business.]&quot; 

Note this is to apply to Wikipedia and not necessarily other sister projects, this is only to apply to websites where people are specifically advertising that they will edit Wikipedia for pay and not any other personal, professional, or social media accounts a person may have.

[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Interlinking_of_accounts_involved_with_paid_editing_to_decrease_impersonation Please comment on meta]. Thanks. Send on behalf of [[User:Doc James]].

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== Discussion on synced reading lists ==

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'''Discussion on synced reading lists'''

Hello,

[[File:Illustration of Reading List feature on Android Wikipedia App (not logged in).png|thumb]] The Reading Infrastructure team at the Wikimedia Foundation is developing a cross-platform reading list service for the mobile Wikipedia app. Reading lists are like bookmark folders in your web browser. They allow readers using the Wikipedia app to bookmark pages into folders to read later. This includes reading offline. Reading lists do not create or alter content in any way.  

To create Reading Lists, app users will register an account and marked pages will be tied to that account. Reading List account preferences sync between devices. You can read the same pages on different mobile platforms (tablets, phones).  This is the first time we are syncing preference data between devices in such a way. We want to hear and address concerns about privacy and data security. We also want to explain why the current watchlist system is not being adapted for this purpose. 
=== Background ===
In 2016 the Android team replaced the simple Saved Pages feature with Reading Lists. Reading Lists allow users to bookmark pages into folders and for reading offline. The intent of this feature was to allow &quot;syncing&quot; of these lists for users with many devices. Due to overlap with the Gather feature and related community concerns, this part was put on hold. 

The Android team has identified this lack of synching as a major area of complaint from users. They expect lists to sync. The iOS team has held off implementing Reading Lists, as syncing was seen as a &quot;must have&quot; for this feature. A recent [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T164990 technical RfC] has allowed these user stories and needs to be unblocked. Initially for Android, then iOS, and with web to potentially follow.

Reading lists are private, stored as part of a user's account, not as a public wiki page. There is no sharing or publishing ability for reading lists. No planned work to make these public. The target audience are people that read Wikipedia and want to bookmark and organize that content in the app. There is a potential for the feature to be available on the web in the future.

=== Why not watchlists ===

Watchlists offer similar functionality to Reading Lists. The Reading Infrastructure team evaluated watchlist infrastructure before exploring other options. In general, the needs of watchlists differ from Reading Lists in a few key ways:
* Reading lists focus on Reading articles, not the monitoring of changes.
* Watchlists are focused on monitoring changes of pages/revisions. 
** The Watchlist infrastructure is key to our contributor community for monitoring content changes manually and through the use of automated tools (bots). Because of these needs, expanding the scope of Watchlists to reading purposes will only make the project harder to maintain and add more constraints.
* By keeping the projects separate it is easier to scale resources. We can serve these two different audiences and prioritize the work accordingly. Reading Lists are, by their nature, less critical to the health of Wikipedia/MediaWiki.
* Multi-project support. Reading Lists are by design cross-wiki/project. Watchlists are tied to specific wikis. While there have been many discussion for making them cross-wiki, resolution is not in the near term.
[[mw:Wikimedia Apps/Synced Reading Lists|More information can be found on MediaWiki.org]] where feedback and ideas are welcome. 

Thank you
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== Changes to the global ban policy ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Hello. Some changes to the [[m:Global bans|community global ban policy]] have been proposed. Your comments are welcome at [[:m:Requests for comment/Improvement of global ban policy]]. Please translate this message to your language, if needed. Cordially. [[:m:User:Matiia|Matiia]] ([[:m:User talk:Matiia|Matiia]]) 00:34, 12 نومبر 2017 (UTC)&lt;/div&gt;
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== New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers ==

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'''New print to pdf feature for mobile web readers'''

The Readers web team will be deploying a new feature this week to make it [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_PDFs|easier to download PDF versions of articles on the mobile website]].

Providing better offline functionality was one of the highlighted areas from [[m:New_Readers/Offline|the research done by the New Readers team in Mexico, Nigeria, and India]]. The teams created a prototype for mobile PDFs which was evaluated by user research and community feedback.  The [[m:New_Readers/Offline#Concept_testing_for_mobile_web|prototype evaluation]] received positive feedback and results, so development continued.

For the initial deployment, the feature will be available to Google Chrome browsers on Android. Support for other mobile browsers to come in the future. For Chrome, the feature will use the native Android print functionality. Users can choose to download a webpage as a PDF. [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Print_Styles#Mobile_Printing|Mobile print styles]] will be used for these PDFs to ensure optimal readability for smaller screens.

The feature is available starting Wednesday, Nov 15. For more information, see [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_PDFs|the project page on MediaWiki.org]]. 

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== Call for Wikimania 2018 Scholarships ==

Hi all,

We wanted to inform you that scholarship applications for [[:wm2018:Wikimania 2018|Wikimania 2018]] which is being held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 18–22, 2018 are now being accepted. '''Applications are open until Monday, 22 January 2018 23:59 UTC.'''

Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation. Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2018 scholarships, please visit: [[:wm2018:Scholarships]].

To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on: '''https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply'''

It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and [[:wm2018:Scholarships/FAQ|the associated FAQ]] before submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org or leave a message at: [[:wm2018:Talk:Scholarships]]. Please help us spread the word and translate pages!

Best regards, [[:m:User:Slashme|David Richfield]] and [[:m:DerHexer|Martin Rulsch]] for the [[:wm2018:Scholarship Committee|Scholarship Committee]] ۱۹:۲۴, ۲۰ ډيسمبر ۲۰۱۷ (UTC)
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== User group for Military Historians ==

Greetings, 

&quot;Military history&quot; is one of the most important subjects when speak of sum of all human knowledge. To support contributors interested in the area over various language Wikipedias, we intend to form a user group. It also provides a platform to share the best practices between military historians, and various military related projects on Wikipedias. An initial discussion was has been done between the coordinators and members of WikiProject Military History on English Wikipedia. Now this discussion has been taken to Meta-Wiki. Contributors intrested in the area of military history are requested to share their feedback and give suggestions at [[:m:Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians|Talk:Discussion to incubate a user group for Wikipedia Military Historians]].

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== AdvancedSearch ==

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From May 8, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:AdvancedSearch|AdvancedSearch]] will be available as a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Beta Features|beta feature]] in your wiki. The feature enhances the [[Special:Search|search page]] through an advanced parameters form and aims to make [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch/Functional_scope|existing search options]] more visible and accessible for everyone. AdvancedSearch is a project by [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/AdvancedSearch|WMDE Technical Wishes]]. Everyone is invited to test the feature and we hope that it will serve you well in your work!  &lt;/div&gt; [[m:User:Birgit Müller (WMDE)|Birgit Müller (WMDE)]] ۱۴:۵۳, ۷ مې ۲۰۱۸ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (May 2018) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to research and tools as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ Library Card platform]: 
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/69/ Rock's Backpages]''' – Music articles and interviews from the 1950s onwards - 50 accounts
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/68/ Invaluable]''' – Database of more than 50 million auctions and over 500,000 artists - 15 accounts
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/70/ Termsoup]''' – Translation tool

'''Expansions'''
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/43/ Fold3]''' – Available content has more than doubled, now including new military collections from the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/52/ Oxford University Press]''' – The Scholarship collection now includes [http://www.e-enlightenment.com/ Electronic Enlightenment]
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/60/ Alexander Street Press]''' – [https://alexanderstreet.com/products/women-and-social-movements-library Women and Social Movements Library] now available
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/58/ Cambridge University Press]''' – [http://orlando.cambridge.org/ Orlando Collection] now available

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ our partners page], including [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/47/ Baylor University Press], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/41/ Loeb Classical Library], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/46/ Cairn], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/55/ Gale] and [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/61/ Bloomsbury].

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
&lt;br&gt;--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] ۱۸:۰۳, ۳۰ مې ۲۰۱۸ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])

:''You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact [[m:User:Ocaasi_(WMF)|Ocaasi (WMF)]].''&lt;br&gt; 
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== Global preferences are available ==

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Global preferences are now available, you can set them by visiting your new [[Special:GlobalPreferences|global preferences page]]. Visit [[mw:Help:Extension:GlobalPreferences|mediawiki.org for information on how to use them]] and [[mw:Help talk:Extension:GlobalPreferences|leave feedback]]. -- [[User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])
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== New user group for editing sitewide CSS / JS ==

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''({{int:please-translate}})''

Hi all!

To improve the security of our readers and editors, permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed. (These are pages like &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;MediaWiki:Common.css&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;MediaWiki:Vector.js&lt;/code&gt; which contain code that is executed in the browsers of users of the site.)
A new user group, &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interface administrators|interface-admin]]&lt;/code&gt;, has been created.
Starting four weeks from now, only members of this group will be able edit CSS/JS pages that they do not own (that is, any page ending with &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;.css&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;.js&lt;/code&gt; that is either in the &lt;code dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;MediaWiki:&lt;/code&gt; namespace or is another user's user subpage).

You can learn more about the motivation behind the change [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|here]].

Please add users who need to edit CSS/JS to the new group (this can be done the same way new administrators are added, by stewards or local bureaucrats).
This is a dangerous permission; a malicious user or a hacker taking over the account of a careless interface-admin can abuse it in far worse ways than admin permissions could be abused. Please only assign it to users who need it, who are trusted by the community, and who follow common basic password and computer security practices (use strong passwords, do not reuse passwords, use two-factor authentication if possible, do not install software of questionable origin on your machine, use antivirus software if that's a standard thing in your environment).

Thanks!
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== Editing of sitewide CSS/JS is only possible for interface administrators from now ==

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Hi all,

as [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS/announcement 2|announced previously]], permission handling for CSS/JS pages has changed: only members of the &lt;code&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Interface administrators|interface-admin]]&lt;/code&gt; ({{int:group-interface-admin}}) group, and a few highly privileged global groups such as stewards, can edit CSS/JS pages that they do not own (that is, any page ending with .css or .js that is either in the MediaWiki: namespace or is another user's user subpage). This is done to improve the security of readers and editors of Wikimedia projects. More information is available at [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS]]. If you encounter any unexpected problems, please contact me or file a bug.

Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;
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== Read-only mode for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October ==

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[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch 2018|Read this message in another language]]  •  {{int:please-translate}}

The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] will be testing its secondary data centre.  This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.  To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. 

They will switch all traffic to the secondary data center on '''Wednesday, 12 September 2018'''.
On '''Wednesday, 10 October 2018''', they will switch back to the primary data center.  

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop when we switch.  We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. 

'''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.'''

*You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Wednesday, 12 September and Wednesday, 10 October. The test will start at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20170503T14 14:00 UTC] (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Thursday 13 September and Thursday 11 October). 
*If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message.  We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it.  If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal.  Then you should be able to save your edit.  But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

''Other effects'':

*Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
*There will be code freezes for the weeks of 10 September 2018 and 8 October 2018.  Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

This project may be postponed if necessary.  You can [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Schedule for 2018 switch|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule.  There will be more notifications about this.  '''Please share this information with your community.''' /&lt;span dir=ltr&gt;[[m:User:Johan (WMF)|User:Johan(WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Johan (WMF)|talk]])&lt;/span&gt;
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== The Community Wishlist Survey ==

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The Community Wishlist Survey. {{Int:Please-translate}}.

Hey everyone,

The Community Wishlist Survey is the process when the Wikimedia communities decide what the Wikimedia Foundation [[m:Community Tech|Community Tech]] should work on over the next year.

The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. You can post technical proposals from now until 11 November. The communities will vote on the proposals between 16 November and 30 November. You can read more on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2019|wishlist survey page]]. 

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== Change coming to how certain templates will appear on the mobile web ==

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'''Change coming to how certain templates will appear on the mobile web'''

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[[File:Page_issues_-_mobile_banner_example.jpg|thumb|Example of improvements]]

Hello,

In a few weeks the Readers web team will be changing how some templates look on the mobile web site. We will make these templates more noticeable when viewing the article. We ask for your help in updating any templates that don't look correct.

What kind of templates? Specifically templates that notify readers and contributors about issues with the content of an article – the text and information in the article. Examples like [[wikidata:Q5962027|Template:Unreferenced]] or [[Wikidata:Q5619503|Template:More citations needed]]. Right now these notifications are hidden behind a link under the title of an article. We will format templates like these (mostly those that use Template:Ambox or message box templates in general) to show a short summary under the page title. You can tap on the &quot;Learn more&quot; link to get more information.

For template editors we have [[mw:Recommendations_for_mobile_friendly_articles_on_Wikimedia_wikis#Making_page_issues_(ambox_templates)_mobile_friendly|some recommendations on how to make templates that are mobile-friendly]] and also further [[mw:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_Page_Issues|documentation on our work so far]].

If you have questions about formatting templates for mobile, [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile_Page_Issues|please leave a note on the project talk page]] or [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?projects=Readers-Web-Backlog file a task in Phabricator] and we will help you.

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== Community Wishlist Survey vote ==

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The Community Wishlist Survey. {{Int:Please-translate}}.

Hey everyone,

The Community Wishlist Survey is the process when the Wikimedia communities decide what the Wikimedia Foundation [[m:Community Tech|Community Tech]] should work on over the next year.

The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. The communities have now posted a long list of technical proposals. You can vote on the proposals from now until 30 November. You can read more on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2019|wishlist survey page]]. 

&lt;span dir=ltr&gt;/[[m:User:Johan (WMF)|User:Johan (WMF)]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; ۱۸:۱۳, ۲۲ نومبر ۲۰۱۸ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Advanced Search ==

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[[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/AdvancedSearch|Advanced Search]] will become a default feature on your wiki on November 28. This new interface allows you to perform specialized searches on the [[Special:Search|search page]], even if you don’t know any [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:CirrusSearch|search syntax]]. Advanced Search originates from the [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes|German Community’s Technical Wishes project]]. It's already a default feature on German, Arabic, Farsi and Hungarian Wikipedia. Besides, more than 40.000 users across all wikis have tested the beta version. Feedback is welcome on the [[mw:Help talk:Extension:AdvancedSearch|central feedback page]].&lt;/div&gt; [[m:User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]] ([[m:User talk:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|talk]]) ۱۱:۰۳, ۲۶ نومبر ۲۰۱۸ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== New Wikimedia password policy and requirements ==

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The Wikimedia Foundation security team is implementing a new [[m:Password policy|password policy and requirements]]. [[mw:Wikimedia_Security_Team/Password_strengthening_2019|You can learn more about the project on MediaWiki.org]].

These new requirements will apply to new accounts and privileged accounts. New accounts will be required to create a password with a minimum length of 8 characters. Privileged accounts will be prompted to update their password to one that is at least 10 characters in length.

These changes are planned to be in effect on December 13th. If you think your work or tools will be affected by this change, please let us know on [[mw:Talk:Wikimedia_Security_Team/Password_strengthening_2019|the talk page]].

{{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}
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== Invitation from Wiki Loves Love 2019 ==

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[[File:WLL Subtitled Logo (transparent).svg|right|frameless]]

Love is an important subject for humanity and it is expressed in different cultures and regions in different ways across the world through different gestures, ceremonies, festivals and to document expression of this rich and beautiful emotion, we need your help so we can share and spread the depth of cultures that each region has, the best of how people of that region, celebrate love. 

[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love|Wiki Loves Love (WLL)]] is an international photography competition of Wikimedia Commons with the subject love testimonials happening in the month of February.

The primary goal of the competition is to document love testimonials through human cultural diversity such as monuments, ceremonies, snapshot of tender gesture, and miscellaneous objects used as symbol of love; to illustrate articles in the worldwide free encyclopedia Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) projects. 

The theme of 2019 iteration is '''''Celebrations, Festivals, Ceremonies and rituals of love.'''''

Sign up your affiliate or individually at [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2019/Participants|Participants]] page.

To know more about the contest, check out our [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2019|Commons Page]] and [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2018/FAQ|FAQs]]

There are several prizes to grab. Hope to see you spreading love this February with Wiki Loves Love!

Kind regards,

[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Love 2018/International Team|Wiki Loves Love Team]]

Imagine... the sum of all love!
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== Machine translation support enabled today for Content Translation ==

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Hello, machine translation support for [[:mw:Content_translation|Content Translation]] (beta feature) has now been extended and enabled for users of this Wikipedia, with the inclusion of [[:en:Google_Translate|Google Translate]]. It can be used when translating Wikipedia articles with Content Translation. To start using this service, please choose ''Google Translate'' from the ''Automatic Translation'' dropdown menu that you see on the sidebar after you start translating an article. 

Please note, machine translation is available from all the languages that are supported by Google Translate, but Content Translation can still be used in the usual manner for translating from all languages, with or without machine translation support. While machine translation exists to aid creation of content conveniently, we would like to emphasise that before publishing, the final content should always be reviewed to avoid errors and ambiguity. We hope that your wiki community will find this new service useful, and that it will help you create more articles in your language.

Wikimedia Foundation and Google have collaborated to work out [[:mw:Content_translation/Machine_Translation/GT#Summary_of_our_agreement_with_Google|an agreement]] that allows the use of Google Translate without compromising Wikipedia’s policy of attribution of rights, privacy of our users and brand representation. For more information, we request you to kindly take a look at the details about [[:mw:Content_translation/Machine_Translation|machine translation services in Content Translation]] and about [[:mw:Content_translation/Machine_Translation/GT|Google Translate translation services]]. You can also read the [https://wikimediafoundation.org/2019/01/09/you-can-now-use-google-translate-to-translate-articles-on-wikipedia main announcement on Wikimedia news]. Please note, translations made using Content Translation are also used to improve machine translation services.

We have tested the service for use, but there could be unknown problems that we are not aware of yet. Please do let us know on our [[:mw:Talk:Content_translation|Project Talk page]] if you face any problems using Content Translation. This message is only in English and we will be very grateful if it could be translated into for other users of this Wikipedia. 

Thank you. -- On behalf of WMF Language team: [[m:User:Runab_WMF|Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF)]] ([[m:User_talk:Runab_WMF|talk]]) ۱۶:۱۵, ۹ جنوري ۲۰۱۹ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])

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== FileExporter beta feature ==

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[[File:Logo for FileExporter.svg|thumb|Coming soon: the beta feature [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|FileExporter]]]]
A new beta feature will soon be released on all wikis: The [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|FileExporter]]. It allows exports of files from a local wiki to Wikimedia Commons, including their file history and page history. Which files can be exported is defined by each wiki's community: '''Please check your wiki's [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons/Configuration file documentation|configuration file]]''' if you want to use this feature.

The FileExporter has already been a beta feature on [https://www.mediawiki.org mediawiki.org], [https://meta.wikimedia.org meta.wikimedia], deWP, faWP, arWP, koWP and on [https://wikisource.org wikisource.org]. After some functionality was added, it's now becoming a beta feature on all wikis. Deployment is planned for January 16. More information can be found [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|on the project page]]. 

As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test the FileExporter, please activate it in your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|user preferences]]. The best place for feedback is the [[mw:Help_talk:Extension:FileImporter|central talk page]]. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|Technical Wishes project]].
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== No editing for 30 minutes on 17 January ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;You will '''not be able to edit''' the wikis for up to 30 minutes on '''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190117T07 17 January 07:00 UTC]'''. This is because of a database problem that has to be fixed immediately. You can still read the wikis. Some wikis are not affected. They don't get this message. You can see which wikis are '''not''' affected [[:m:User:Johan (WMF)/201901ReadOnlyPage|on this page]]. Most wikis are affected. The time you can not edit might be shorter than 30 minutes. /[[User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]&lt;/div&gt;
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== Talk to us about talking ==

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The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|global consultation about communication]]. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication.

We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices.

We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives.

We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help.

'''We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups.'''

You can help by hosting a discussion at your wiki. Here's what to do:  
# First, [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Participant group sign-up|sign up your group here.]]  
# Next, create a page (or a section on a Village pump, or an e-mail thread – whatever is natural for your group) to collect information from other people in your group.  This is not a vote or decision-making discussion: we are just collecting feedback.  
# Then ask people what they think about communication processes.  We want to hear stories and other information about how people communicate with each other on and off wiki.  Please consider asking these five questions:
## When you want to discuss a topic with your community, what tools work for you, and what problems block you?
## What about talk pages works for newcomers, and what blocks them?
## What do others struggle with in your community about talk pages?
## What do you wish you could do on talk pages, but can't due to the technical limitations?
## What are the important aspects of a &quot;wiki discussion&quot;?
# Finally, please go to [[mw:Talk:Talk pages consultation 2019|Talk pages consultation 2019 on Mediawiki.org]] and report what you learned from your group.  Please include links if the discussion is available to the public.

'''You can also help build the list of the many different ways people talk to each other.'''

Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019/Tools in use|how your group communicates]].

You can read more about [[mw:Talk pages consultation 2019|the overall process]] on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can [[mw:Talk:Talk pages consultation 2019|leave feedback about the consultation process]] in the language you prefer.

Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you.
&lt;/div&gt; [[user:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] ۱۵:۰۱, ۲۱ فبروري ۲۰۱۹ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== New Wikipedia Library Accounts Available Now (March 2019) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing signups today for free, full-access, accounts to published research as part of our [[m:The_Wikipedia_Library/Journals|Publisher Donation Program]]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ Library Card platform]: 
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/72/ Kinige]''' – Primarily Indian-language ebooks - 10 books per month
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/55/ Gale]''' – Times Digital Archive collection added (covering 1785-2013)
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/54/ JSTOR]''' – New applications now being taken again

Many other partnerships with accounts available are listed on [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ our partners page], including [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/47/ Baylor University Press], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/10/ Taylor &amp; Francis], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/46/ Cairn], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/32/ Annual Reviews] and [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/61/ Bloomsbury]. You can request new partnerships on our [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/suggest/ Suggestions page].

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: sign up today!
&lt;br&gt;--[[w:en:Wikipedia:TWL/Coordinators|The Wikipedia Library Team]] ۱۷:۴۰, ۱۳ مارچ ۲۰۱۹ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])

:''You can host and coordinate signups for a Wikipedia Library branch in your own language. Please contact [[m:User:Ocaasi_(WMF)|Ocaasi (WMF)]].''&lt;br&gt; 
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== Read-only mode for up to 30 minutes on 11 April ==

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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;You will '''not be able to edit''' most Wikimedia wikis for up to 30 minutes on '''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190411T05 11 April 05:00 UTC]'''. This is because of a hardware problem. You can still read the wikis. You [[phab:T220080|can see which wikis are affected]]. The time you can not edit might be shorter than 30 minutes. /[[User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; ۱۰:۵۶, ۸ اپرېل ۲۰۱۹ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Wikimedia Foundation Medium-Term Plan feedback request ==

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&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;The Wikimedia Foundation has published a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019|Medium-Term Plan proposal]] covering the next 3–5 years. We want your feedback! Please leave all comments and questions, in any language, on [[m:Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Medium-term_plan_2019|the talk page]], by April 20. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} [[m:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) ۱۷:۳۵, ۱۲ اپرېل ۲۰۱۹ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])&lt;/div&gt;
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== New tools and IP masking ==

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Hey everyone,

The Wikimedia Foundation wants to work on two things that affect how we patrol changes and handle vandalism and harassment. We want to make the tools that are used to handle bad edits better. We also want to get better privacy for unregistered users so their IP addresses are no longer shown to everyone in the world. We would not hide IP addresses until we have better tools for patrolling.

We have an idea of what tools ''could'' be working better and how a more limited access to IP addresses would change things, but we need to hear from more wikis. You can read more about the project [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|on Meta]] and [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|post comments and feedback]]. Now is when we need to hear from you to be able to give you better tools to handle vandalism, spam and harassment.

You can post in your language if you can't write in English.
[[User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; ۱۴:۱۸, ۲۱ اگسټ ۲۰۱۹ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== The consultation on partial and temporary Foundation bans just started ==

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Hello, 

In a [[:en:Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram/Official_statements#Board_statement|recent statement]], the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees [[:en:Wikipedia:Community_response_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation%27s_ban_of_Fram/Official_statements#Board_statement|requested that staff hold a consultation]] to &quot;re-evaluat[e] or add community input to the two new office action policy tools (temporary and partial Foundation bans)&quot;.

Accordingly, the Foundation's Trust &amp; Safety team invites all Wikimedians [[:m:Office actions/Community consultation on partial and temporary office actions/09 2019|to join this consultation and give their feedback]] from 30 September to 30 October. 

How can you help?

* Suggest how partial and temporary Foundation bans should be used, if they should (eg: On all projects, or only on a subset);

* Give ideas about how partial and temporary Foundation bans should ideally implemented, if they should be; and/or

* Propose changes to the existing Office Actions policy on partial and temporary bans.

We offer our thanks in advance for your contributions, and we hope to get as much input as possible from community members during this consultation!

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&lt;/div&gt;-- [[user:Kbrown (WMF)|Kbrown (WMF)]] ۱۷:۱۴, ۳۰ سپټمبر ۲۰۱۹ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Feedback wanted on Desktop Improvements project ==

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{{Int:Please-translate}}

{{int:Hello}}. The Readers Web team at the WMF will work on some [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|improvements to the desktop interface]] over the next couple of years. The goal is to increase usability without removing any functionality. We have been inspired by changes made by volunteers, but that currently only exist as local gadgets and user scripts, prototypes, and volunteer-led skins. We would like to begin the process of bringing some of these changes into the default experience on all Wikimedia projects. 

We are currently in the research stage of this project and are looking for ideas for improvements, as well as feedback on our current ideas and mockups.  So far, we have performed interviews with community members at Wikimania. We have gathered lists of previous volunteer and WMF work in this area. We are examining possible technical approaches for such changes.  

We would like individual feedback on the following:

* Identifying focus areas for the project we have not yet discovered
* Expanding the list of existing gadgets and user scripts that are related to providing a better desktop experience. If you can think of some of these from your wiki, please let us know
* Feedback on the ideas and mockups we have collected so far

We would also like to gather a list of wikis that would be interested in being test wikis for this project - these wikis would be the first to receive the updates once we’re ready to start building. 

When giving feedback, please consider the following goals of the project:

* Make it easier for readers to focus on the content
* Provide easier access to everyday actions (e.g. search, language switching, editing)
* Put things in logical and useful places
* Increase consistency in the interface with other platforms - mobile web and the apps
* Eliminate clutter
* Plan for future growth

As well as the following constraints:

* Not touching the content - no work will be done in terms of styling templates or to the structure of page contents themselves
* Not removing any functionality - things might move around, but all navigational items and other functionality currently available by default will remain
* No drastic changes to the layout - we're taking an evolutionary approach to the changes and want the site to continue feeling familiar to readers and editors

Please give all feedback (in any language) at [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements]] 

After this round of feedback, we plan on building a prototype of suggested changes based on the feedback we receive. You’ll hear from us again asking for feedback on this prototype.

{{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} [[mw:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]])
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== Beta feature &quot;Reference Previews&quot; ==

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A new beta feature will soon be deployed to your wiki: [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews|Reference Previews]]. As you might guess from the name, this feature gives you a preview of references in the article text. That means, you can look up a reference without jumping down to the bottom of the page.

Reference Previews have already been a beta feature on German and Arabic Wikipedia since April. Now they will become available on more wikis. Deployment is planned for October 24. More information can be found [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/ReferencePreviews|on the project page]].

As always, feedback is highly appreciated. If you want to test Reference Previews, please activate the beta feature in your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures|user preferences]] and let us know what you think. The best place for feedback is the [[mw:Help talk:Reference Previews|central talk page]]. We hope the feature will serve you well in your work. Thank you from Wikimedia Deutschland's [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|Technical Wishes project]].
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== Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project ==

Hello

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Community Development team is seeking to learn more about the way volunteers learn and develop into the many different roles that exist in the movement. Our goal is to build a movement informed framework that provides shared clarity and outlines accessible pathways on how to grow and develop skills within the movement. To this end, we are looking to speak with you, our community to learn about your journey as a Wikimedia volunteer. Whether you joined yesterday or have been here from the very start, we want to hear about the many ways volunteers join and contribute to our movement.

To learn more about the project, [[:m:special:MyLanguage/Movement Learning and Leadership Development Project|please visit the Meta page]]. If you are interested in participating in the project, please complete [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegM07N1FK_s0VUECM61AlWOthwdn5zQOlVsa2vaKcx13BwZg/viewform?usp=sf_link this simple Google form]. Although we may not be able to speak to everyone who expresses interest, we encourage you to complete this short form if you are interested in participating!

-- [[user:LMiranda (WMF)|LMiranda (WMF)]] ([[user talk:LMiranda (WMF)|talk]]) ۱۹:۰۱, ۲۲ جنوري ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Additional interface for edit conflicts on talk pages ==

''Sorry, for writing this text in English. If you could help to translate it, it would be appreciated.'' 

You might know the new interface for edit conflicts (currently a beta feature). Now, Wikimedia Germany is designing an additional interface to solve edit conflicts on talk pages. This interface is shown to you when you write on a discussion page and another person writes a discussion post in the same line and saves it before you do. With this additional editing conflict interface you can adjust the order of the comments and edit your comment.  We are inviting everyone to have a look at [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Edit Conflicts#Edit conflicts on talk pages|the planned feature]]. Let us know what you think on our [[mw:Help talk:Two Column Edit Conflict View|central feedback page]]! -- For the Technical Wishes Team: [[m:User:Max Klemm (WMDE)|Max Klemm (WMDE)]] ۱۴:۱۵, ۲۶ فبروري ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Annual contest Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos ==

[[File:WPWP logo 1.png|150px|right|Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP)]]
This is to invite you to join the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) campaign to help improve Wikipedia articles with photos and win prizes. The campaign starts today 1st July 2020 and closes 31st August 2020.

The campaign primarily aims at using images from Wikimedia Commons on Wikipedia articles that are lacking images. Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.

Please visit the '''[[m:Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos|campaign page]]''' to learn more about the WPWP Campaign.

With kind regards,

Thank you,

Deborah Schwartz Jacobs, Communities Liaison, On behalf of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Organizing Team - ۰۸:۲۴, ۱ جولای ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])

''feel free to translate this message to your local language when this helps your community''
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== Feedback on movement names ==

{{int:Hello}}. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language. {{int:please-translate}} if necessary. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}}

There are a lot of conversations happening about the future of our movement names. We hope that you are part of these discussions and that your community is represented.

Since 16 June, the Foundation Brand Team has been running a [https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G2dN7P0T7gPqpD survey] in 7 languages about [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Communications/Wikimedia brands/2030 movement brand project/Naming convention proposals|3 naming options]]. There are also community members sharing concerns about renaming in a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community open letter on renaming|Community Open Letter]]. 

Our goal in this call for feedback is to hear from across the community, so we encourage you to participate in the survey, the open letter, or both. The survey will go through 7 July in all timezones. Input from the survey and discussions will be analyzed and published on Meta-Wiki.

Thanks for thinking about the future of the movement, --[[:m:Talk:Communications/Wikimedia brands/2030 movement brand project|The Brand Project team]], ۱۹:۴۲, ۲ جولای ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])

''Note: The survey is conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Naming Convention Proposals Movement Feedback Survey Privacy Statement|survey privacy statement]].''
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== Announcing a new wiki project! Welcome, Abstract Wikipedia ==

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Hi all,

It is my honor to introduce Abstract Wikipedia, a new project that has been unanimously approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Abstract Wikipedia proposes a new way to generate baseline encyclopedic content in a multilingual fashion, allowing more contributors and more readers to share more knowledge in more languages. It is an approach that aims to make cross-lingual cooperation easier on our projects, increase the sustainability of our movement through expanding access to participation, improve the user experience for readers of all languages, and innovate in free knowledge by connecting some of the strengths of our movement to create something new.

This is our first new project in over seven years. Abstract Wikipedia was submitted as a project proposal by Denny Vrandečić in May 2020 &lt;ref&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia|Abstract Wikipedia]]&lt;/ref&gt; after years of preparation and research, leading to a detailed plan and lively discussions in the Wikimedia communities. We know that the energy and the creativity of the community often runs up against language barriers, and information that is available in one language may not make it to other language Wikipedias. Abstract Wikipedia intends to look and feel like a Wikipedia, but build on the powerful, language-independent conceptual models of Wikidata, with the goal of letting volunteers create and maintain Wikipedia articles across our polyglot Wikimedia world.

The project will allow volunteers to assemble the fundamentals of an article using words and entities from Wikidata. Because Wikidata uses conceptual models that are meant to be universal across languages, it should be possible to use and extend these building blocks of knowledge to create models for articles that also have universal value. Using code, volunteers will be able to translate these abstract “articles” into their own languages. If successful, this could eventually allow everyone to read about any topic in Wikidata in their own language.

As you can imagine, this work will require a lot of software development, and a lot of cooperation among Wikimedians. In order to make this effort possible, Denny will join the Foundation as a staff member in July and lead this initiative. You may know Denny as the creator of Wikidata, a long-time community member, a former staff member at Wikimedia Deutschland, and a former Trustee at the Wikimedia Foundation &lt;ref&gt;[[m:User:Denny|User:Denny]]&lt;/ref&gt;. We are very excited that Denny will bring his skills and expertise to work on this project alongside the Foundation’s product, technology, and community liaison teams.

It is important to acknowledge that this is an experimental project, and that every Wikipedia community has different needs. This project may offer some communities great advantages. Other communities may engage less. Every language Wikipedia community will be free to choose and moderate whether or how they would use content from this project.

We are excited that this new wiki-project has the possibility to advance knowledge equity through increased access to knowledge. It also invites us to consider and engage with critical questions about how and by whom knowledge is constructed. We look forward to working in cooperation with the communities to think through these important questions.

There is much to do as we begin designing a plan for Abstract Wikipedia in close collaboration with our communities. I encourage you to get involved by going to the project page and joining the new mailing list &lt;ref&gt;[[mail:abstract-wikipedia|Abstract Wikipedia mailing list]]&lt;/ref&gt;. We recognize that Abstract Wikipedia is ambitious, but we also recognize its potential. We invite you all to join us on a new, unexplored path.

Yours,

Katherine Maher (Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation) 

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== The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC): we want to hear from you. ==

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At times, our contributor communities and projects have suffered from a lack of guidelines that can help us create an environment where free knowledge can be shared safely without fear. 
There has been talk about the need for a global set of conduct rules in different communities over time. 

Recently, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees announced a [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/May_2020_-_Board_of_Trustees_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces|Community Culture Statement]], asking for new standards to address harassment and promote inclusivity across projects.

The universal code of conduct will be a binding minimum set of standards across all Wikimedia projects, and will apply to all of us, staff and volunteers alike, all around the globe. It is of great importance that we all participate in expressing our opinions and thoughts about UCoC and its values. We should think about what we want it to cover or include and what it shouldn’t include, and how it may create difficulties or help our groups. 

This is the time to talk about it. Before starting drafting the code of conduct, we would like to hear from you and to solicit the opinions and feedback of your colleagues. 
In order for your voice to be heard, we encourage and invite you to read more about [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct|the universal code of conduct (UCoC)]] and then write down your opinions or feedback [[:m:Talk:Universal_Code_of_Conduct|on the discussion page]].  

To reduce language barriers during the process, you are welcome to translate [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=page-Universal+Code+of+Conduct&amp;language=en&amp;action=page&amp;filter= the universal code of conduct main page] from English into your respective local language. You and your community may choose to provide your opinions/feedback using your local languages. 

Thanks in advance for your attention and contributions, [[:m:Talk:Trust_and_Safety|The Trust and Safety team at Wikimedia Foundation]] ۱۶:۴۲, ۲۲ جولای ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])

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== Technical Wishes: FileExporter and FileImporter become default features on all Wikis ==

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The [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|FileExporter and FileImporter]] will become a default features on all wikis until August 7, 2020. They are planned to help you to move files from your local wiki to Wikimedia Commons easier while keeping all original file information (Description, Source, Date, Author, View History) intact. Additionally, the move is documented in the files view history. 
How does it work? 

Step 1: If you are an auto-confirmed user, you will see a link &quot;Move file to Wikimedia Commons&quot; on the local file page. 

Step 2: When you click on this link, the FileImporter checks if the file can in fact be moved to Wikimedia Commons. These checks are performed based on the wiki's [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons/Configuration_file_documentation|configuration file]] which is created and maintained by each local wiki community. 

Step 3: If the file is compatible with Wikimedia Commons, you will be taken to an import page, at which you can update or add information regarding the file, such as the description. You can also add the 'Now Commons' template to the file on the local wiki by clicking the corresponding check box in the import form. Admins can delete the file from the local wiki by enabling the corresponding checkbox. By clicking on the 'Import' button at the end of the page, the file is imported to Wikimedia Commons. 

If you want to know more about the [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Move_files_to_Commons|FileImporter extension]] or the [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes|Technical Wishes Project]], follow the links. --For the Technical Wishes Team: &lt;/div&gt;[[User:Max Klemm (WMDE)|Max Klemm (WMDE)]] ۰۹:۱۴, ۶ اگسټ ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Important: maintenance operation on September 1st ==

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The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] will be testing its secondary data centre.  This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. 

They will switch all traffic to the secondary data centre on '''Tuesday, September 1st 2020'''.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop while the switch is made.  We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. 

'''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.'''

*You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, September 1st. The test will start at [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20200901T14 14:00 UTC] (15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 19:30 IST, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday September 2).
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''Other effects'':

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*There will be code freezes for the week of September 1st, 2020.  Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

This project may be postponed if necessary.  You can [[wikitech:Switch Datacenter#Schedule for 2018 switch|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule.  There will be more notifications about this.  '''Please share this information with your community.''' 
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== New Wikipedia Library Collections Now Available (September 2020) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL owl says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ research access program]. You can sign up for new accounts and research materials on the [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ Library Card platform]: 
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/101/ Al Manhal]''' – Arabic journals and ebooks
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/102/ Ancestry.com]''' – Genealogical and historical records
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/100/ RILM]''' – Music encyclopedias

Many other partnerships are listed on [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ our partners page], including [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/49/ Adam Matthew], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/57/ EBSCO], [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/55/ Gale] and [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/54/ JSTOR].

A significant portion of our collection now no longer requires individual applications to access! Read more in our [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/06/24/simplifying-your-research-needs-the-wikipedia-library-launches-new-technical-improvements-and-partnerships/ recent blog post].

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!
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== Invitation to participate in the conversation ==

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We are excited to share '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review|a draft of the Universal Code of Conduct]]''', which the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees called for earlier this year, for your review and feedback. The discussion will be open until October 6, 2020.

The UCoC Drafting Committee wants to learn which parts of the draft would present challenges for you or your work. What is missing from this draft? What do you like, and what could be improved?

Please join the conversation and share this invitation with others who may be interested to join, too. 

To reduce language barriers during the process, you are welcomed to translate this message and the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review|Universal Code of Conduct/Draft review]]. You and your community may choose to provide your opinions/feedback using your local languages.

To learn more about the UCoC project, see the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] page, and the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/FAQ|FAQ]], on Meta.

Thanks in advance for your attention and contributions, [[:m:Talk:Trust_and_Safety|The Trust and Safety team at Wikimedia Foundation]], ۱۷:۵۵, ۱۰ سپټمبر ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]]) &lt;/div&gt;
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== Wiki of functions naming contest ==

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{{int:Hello}}. Please help pick a name for the new Wikimedia wiki project. This project will be a wiki where the community can work together on a library of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wiki_of_functions_naming_contest#function|functions]]. The community can create new functions, read about them, discuss them, and share them. Some of these functions will be used to help create language-independent Wikipedia articles that can be displayed in any language, as part of the Abstract Wikipedia project. But functions will also be usable in many other situations.

There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of candidates, with voting beginning on 29 September and 27 October. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on 8 December. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Wiki of functions naming contest|please learn more and vote now]]''' at meta-wiki. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} --[[m:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]]&lt;/div&gt; ۲۱:۲۲, ۲۹ سپټمبر ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Call for feedback about Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubric ==

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Today the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees starts two calls for feedback. One is about changes to the Bylaws mainly to increase the Board size from 10 to 16 members. The other one is about a trustee candidate rubric to introduce new, more effective ways to evaluate new Board candidates. The Board welcomes your comments through 26 October. For more details, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/October 2020 - Call for feedback about Bylaws changes and Board candidate rubric|check the full announcement]].

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== Important: maintenance operation on October 27 ==

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The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers.  This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. 

They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on '''Tuesday, October 27 2020'''.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop while the switch is made.  We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. 

'''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.'''

*You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, October 27. The test will start at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1603807200 14:00 UTC] (14:00 WET, 15:00 CET, 10:00 EDT, 19:30 IST, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 03:00 NZDT on Wednesday October 28).
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''Other effects'':

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*There will be code freezes for the week of October 26, 2020.  Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

This project may be postponed if necessary.  You can [[wikitech:Switch_Datacenter#Schedule_for_2020_switch|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule.  There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. '''Please share this information with your community.'''&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; -- &lt;span dir=ltr&gt;[[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Trizek (WMF)|talk]])&lt;/span&gt;  ۱۷:۱۱, ۲۱ اکتوبر ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Wiki of functions naming contest - Round 2 ==

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{{int:Hello}}.
Reminder: Please help to choose the name for the new Wikimedia wiki project - the library of functions. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Wikicode, Wikicodex, Wikifunctions, Wikifusion, Wikilambda, Wikimedia Functions&lt;/span&gt;. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Wiki of functions naming contest/Names|please learn more and vote now]]''' at Meta-wiki.
{{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} --[[m:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]]
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== [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Invitation|Community Wishlist Survey 2021]] ==

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The '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021|2021 Community Wishlist Survey]]''' is now open!
This survey is the process where communities decide what the [[m:Community Tech|Community Tech]] team should work on over the next year. We encourage everyone to submit proposals until the deadline on '''{{#time:j xg|2020-11-30|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}}''', or comment on other proposals to help make them better.
The communities will vote on the proposals between {{#time:j xg|2020-12-08|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}} and {{#time:j xg|2020-12-21|{{PAGELANGUAGE}}}}.

The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors.
You can write proposals in any language, and we will translate them for you. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your proposals!
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== Wikidata descriptions changes to be included more often in Recent Changes and Watchlist ==

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''Sorry for sending this message in English. Translations are available on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Announcements/Announcement Wikidata descriptions in watchlist|this page]]. Feel free to translate it in more languages!''

As you may know, you can include changes coming from Wikidata in your Watchlist and Recent Changes ([[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist|in your preferences]]). Until now, this feature didn’t always include changes made on Wikidata descriptions due to the way Wikidata tracks the data used in a given article.

Starting on December 3rd, the Watchlist and Recent Changes will include changes on the descriptions of Wikidata Items that are used in the pages that you watch. This will only include descriptions in the language of your wiki to make sure that you’re only seeing changes that are relevant to your wiki.

This improvement was requested by many users from different projects. We hope that it can help you monitor the changes on Wikidata descriptions that affect your wiki and participate in the effort of improving the data quality on Wikidata for all Wikimedia wikis and beyond.

Note: if you didn’t use the Wikidata watchlist integration feature for a long time, feel free to give it another chance! The feature has been improved since the beginning and the content it displays is more precise and useful than at the beginning of the feature in 2015.

If you encounter any issue or want to provide feedback, feel free to use [[Phab:T191831|this Phabricator ticket]]. Thanks!

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== 2020 Coolest Tool Award Ceremony on December 11th ==

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Hello all,

The ceremony of the 2020 [[m:Coolest_Tool_Award|Wikimedia Coolest Tool Award]] will take place virtually on Friday, December 11th, at 17:00 GMT. This award is highlighting tools that have been nominated by contributors to the Wikimedia projects, and the ceremony will be a nice moment to show appreciation to the tools developers and maybe discover new tools!

You will find more information [[m:Coolest_Tool_Award|here]] about the livestream and the discussions channels. Thanks for your attention, [[:d:User:Lea Lacroix (WMDE)|Lea Lacroix (WMDE)]] ۱۰:۵۵, ۷ ډيسمبر ۲۰۲۰ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Community Wishlist Survey 2021 ==

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'''We invite all registered users to vote on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021|2021 Community Wishlist Survey]]. You can vote from now until {{#time:j xg|2020-12-21|en}} for as many different wishes as you want.'''

In the Survey, wishes for new and improved tools for experienced editors are collected. After the voting, we will do our best to grant your wishes. We will start with the most popular ones.

We, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]], are one of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation]] teams. We create and improve editing and wiki moderation tools. What we work on is decided based on results of the Community Wishlist Survey. Once a year, you can submit wishes. After two weeks, you can vote on the ones that you're most interested in. Next, we choose wishes from the survey to work on. Some of the wishes may be granted by volunteer developers or other teams.

'''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Tracking|You can view and vote all proposals here.]]'''

We are waiting for your votes. Thank you!
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== Moving Wikimania 2021 to a Virtual Event ==

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[[:m:Wikimania 2021|Wikimania will be a virtual event this year]], and hosted by a wide group of community members. Whenever the next in-person large gathering is possible again, [[:m:ESEAP Hub|the ESEAP Core Organizing Team]] will be in charge of it. Stay tuned for more information about how ''you'' can get involved in the planning
process and other aspects of the event. [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2021-January/096141.html Please read the longer version of this announcement on wikimedia-l]. 

''ESEAP Core Organizing Team, Wikimania Steering Committee, Wikimedia Foundation Events Team'', ۱۵:۱۶, ۲۷ جنوري ۲۰۲۱ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]]) 
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== Project Grant Open Call ==

This is the announcement for the [[m:Grants:Project|Project Grants program]] open call that started on January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021.&lt;br&gt; This first open call will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A second open call focused on research and software proposals is scheduled from February 15 with a submission deadline of March 16, 2021.&lt;br&gt;

For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications that fall under community development and organizing (offline and online) categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or editathon series to providing other support for community building.  We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a grant proposal:&lt;br&gt;

* Weekly proposals clinics via Zoom during the Open Call. Join us for [[m:Grants:Project|#Upcoming_Proposal_Clinics|real-time discussions]] with Program Officers and select thematic experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal. We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better. We also offer these support pages to help you build your proposal:
* [[m:Grants:Project/Tutorial|Video tutorials]] for writing a strong application&lt;br&gt;
* General [[m:Grants:Project/Plan|planning page]] for Project Grants &lt;br&gt;
* [[m:Grants:Project/Learn|Program guidelines and criteria]]&lt;br&gt;

Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal support upon request. Contact us if you would like feedback or more information.&lt;br&gt;

We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into motion, and [[m:Grants:Project/Apply|submit your proposal]] by February 10, 2021!&lt;br&gt;

Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee. Contact us at projectgrants{{at}}wikimedia.org. Please help us translate this message to your local language. [[کارن:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:MediaWiki message delivery|خبرې اترې]]) ۰۸:۰۱, ۲۸ جنوري ۲۰۲۱ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now (February 2021) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL owl says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ research access program]. You can sign up to access research materials on the [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ Library Card platform]: 
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/103/ Taxmann]''' – Taxation and law database
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/104/ PNAS]''' – Official journal of the National Academy of Sciences
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/57/ EBSCO]''' – New Arabic and Spanish language databases added

We have a wide array of [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/ other collections available], and a significant number now no longer require individual applications to access! Read more in our [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/06/24/simplifying-your-research-needs-the-wikipedia-library-launches-new-technical-improvements-and-partnerships/ blog post].

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!

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== Feminism &amp; Folklore 1 February - 31 March ==

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Greetings! 

You are invited to participate in '''[[m:Feminism and Folklore 2021|Feminism and Folklore]] writing contest'''. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia. folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, etc.

You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles centered on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch-hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2021/List of Articles|suggested articles here]]. 

You can also support us in translating the [[m:Feminism and Folklore 2021|project page]] and help us spread the word in your native language. 

Learn more about the contest and prizes from our [[m:Feminism and Folklore 2021|project page]]. Thank you. 

Feminism and Folklore team,

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== Wikifunctions logo contest ==

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{{Int:Hello}}. Please help to choose a design concept for the logo of the new Wikifunctions wiki. Voting starts today and will be open for 2 weeks. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Wikifunctions logo concept/Vote|please learn more and vote now]]''' at Meta-Wiki. {{Int:Feedback-thanks-title}} --[[m:User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]]&lt;/div&gt; ۰۱:۴۷, ۲ مارچ ۲۰۲۱ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|ہ ن و]])
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== Universal Code of Conduct – 2021 consultations ==

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=== Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 ===

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The [[:wmf:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|'''Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC)''']] provides a universal baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire Wikimedia movement and all its projects. The project is currently in Phase 2, outlining clear enforcement pathways. You can read more about the whole project on its [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|'''project page''']].

==== Drafting Committee: Call for applications ====

The Wikimedia Foundation is recruiting volunteers to join a committee to draft how to make the code enforceable. Volunteers on the committee will commit between 2 and 6 hours per week from late April through July and again in October and November. It is important that the committee be diverse and inclusive, and have a range of experiences, including both experienced users and newcomers, and those who have received or responded to, as well as those who have been falsely accused of harassment.

To apply and learn more about the process, see [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee|Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee]].

==== 2021 community consultations: Notice and call for volunteers / translators ====

From 5 April – 5 May 2021 there will be conversations on many Wikimedia projects about how to enforce the UCoC. We are looking for volunteers to translate key material, as well as to help host consultations on their own languages or projects using suggested [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/2021 consultations/Discussion|key questions]]. If you are interested in volunteering for either of these roles, please [[:m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/2021 consultations|contact us]] in whatever language you are most comfortable.

To learn more about this work and other conversations taking place, see [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/2021 consultations|Universal Code of Conduct/2021 consultations]].

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== Line numbering coming soon to all wikis ==

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From April 15, you can enable line numbering in some wikitext editors - for now in the template namespace, coming to more namespaces soon. This will make it easier to detect line breaks and to refer to a particular line in discussions. These numbers will be shown if you enable the syntax highlighting feature ([[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror extension]]), which is supported in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikiEditor|2010]] and [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2017 wikitext editor|2017]] wikitext editors. 

More information can be found on [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Line Numbering|this project page]]. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback [[m:talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Line Numbering|on this talk page]].
&lt;/div&gt; -- [[m:User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]] ۱۵:۰۹, ۱۲ اپرېل ۲۰۲۱ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Suggested Values ==

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From April 29, it will be possible to suggest values for parameters in templates. Suggested values can be added to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:TemplateData|TemplateData]] and will then be shown as a drop-down list in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide|VisualEditor]]. This allows template users to quickly select an appropriate value. This way, it prevents potential errors and reduces the effort needed to fill the template with values. It will still be possible to fill in values other than the suggested ones.

More information, including the supported parameter types and how to create suggested values: [[mw:Help:TemplateData#suggestedvalues|[1]]] [[m:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Suggested_values_for_template_parameters|[2]]]. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Suggested values for template parameters|on this talk page]].

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== Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1 ==

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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:200%;&quot;&gt;'''Universal Code of Conduct News'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:120%; color:#404040;&quot;&gt;'''Issue 1, June 2021'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:120%; float:right;&quot;&gt;[[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1|Read the full newsletter]]&lt;/span&gt;
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Welcome to the first issue of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct News]]! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code, and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC.

Please note, this is the first issue of UCoC Newsletter which is delivered to all subscribers and projects as an announcement of the initiative. If you want the future issues delivered to your talk page, village pumps, or any specific pages you find appropriate, you need to [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/UCoC Newsletter Subscription|subscribe here]].

You can help us by translating the newsletter issues in your languages to spread the news and create awareness of the new conduct to keep our beloved community safe for all of us. Please [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/Participate|add your name here]] if you want to be informed of the draft issue to translate beforehand. Your participation is valued and appreciated.
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* '''Affiliate consultations''' – Wikimedia affiliates of all sizes and types were invited to participate in the UCoC affiliate consultation throughout March and April 2021. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec1|continue reading]])
* '''2021 key consultations''' – The Wikimedia Foundation held enforcement key questions consultations in April and May 2021 to request input about UCoC enforcement from the broader Wikimedia community. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec2|continue reading]])
* '''Roundtable discussions''' – The UCoC facilitation team hosted two 90-minute-long public roundtable discussions in May 2021 to discuss UCoC key enforcement questions. More conversations are scheduled. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec3|continue reading]])
* '''Phase 2 drafting committee''' – The drafting committee for the phase 2 of the UCoC started their work on 12 May 2021. Read more about their work. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec4|continue reading]])
* '''Diff blogs''' – The UCoC facilitators wrote several blog posts based on interesting findings and insights from each community during local project consultation that took place in the 1st quarter of 2021. ([[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec5|continue reading]])&lt;/div&gt;
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== Server switch ==

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The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers.  This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. &lt;!--

 They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on '''Tuesday, October 27 2020'''. --&gt;

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop while the switch is made.  We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. 

'''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.'''

*You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, 29 June 2021. The test will start at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1624975200 14:00 UTC] (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST,  23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday 30 June).
*If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message.  We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it.  If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal.  Then you should be able to save your edit.  But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

''Other effects'':

*Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
*There will be code freezes for the week of June 28.  Non-essential code deployments will not happen.

This project may be postponed if necessary.  You can [[wikitech:Switch_Datacenter#Schedule_for_2021_switch|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule.  There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. '''Please share this information with your community.'''&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ۰۱:۱۹, ۲۷ جون ۲۰۲۱ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== New Wikipedia Library collections and design update (August 2021) ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL OWL says log in today!]]
[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/users/my_library/ The Wikipedia Library] is pleased to announce the addition of new collections, alongside a new interface design. New collections include:
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/107/ Cabells]''' – Scholarly and predatory journal database
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/108/ Taaghche]''' -  Persian language e-books
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/112/ Merkur]''', '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/111/ Musik &amp; Ästhetik]''', and '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/110/ Psychologie, Psychotherapie, Psychoanalyse]''' - German language magazines and journals published by Klett-Cotta
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/117/ Art Archiv]''', '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/113/ Capital]''', '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/115/ Geo]''', '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/116/ Geo Epoche]''', and '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/114/ Stern]''' - German language newspapers and magazines published by Gruner + Jahr

Additionally, '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/105/ De Gruyter]''' and '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/106/ Nomos]''' have been centralised from their previous on-wiki signup location on the German Wikipedia. Many other collections are freely available by simply logging in to [https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/ The Wikipedia Library] with your Wikimedia login!

We are also excited to announce that the first version of a new design for My Library was deployed this week. We will be iterating on this design with more features over the coming weeks. Read more on the [[:m:Library Card platform/Design improvements|project page on Meta]].

Lastly, an Echo notification will begin rolling out soon to notify eligible editors about the library ([[Phab:T132084|T132084]]). If you can translate the notification please do so [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=ext-thewikipedialibrary at TranslateWiki]!

--The Wikipedia Library Team ۱۳:۲۳, ۱۱ اگسټ ۲۰۲۱ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])

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== Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review ==

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&lt;section begin=&quot;content&quot;/&gt;The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee#Phase_2|Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee]] would like comments about the '''[[:m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement draft guidelines review|enforcement draft guidelines]]''' for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC). This review period is planned for 17 August 2021 through 17 October 2021.

These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. The committee will revise the guidelines based upon community input.

Comments can be shared in any language on the [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement draft guidelines review|draft review talk page]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Discussions|multiple other venues]]. Community members are encouraged to organize conversations in their communities.

There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines: 

:[[wmania:2021:Submissions/Universal_Code_of_Conduct_Roundtable|Wikimania 2021 session]] (recorded 16 August)
:[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/2021_consultations/Roundtable_discussions#Conversation hours|Conversation hours]] - 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC &amp; 14:00 UTC
:[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/2021_consultations/Roundtable_discussions|Roundtable calls]] - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC &amp; 15:00 UTC

Summaries of discussions will be posted every two weeks [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee/Digests|here]].

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== Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election has come to an end ==

Thank you for participating in the [[:meta:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021|2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election]]! Voting closed August 31 at 23:59. The official data, including the four most voted candidates, will be announced as soon as the [[:meta:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee|Elections Committee]] completes their review of the ballots. The official announcement of the new trustees appointed will happen later, once the selected candidates have been confirmed by the Board.

6,946 community members from 216 wiki projects have voted. This makes 10.2% global participation, 1.1% higher than in the last Board elections. In 2017, 5167 people from 202 wiki projects cast their vote. A full analysis is planned to be published in a few days when the confirmed results are announced. In the meantime, you can check the [[:meta:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Stats|data produced during the election]].

Diversity was an important goal with these elections. Messages about the Board election were translated into 61 languages. This outreach worked well. There were 70 communities with eligible voters voting in this election for the first time. With your help, next year’s Board of Trustees election will be even better.

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== The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January ==

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Hello everyone,

We hope all of you are as well and safe as possible during these trying times! We wanted to share some news about a change to the Community Wishlist Survey 2022. We would like to hear your opinions as well.

Summary:

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We will be running the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]] 2022 in January 2022. We need more time to work on the 2021 wishes. We also need time to prepare some changes to the Wishlist 2022. In the meantime, you can use a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|dedicated sandbox to leave early ideas for the 2022 wishes]].
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=== Proposing and wish-fulfillment will happen during the same year ===

In the past, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] team has run the Community Wishlist Survey for the following year in November of the prior year. For example, we ran the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021|Wishlist for 2021]] in November 2020. That worked well a few years ago. At that time, we used to start working on the Wishlist soon after the results of the voting were published.

However, in 2021, there was a delay between the voting and the time when we could start working on the new wishes. Until July 2021, we were working on wishes from the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2020|Wishlist for 2020]].

We hope having the Wishlist 2022 in January 2022 will be more intuitive. This will also give us time to fulfill more wishes from the 2021 Wishlist.

=== Encouraging wider participation from historically excluded communities ===

We are thinking how to make the Wishlist easier to participate in. We want to support more translations, and encourage under-resourced communities to be more active. We would like to have some time to make these changes.

=== A new space to talk to us about priorities and wishes not granted yet ===

We will have gone 365 days without a Wishlist. We encourage you to approach us. We hope to hear from you in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|talk page]], but we also hope to see you at our bi-monthly Talk to Us meetings! These will be hosted at two different times friendly to time zones around the globe.

We will begin our first meeting '''September 15th at 23:00 UTC'''. More details about the agenda and format coming soon!

=== Brainstorm and draft proposals before the proposal phase ===

If you have early ideas for wishes, you can use the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|new Community Wishlist Survey sandbox]]. This way, you will not forget about these before January 2022. You will be able to come back and refine your ideas. Remember, edits in the sandbox don't count as wishes!

=== Feedback ===
* What should we do to improve the Wishlist pages?
* How would you like to use our new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|sandbox?]]
* What, if any, risks do you foresee in our decision to change the date of the Wishlist 2022?
* What will help more people participate in the Wishlist 2022?

Answer on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|talk page]] (in any language you prefer) or at our Talk to Us meetings.
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== Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee ending 14 September 2021 ==

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&lt;section begin=&quot;announcement-content&quot;/&gt;Movement Strategy announces [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee|the Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee]]. The Call opens August 2, 2021 and closes September 14, 2021.

The Committee is expected to represent [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Diversity_and_Expertise_Matrices|diversity in the Movement]]. Diversity includes gender, language, geography, and experience. This comprises participation in projects, affiliates, and the Wikimedia Foundation.

English fluency is not required to become a member. If needed, translation and interpretation support is provided. Members will receive an allowance to offset participation costs. It is US$100 every two months.

We are looking for people who have some of the following [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee#Role_Requirements|skills]]:

* Know how to write collaboratively. (demonstrated experience is a plus) 
* Are ready to find compromises. 
* Focus on inclusion and diversity. 
* Have knowledge of community consultations. 
* Have intercultural communication experience. 
* Have governance or organization experience in non-profits or communities. 
* Have experience negotiating with different parties. 

The Committee is expected to start with 15 people. If there are 20 or more candidates, a mixed election and selection process will happen. If there are 19 or fewer candidates, then the process of selection without election takes place.

Will you help move Wikimedia forward in this important role? Submit your candidacy [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee#Candidate_Statements|here]]. Please contact strategy2030[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org with questions.&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot;/&gt;
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== Server switch ==

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The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. 

They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on '''Tuesday, 14 September 2021'''.

Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. 

'''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.'''

*You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The test will start at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1631628049 14:00 UTC] (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday, 15 September).
*If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.

''Other effects'':

*Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
* We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.

This project may be postponed if necessary.  You can [[wikitech:Switch_Datacenter|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. '''Please share this information with your community.'''&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[user talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|&lt;span class=&quot;signature-talk&quot;&gt;{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}&lt;/span&gt;]]) ۰۰:۴۵, ۱۱ سپټمبر ۲۰۲۱ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Talk to the Community Tech ==

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Hello!

As we have [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates|recently announced]], we, the team working on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]], would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210915T2300 '''September 15th, 23:00 UTC'''] on Zoom, and will last an hour. [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 '''Click here to join'''].

'''Agenda'''

* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Status report 1#Prioritization Process|How we prioritize the wishes to be granted]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates|Why we decided to change the date]] from November 2021 to January 2022
* Update on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Warn when linking to disambiguation pages|disambiguation]] and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|real-time preview]] wishes
* Questions and answers

'''Format'''

The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (first three points in the agenda) will be given in English.

We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page]] or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

[[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:NRodriguez (WMF)|Natalia Rodriguez]] (the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] manager) will be hosting this meeting.

'''Invitation link'''

* [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 Join online]
* Meeting ID: 898 2861 5390
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== Select You the question statements for candidates of Drafting Committee Movement Charter ==

Into 2021-10-04 11:59:59 UTC you can select [[:m:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Election Compass Statements|question statements]] for the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates|candidates]] of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee|Drafting Committee]] [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter|Movement Charter]]. ✍️ [[کارن:Dušan Kreheľ|Dušan Kreheľ]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:Dušan Kreheľ|خبرې اترې]]) ۰۲:۴۵, ۳۰ سپټمبر ۲۰۲۱ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])&lt;/div&gt;

== Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open ==

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:''&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/MCDC Voter Email short 12-10-2021|{{int:otherlanguages}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/MCDC Voter Email short 12-10-2021}}&amp;language=&amp;action=page&amp;filter= {{int:please-translate}}]''
Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are running for 7 seats in these elections.

'''Voting is open from October 12 to October 24, 2021.'''

The committee will consist of 15 members in total: The online communities vote for 7 members, 6 members will be selected by the Wikimedia affiliates through a parallel process, and 2 members will be appointed by the Wikimedia Foundation. The plan is to assemble the committee by November 1, 2021.

Learn about each candidate to inform your vote in the language that you prefer: &lt;https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates&gt;

Learn about the Drafting Committee: &lt;https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee&gt;

We are piloting a voting advice application for this election. Click yourself through the tool and you will see which candidate is closest to you! Check at &lt;https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/&gt;

Read the full announcement: &lt;https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections&gt;

'''Go vote at SecurePoll on:''' &lt;https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections&gt;

Best,

Movement Strategy &amp; Governance Team, Wikimedia Foundation
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== Learn how Movement Strategy Implementation Grants can support your Movement Strategy plans ==

&lt;section begin=&quot;announcement-content&quot;/&gt;Movement Strategy Implementation grants now provide more than $2,000 USD to put Movement Strategy plans into action. Find out more about [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:MSIG/About|Movement Strategy Implementation grants, the criteria, and how to apply]].&lt;section end=&quot;annoumcent-content&quot;/&gt;

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== Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members ==

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The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results|election results have been published]]. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Richard_Knipel_(Pharos)|Richard Knipel (Pharos)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Anne_Clin_(Risker)|Anne Clin (Risker)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Alice_Wiegand_(lyzzy)|Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski_(Aegis_Maelstrom)|Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Richard_(Nosebagbear)|Richard (Nosebagbear)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Ravan_J_Al-Taie_(Ravan)|Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Ciell_(Ciell)|Ciell (Ciell)]]'''.
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Affiliate-chosen_members|affiliate process]] has selected six members: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Anass_Sedrati_(Anass_Sedrati)|Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#%C3%89rica_Azzellini_(EricaAzzellini)|Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Jamie_Li-Yun_Lin_(Li-Yun_Lin)|Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Georges_Fodouop_(Geugeor)|Georges Fodouop (Geugeor)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Manavpreet_Kaur_(Manavpreet_Kaur)|Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Pepe_Flores_(Padaguan)|Pepe Flores (Padaguan)]]'''.
* The Wikimedia Foundation has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Wikimedia_Foundation-chosen_members|appointed]] two members: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Runa_Bhattacharjee_(Runab_WMF)|Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Jorge_Vargas_(JVargas_(WMF))|Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF))]]'''.

The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps.

If you are interested in engaging with [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Movement Charter]] drafting process, follow the updates [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee|on Meta]] and join the [https://t.me/joinchat/U-4hhWtndBjhzmSf Telegram group].

With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot;/&gt;

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== Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections ==

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:''You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.''
:''&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback:2022 Board of Trustees election/Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback:2022 Board of Trustees election/Upcoming Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections}}&amp;language=&amp;action=page&amp;filter= {{int:please-translate}}]&lt;/div&gt;''

The Board of Trustees is preparing a call for feedback about the upcoming Board Elections, from January 7 - February 10, 2022.

While details will be finalized the week before the call, we have confirmed at least two questions that will be asked during this call for feedback:

* What is the best way to ensure fair representation of emerging communities among the Board?

* What involvement should candidates have during the election?

While additional questions may be added, the Movement Strategy and Governance team wants to provide time for community members and affiliates to consider and prepare ideas on the confirmed questions before the call opens. We apologize for not having a complete list of questions at this time. The list of questions should only grow by one or two questions. The intention is to not overwhelm the community with requests, but provide notice and welcome feedback on these important questions.

'''Do you want to help organize local conversation during this Call?'''

Contact the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance|Movement Strategy and Governance team]] on Meta, on [https://t.me/wmboardgovernancechat Telegram], or via email at msg[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org.

Reach out if you have any questions or concerns. The Movement Strategy and Governance team will be minimally staffed until January 3. Please excuse any delayed response during this time. We also recognize some community members and affiliates are offline during the December holidays. We apologize if our message has reached you while you are on holiday.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== Feminism and Folklore 2022 ==

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Greetings! You are invited to participate in '''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022|Feminism and Folklore 2022]]''' writing competion. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia.

You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles focused on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022/List of Articles|here]].

You can also support us in organizing the contest on your local Wikipedia by signing up your community to participate in this project and also translating the [[m:Feminism and Folklore 2022|project page]] and help us spread the word in your native language. 

Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Feel free to contact us on our [[:m:Talk:Feminism and Folklore 2022|talk page]] or via Email if you need any assistance... 

Thank you.

'''Feminism and Folklore Team''',

[[User:Tiven2240|Tiven2240]]
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== Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now open ==

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The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 7 February 2022. 

With this Call for Feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team is taking a different approach. This approach incorporates community feedback from 2021. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions from the Board of Trustees. The key questions came from the feedback about the 2021 Board of Trustees election. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development about these key questions.

[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Board of Trustees elections|Join the conversation.]]

Best,

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== Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5 ==

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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:200%;&quot;&gt;'''Movement Strategy and Governance News'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:120%; color:#404040;&quot;&gt;'''Issue 5, January 2022'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:120%; float:right;&quot;&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5|'''Read the full newsletter''']]&lt;/span&gt;
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Welcome to the fifth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News (formerly known as Universal Code of Conduct News)! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant MSG topics.

This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly or bi-weekly to subscribers. Please remember to subscribe [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/MSG Newsletter Subscription|here]] if you would like to receive these updates.
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*'''Call for Feedback about the Board elections''' - We invite you to give your feedback on the upcoming WMF Board of Trustees election. This call for feedback went live on 10th January 2022 and will be concluded on 16th February 2022. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#Call for Feedback about the Board elections|continue reading]])
*'''Universal Code of Conduct Ratification''' - In 2021, the WMF asked communities about how to enforce the Universal Code of Conduct policy text. The revised draft of the enforcement guidelines should be ready for community vote in March. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#Universal Code of Conduct Ratification|continue reading]])
*'''Movement Strategy Implementation Grants''' - As we continue to review several interesting proposals, we encourage and welcome more proposals and ideas that target a specific initiative from the Movement Strategy recommendations. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#Movement Strategy Implementation Grants|continue reading]])
*'''The New Direction for the Newsletter''' - As the UCoC Newsletter transitions into MSG Newsletter, join the facilitation team in envisioning and deciding on the new directions for this newsletter. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#The New Direction for the Newsletter|continue reading]])
*'''Diff Blogs''' - Check out the most recent publications about MSG on Wikimedia Diff. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5#Diff Blogs|continue reading]])&lt;/div&gt;&lt;section end=&quot;ucoc-newsletter&quot;/&gt;
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== Updates on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines Review ==

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Hello everyone,

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees released a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/January 2022 - Board of Trustees on Community ratification of enforcement guidelines of UCoC|statement on the ratification process]] for the '''[[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines]]'''.

The [[m:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The UCoC and the Enforcement Guidelines were written by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee|volunteer-staff drafting committees]] following community consultations.

The revised guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. There is a [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Changes|list of changes made]] to the guidelines after the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement draft guidelines review|enforcement draft guidelines review]]. '''Comments about the guidelines can be shared [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|on the Enforcement Guidelines talk page on Meta-wiki]].'''

To help to understand the guidelines and process, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance|Movement Strategy and Governance]] (MSG) team will be hosting Conversation Hours on 4 February 2022 at 15:00 UTC, 25 February 2022 at 12:00 UTC, and 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Conversations|Join the conversation hours to speak with the UCoC project team and drafting committee members about the updated guidelines and voting process]].'''

The [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Project#Timeline|timeline is available on Meta-wiki]]. The voting period is March 7 to 21. All eligible voters will have an opportunity to support or oppose the adoption of the Enforcement guidelines, and share why. '''[[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting|See the voting information page for more details]].'''

Many participants from across the movement have provided valuable input in these ongoing conversations. The UCoC and MSG teams want to thank the Drafting Committee and the community members for their contributions to this process. 

Sincerely,

Movement Strategy and Governance&lt;br/&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Leadership Development Task Force: Your feedback is appreciated&lt;/span&gt; ==

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The Community Development team at the Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the creation of a global, community-driven Leadership Development Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to advise leadership development work.

The team is looking for feedback about the responsibilities of the Leadership Development Task Force. This Meta page shares the proposal for a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Task Force|Leadership Development Task Force]] and how [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Task Force/Participate|you can help.]] Feedback on the proposal will be collected from 7 to 25 February 2022.&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March ==

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Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore International Team,

We are pleased to inform you that [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore|Wiki Loves Folklore]] an international photographic contest on Wikimedia Commons has been extended till the '''15th of March 2022'''. The scope of the contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, etc.

We would like to have your immense participation in the photographic contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Translations|translation]] of project pages and share a word in your local language.

Best wishes,

'''International Team'''&lt;br /&gt;
'''Wiki Loves Folklore'''

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== Coming soon ==

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=== Several improvements around templates ===
Hello, from March 9, several improvements around templates will become available on your wiki:
* Fundamental improvements of the [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide#Editing templates|VisualEditor template dialog]] ([[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/VisualEditor template dialog improvements|1]], [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Removing a template from a page using the VisualEditor|2]]),
* Improvements to make it easier to put a template on a page ([[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Finding and inserting templates|3]]) (for the template dialogs in [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide#Editing templates|VisualEditor]], [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:WikiEditor#/media/File:VectorEditorBasic-en.png|2010 Wikitext]] and [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/2017 wikitext editor|New Wikitext Mode]]),
* and improvements in the syntax highlighting extension [[Mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] ([[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Improved Color Scheme of Syntax Highlighting|4]], [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Bracket Matching|5]]) (which is available on wikis with writing direction left-to-right).

All these changes are part of the “[[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Templates|Templates]]” project by [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]]. We hope they will help you in your work, and we would love to hear your feedback on the talk pages of these projects. &lt;/div&gt; - [[m:User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]] ۱۲:۳۸, ۲۸ فبروري ۲۰۲۲ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Remember to Participate in the UCoC Conversations and Ratification Vote!&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello everyone,

A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting|'''vote in SecurePoll from 7 to 21 March 2022''']] is scheduled as part of the ratification process for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement guidelines. Eligible voters are invited to answer a poll question and share comments. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information|Read voter information and eligibility details.]] During the poll, voters will be asked if they support the enforcement of the Universal Code of Conduct based on the proposed guidelines.

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|revised enforcement guidelines]] were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/January_2022_-_Board_of_Trustees_on_Community_ratification_of_enforcement_guidelines_of_UCoC|Wikimedia Foundation Board statement]] calls for a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting|ratification process]] where eligible voters will have an opportunity to support or oppose the adoption of the UCoC Enforcement guidelines in a vote. Wikimedians are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information/Volunteer|translate and share important information]]. For more information about the UCoC, please see the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Project|project page]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/FAQ|frequently asked questions]] on Meta-wiki.

There are events scheduled to learn more and discuss:
* A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Conversations/Panel_Q&amp;A|community panel]] recorded on 18 February 2022 shares perspectives from small- and medium-sized community participants.
* The [[m:Movement Strategy and Governance|Movement Strategy and Governance]] (MSG) team is hosting Conversation Hours on 4 March 2022 at 15:00 UTC. Please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Conversations|'''sign-up''']] to interact with the project team and the drafting committee about the updated enforcement guidelines and the ratification process. See the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/2022_conversation_hour_summaries|Conversation Hour summaries]] for notes from 4 February 2022 and 25 February 2022.

You can comment on Meta-wiki talk pages in any language. You may also contact either team by email: msg[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org or ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org

Sincerely,

Movement Strategy and Governance &lt;br /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting open from 7 to 21 March 2022&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello everyone,

The ratification voting process for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|revised enforcement guidelines]] of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) is now open! '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting|Voting commenced on SecurePoll]]''' on 7 March 2022 and will conclude on 21 March 2022. Please [[m:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voter information|read more on the voter information and eligibility details]].

The Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) provides a baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire movement. The revised enforcement guidelines were published 24 January 2022 as a proposed way to apply the policy across the movement. You can [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Project|read more about the UCoC project]].

You can also comment on Meta-wiki talk pages in any language. You may also contact the team by email: ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org

Sincerely,

Movement Strategy and Governance

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Invitation to Hubs event: Global Conversation on 2022-03-12 at 13:00 UTC&lt;/span&gt; ==

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&lt;section begin=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;Hello! 

The Movement Strategy and Governance team of the Wikimedia Foundation would like to invite you to the next event about &quot;Regional and Thematic Hubs&quot;. The Wikimedia Movement is in the process of understanding what Regional and Thematic Hubs should be. Our workshop in November was a good start ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Hubs/Documentation/27 November Workshop|read the report]]), but we're not finished yet. 

Over the last weeks we conducted about 16 interviews with groups working on establishing a Hub in their context ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Hubs/Dialogue|see Hubs Dialogue]]). These interviews informed a report that will serve as a foundation for discussion on March 12. The report is planned to be published on March 9.

The event will take place on March 12, 13:00 to 16:00 UTC on Zoom. Interpretation will be provided in French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Portuguese. Registration is open, and will close on March 10. Anyone interested in the topic is invited to join us. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Hubs/Global Conversations March 12, 2022|More information on the event on Meta-wiki]]'''.

Best regards,

[[m:User:KVaidla (WMF)|Kaarel Vaidla]]&lt;br /&gt;Movement Strategy
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== Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow ==

[[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|frameless|180px]]
International photographic contest [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022| Wiki Loves Folklore 2022]] ends on 15th March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to upload images about local folk culture, festival, cuisine, costume, folklore etc on Wikimedia Commons. Watch out our social media handles for regular updates and declaration of Winners. 

([https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesFolklore/ Facebook] , [https://twitter.com/WikiFolklore Twitter ] , [https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesfolklore/ Instagram])

The writing competition Feminism and Folklore will run till 31st of March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. Write about your local folk tradition, women, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folklore, and tradition, including ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional song and dance, folk plays, games, seasonal events, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology etc. on your local Wikipedia. Check if your [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022/Project Page|local Wikipedia is participating]]

A special competition called '''Wiki Loves Falles''' is organised in Spain and the world during 15th March 2022 till 15th April 2022 to document local folk culture and [[:en:Falles|Falles]] in Valencia, Spain. Learn more about it on  [[:ca:Viquiprojecte:Falles 2022|Catalan Wikipedia project page]].

We look forward for your immense co-operation.

Thanks 
Wiki Loves Folklore international Team
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Leadership Development Working Group: Apply to join! (14 March to 10 April 2022)&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the feedback period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Working Group|Leadership Development Working Group]] initiative. A [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership Development Working Group/Participate#5. Summary of Call for Feedback|summary of the feedback]] can be found on Meta-wiki. This feedback will be shared with the working group to inform their work. The application period to join the Working Group is now open and will close on April 10, 2022. Please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership_Development_Working_Group/Purpose_and_Structure#3._How_is_the_working_group_formed_and_structured?|review the information about the working group]], share with community members who might be interested, and '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Leadership_Development_Working_Group/Participate#1._How_to_participate|apply if you are interested]]'''.

Thank you,

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== Feminism and Folklore 2022 ends soon ==

[[File:Feminism and Folklore 2022 logo.svg|right|frameless|250px]]
[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022|Feminism and Folklore 2022]] which is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia ends soon that is on &lt;b&gt;31 March 2022 11:59 UTC&lt;/b&gt;. This is the last chance of the year to write about feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics such as &lt;i&gt;folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more&lt;/i&gt;

Keep an eye on the project page for declaration of Winners. 

We look forward for your immense co-operation.

Thanks 
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines ratification voting is now closed&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Greetings,

The ratification voting process for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|revised enforcement guidelines]] of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] (UCoC) came to a close on 21 March 2022. Over {{#expr:2300}} Wikimedians voted across different regions of our movement. Thank you to everyone who participated in this process! The scrutinizing group is now reviewing the vote for accuracy, so please allow up to two weeks for them to finish their work.

The final results from the voting process will be announced [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voting/Results|here]], along with the relevant statistics and a summary of comments as soon as they are available. Please check out [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines/Voter information|the voter information page]] to learn about the next steps. You can comment on the project talk page [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|on Meta-wiki]] in any language. You may also contact the UCoC project team by email: ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org

Best regards,

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 6&lt;/span&gt; ==

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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:200%;&quot;&gt;'''Movement Strategy and Governance News'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:120%; color:#404040;&quot;&gt;'''Issue 6, April 2022'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:120%; float:right;&quot;&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6|'''Read the full newsletter''']]&lt;/span&gt;
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Welcome to the sixth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board of trustees elections and other relevant MSG topics.

This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while the more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/MSG Newsletter Subscription|here]] if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.
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*'''Leadership Development -''' A Working Group is Forming! - The application to join the Leadership Development Working Group closed on April 10th, 2022, and up to 12 community members will be selected to participate in the working group. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A1|continue reading]])
*'''Universal Code of Conduct Ratification Results are out! -''' The global decision process on the enforcement of the UCoC via SecurePoll was held from 7 to 21 March. Over 2,300 eligible voters from at least 128 different home projects submitted their opinions and comments. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A2|continue reading]])
*'''Movement Discussions on Hubs -''' The Global Conversation event on Regional and Thematic Hubs was held on Saturday, March 12, and was attended by 84 diverse Wikimedians from across the movement. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A3|continue reading]])
*'''Movement Strategy Grants Remain Open! -''' Since the start of the year, six proposals with a total value of about $80,000 USD have been approved. Do you have a movement strategy project idea? Reach out to us! ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A4|continue reading]])
*'''The Movement Charter Drafting Committee is All Set! -''' The Committee of fifteen members which was elected in October 2021, has agreed on the essential values and methods for its work, and has started to create the outline of the Movement Charter draft. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A5|continue reading]])
*'''Introducing Movement Strategy Weekly -''' Contribute and Subscribe! - The MSG team have just launched the updates portal, which is connected to the various Movement Strategy pages on Meta-wiki. Subscriber to get  up-to-date news about the various ongoing projects. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A6|continue reading]])
*'''Diff Blogs -''' Check out the most recent publications about Movement Strategy on Wikimedia Diff. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/6#A7|continue reading]])
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Also, a draft of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2022-2023/draft|'''2022-23 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan''']] has been published. Input is being sought on-wiki and during [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2022-2023/Conversations|'''several conversations''' with Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander]].

[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2022-2023/Conversations/Announcement|See full announcement on Meta-wiki]]. [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] ۰۱:۴۵, ۲۲ اپرېل ۲۰۲۲ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now - April 2022 ==

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Hello Wikimedians! 
[[File:Wikipedia_Library_owl.svg|thumb|upright|The TWL owl says sign up today!]]
[[m:The Wikipedia Library|The Wikipedia Library]] has free access to new paywalled reliable sources. You can these and dozens more collections at https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/:
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/128/ Wiley]''' – journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/125/ OECD]''' – OECD iLibrary, Data, and Multimedia​​ published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
* '''[https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/partners/129/ SPIE Digital Library]''' – journals and eBooks on optics and photonics applied research

Many other sources are freely available for experienced editors, including collections which recently became accessible to all eligible editors: Cambridge University Press, BMJ, AAAS, Érudit and more.

Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: log in today!
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== Coming soon: Improvements for templates ==

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[[File:Overview of changes in the VisualEditor template dialog by WMDE Technical Wishes.webm|thumb|Fundamental changes in the template dialog (example from a left-to-right wiki).]]

Hello, more changes around templates are coming to your wiki soon:

The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide#Editing templates|'''template dialog''' in VisualEditor]] and in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/2017 wikitext editor|2017 Wikitext Editor]] (beta) will be '''improved fundamentally''': 
This should help users understand better what the template expects, how to navigate the template, and how to add parameters. ([[metawiki:WMDE Technical Wishes/VisualEditor template dialog improvements|project page]])

Deployment is planned for May 10. This is the last set of improvements from [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes']] focus area “[[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Templates|Templates]]”. 

We would love to [[metawiki:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/VisualEditor template dialog improvements|hear your feedback]]!
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== 2022 Board of Trustees Call for Candidates ==

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The Board of Trustees seeks candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Announcement/Call_for_Candidates|'''Read more on Meta-wiki.''']]

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] is here! Please consider submitting your candidacy to serve on the Board of Trustees.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. Community-and-affiliate selected trustees and Board-appointed trustees make up the Board of Trustees. Each trustee serves a three year term. The Wikimedia community has the opportunity to vote for community-and-affiliate selected trustees.

The Wikimedia community will vote to fill two seats on the Board in 2022. This is an opportunity to improve the representation, diversity, and expertise of the Board as a team.

;Who are potential candidates? Are you a potential candidate? Find out more on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Apply to be a Candidate|Apply to be a Candidate page]].

Thank you for your support, 

Movement Strategy and Governance on behalf of the Elections Committee and the Board of Trustees&lt;br /&gt;&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

We'd like to provide an update on the work on the Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct.  After the conclusion of the community vote on the guidelines in March, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee|Community Affairs committee (CAC)]] of the Board [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/JAYQN3NYKCHQHONMUONYTI6WRKZFQNSC/ asked that several areas of the guidelines be reviewed for improvements] before the Board does its final review. These areas were identified based on community discussions and comments provided during the vote. The CAC also requested review of the controversial Note in 3.1 of the UCoC itself.

Once more, a big thank you to all who voted, especially to all who left constructive feedback and comments!  The project team is working with the Board to establish a timeline for this work, and will communicate this next month. 

Members of the two prior [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee|UCoC Drafting Committees]] have generously offered their time to help shape improvements to the Guidelines. You can read more about them and their work [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee#Revisions_Committee|here]], as well as read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee/Phase_2_meeting_summaries#2022|summaries of their weekly meetings in 2022]]. 

Wikimedians have provided many valuable comments together with the vote and in other conversations. Given the size and diversity of the Wikimedia community, there are even more voices out there who can give ideas on how to improve the enforcement guidelines and add even more valuable ideas to the process. To help the Revisions committee identify improvements, input on several questions for the committee’s review is requested. Visit the Meta-wiki pages ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Revision_discussions|Enforcement Guidelines revision discussions]], [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Policy text/Revision_discussions|Policy text revision discussions]]) to get your ideas to the Committee - it is very important that viewpoints are heard from different communities before the Committee begins drafting revision proposals.

On behalf of the UCoC project team &lt;br /&gt;&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== Propose statements for the 2022 Election Compass ==

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Hi all,

Community members in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass|propose statements to use in the Election Compass.]]

An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.

;Here is the timeline for the Election Compass:

* July 8 - 20: Community members propose statements for the Election Compass
* July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements
* July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements
* August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements
* August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements
* August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision

The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August. The Elections Committee will oversee the process, supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance team. MSG will check that the questions are clear, there are no duplicates, no typos, and so on.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 7&lt;/span&gt; ==

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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:200%;&quot;&gt;'''Movement Strategy and Governance News'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:120%; color:#404040;&quot;&gt;'''Issue 7, July-September 2022'''&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:120%; float:right;&quot;&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7|'''Read the full newsletter''']]&lt;/span&gt; 
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Welcome to the 7th issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News! The newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the implementation of Wikimedia's [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives|Movement Strategy recommendations]], other relevant topics regarding Movement governance, as well as different projects and activities supported by the Movement Strategy and Governance (MSG) team of the Wikimedia Foundation.  

The MSG Newsletter is delivered quarterly, while the more frequent [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Updates|Movement Strategy Weekly]] will be delivered weekly. Please remember to subscribe [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/MSG Newsletter Subscription|here]] if you would like to receive future issues of this newsletter.
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* '''Movement sustainability''': Wikimedia Foundation's annual sustainability report has been published. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A1|continue reading]])
* '''Improving user experience''': recent improvements on the desktop interface for Wikimedia projects. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A2|continue reading]])
* '''Safety and inclusion''': updates on the revision process of the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A3|continue reading]])
* '''Equity in decisionmaking''': reports from Hubs pilots conversations, recent progress from the Movement Charter Drafting Committee, and a new white paper for futures of participation in the Wikimedia movement. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A4|continue reading]])
* '''Stakeholders coordination''': launch of a helpdesk for Affiliates and volunteer communities working on content partnership. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A5|continue reading]])
* '''Leadership development''': updates on leadership projects by Wikimedia movement organizers in Brazil and Cape Verde. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A6|continue reading]])
* '''Internal knowledge management''': launch of a new portal for technical documentation and community resources. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A7|continue reading]])
* '''Innovate in free knowledge''': high-quality audiovisual resources for scientific experiments and a new toolkit to record oral transcripts. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A8|continue reading]])
* '''Evaluate, iterate, and adapt''': results from the Equity Landscape project pilot ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A9|continue reading]])
* '''Other news and updates''': a new forum to discuss Movement Strategy implementation, upcoming Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election, a new podcast to discuss Movement Strategy, and change of personnel for the Foundation's Movement Strategy and Governance team. ([[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/7#A10|continue reading]])
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== Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election ==

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Hi everyone,

'''The Affiliate voting process has concluded.''' Representatives from each Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are:

* Tobechukwu Precious Friday ([[:m:User:Tochiprecious|Tochiprecious]])
* Farah Jack Mustaklem ([[:m:User:Fjmustak|Fjmustak]])
* Shani Evenstein Sigalov ([[:m:User:Esh77|Esh77]])
* Kunal Mehta ([[:m:User:Legoktm|Legoktm]])
* Michał Buczyński ([[:m:User:Aegis Maelstrom|Aegis Maelstrom]])
* Mike Peel ([[:m:User:Mike Peel|Mike Peel]])

You may see more information about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Results|Results]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Stats|Statistics]] of this Board election.

Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation.

Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia.

Thank you to those who followed the Affiliate process for this Board election. You may review the results of the Affiliate selection process.

'''The next part of the Board election process is the community voting period.''' [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022#Timeline|You may view the Board election timeline here]]. To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things community members can engage with in the following ways:

* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates|Read candidates’ statements]] and read the candidates’ answers to the questions posed by the Affiliate Representatives.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Questions_for_Candidates|Propose and select the 6 questions for candidates to answer during their video Q&amp;A]].
* See the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates|Analysis Committee’s ratings of candidates on each candidate’s statement]].
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Community Voting/Election Compass|Propose statements for the Election Compass]] voters can use to find which candidates best fit their principles.
* Encourage others in your community to take part in the election.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

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== Vote for Election Compass Statements ==

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Hi all,

Volunteers in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] are invited to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass/Statements|vote for statements to use in the Election Compass]]. You can vote for the statements you would like to see included in the Election Compass on Meta-wiki.

An Election Compass is a tool to help voters select the candidates that best align with their beliefs and views. The community members will propose statements for the candidates to answer using a Lickert scale (agree/neutral/disagree). The candidates’ answers to the statements will be loaded into the Election Compass tool. Voters will use the tool by entering in their answer to the statements (agree/disagree/neutral). The results will show the candidates that best align with the voter’s beliefs and views.

Here is the timeline for the Election Compass:

*&lt;s&gt;July 8 - 20: Volunteers propose statements for the Election Compass&lt;/s&gt;
*&lt;s&gt;July 21 - 22: Elections Committee reviews statements for clarity and removes off-topic statements&lt;/s&gt;
*July 23 - August 1: Volunteers vote on the statements
*August 2 - 4: Elections Committee selects the top 15 statements
*August 5 - 12: candidates align themselves with the statements
*August 15: The Election Compass opens for voters to use to help guide their voting decision

The Elections Committee will select the top 15 statements at the beginning of August

Best, 

Movement Strategy and Governance

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== The 2022 Board of Trustees election Community Voting period is now open ==

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Hi everyone,

The Community Voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022|2022 Board of Trustees election]] is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote:

* Try the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass|Election Compass]], showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics.
* Read the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates|candidate statements]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions|answers to Affiliate questions]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Apply to be a Candidate|Learn more about the skills the Board seeks]] and how the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates|Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills]]

If you are ready to vote, you may go to [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Elections_2022|SecurePoll voting page]] to vote now. '''You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC.''' To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Voter_eligibility_guidelines|voter eligibility page]].

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance

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== Invitation to join the Movement Strategy Forum ==

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Hello everyone,

The [https://forum.movement-strategy.org/ Movement Strategy Forum] (MS Forum) is a multilingual collaborative space for all conversations about Movement Strategy implementation. 

We are inviting all Movement participants to collaborate on the MS Forum. The goal of the forum is to build community collaboration, using an inclusive multilingual platform.

The [[m:Movement Strategy|Movement Strategy]] is a collaborative effort to imagine and build the future of the Wikimedia Movement. Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy, from a comment to a full-time project.

;Join this forum with your Wikimedia account, engage in conversations, and ask questions in your language.

The Movement Strategy and Governance team (MSG) launched the proposal for the MS Forum in May 2022. There was a 2-month community review period, which ended on 24 July 2022. The community review process included several questions that resulted in interesting conversations. You can read the [https://forum.movement-strategy.org/t/ms-forum-community-review-report/1436 Community Review Report]. 

We look forward to seeing you at the MS Forum! 

Best regards,

the Movement Strategy and Governance Team

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== The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks? ==

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[[File:Wikimania 2022 Vector (2022) Presentation.pdf|thumb|The slides for our presentation at Wikimania 2022|page=26]]
Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the [[mw:Reading/Web|Wikimedia Foundation Web team]]. '''In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.'''

We have been working on it for the past three years. So far, it has been the default on more than 30 wikis, including sister projects, all accounting for more than 1 billion pageviews per month. On average [[phab:T317529#8246686|87% of active logged-in users]] of those wikis use Vector 2022.

It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy. Logged-in users can at any time switch to [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|any other skins]]. No changes are expected for users of these skins.

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Screenshot Historia da moeda do Tíbet - 2022-09-22 - Vector 2010 top.png|Vector legacy (current default)
Screenshot Historia da moeda do Tíbet - 2022-09-22 - Vector 2022 top.png|Vector 2022
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Screenshot Historia da moeda do Tíbet - 2022-09-22 - Vector 2010 scrolled.png|Vector legacy (current default)
Screenshot Historia da moeda do Tíbet - 2022-09-22 - Vector 2022 scrolled.png|Vector 2022
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=== About the skin ===

'''[Why is a change necessary]''' The current default skin meets the needs of the readers and editors as these were 13 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using Wikimedia projects. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/08/18/prioritizing-equity-within-wikipedias-new-desktop/ The old Vector doesn't meet their needs.]

'''[Objective]''' The objective for the new skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It draws inspiration from previous requests, the [[metawiki:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey|Community Wishlist Surveys]], and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. [[phab:phame/post/view/290/how_and_why_we_moved_our_skins_to_mustache/|We reduced PHP code in Wikimedia deployed skins by 75%]]. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs.

'''[Changes and test results]''' The skin introduces a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features|series of changes]] that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.

* The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%.
* The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jumped to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages.
* The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the wikis we tested on.
* The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities.

'''[Try it out]''' Try out the new skin by going to the appearance tab in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|your preferences]] and selecting Vector 2022 from the list of skins.

=== How can editors change and customize this skin? ===

It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Repository|our repository]] for a list of currently available customizations, or add your own. 

=== Our plan ===

'''If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying in the week of October 3, 2022'''. If your community would like to request more time to discuss the changes, hit the button and write to us. We can adjust the calendar.

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If you'd like ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please ping me here or write on the [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|talk page of the project]]. We will gladly answer! Also, [[mw:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Frequently asked questions|see our FAQ]]. Thank you! [[mw:User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) ۰۴:۱۵, ۲۲ سپټمبر ۲۰۲۲ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Update on Vector 2022 ==

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Hello. I'm sorry for not communicating in your language. I'll be grateful if you translated my message. I'm writing on behalf of the [[mw:Reading/Web|Web team]] working on the new skin, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|Vector 2022]].

We wanted to apologize for the delays in the deployment of Vector 2022. We know many of you are waiting for this eagerly. We have been delaying the deployment because we have been working on the logos. It has taken us more time than originally expected. Once the logos are ready, we will let you know the exact date of deployment. '''We are planning for either the next (more likely) or the following week'''. If your wiki doesn't currently have a localized logo, we encourage you to [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|reach out to us]] and we can help make one.

We invite you to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements#contact|get involved in the project]]. Contact us if you have any questions or need any help, particularly with the compatibility of gadgets and user scripts. Thank you! [[User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) ۲۳:۲۴, ۱۹ اکتوبر ۲۰۲۲ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Invitation to attend “Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter” Sessions ==

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Hello all, 

During the 2022 Wikimedia Summit, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee|Movement Charter Drafting Committee]] (MCDC) presented the first outline of the Movement Charter, giving a glimpse on the direction of its future work, and the Charter itself. The MCDC then integrated the initial feedback collected during the Summit. Before proceeding with writing the Charter for the whole Movement, the MCDC wants to interact with community members and gather feedback on the drafts of the three sections: Preamble, Values &amp; Principles, and Roles &amp; Responsibilities (intentions statement). The Movement Charter drafts will be available on the Meta page [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Content|here]] on November 14, 2022. Community wide consultation period on MC will take place from November 20 to December 18, 2022. Learn more about it [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Community Consultation|here]]. 

With the goal of ensuring that people are well informed to fully participate in the conversations and are empowered to contribute their perspective on the Movement Charter, three '''“Ask Me Anything about Movement Charter&quot;''' sessions have been scheduled in different time zones. Everyone in the Wikimedia Movement is invited to attend these conversations. The aim is to learn about Movement Charter - its goal, purpose, why it matters, and how it impacts your community. MCDC members will attend these sessions to answer your questions and hear community feedback.     

The “Ask Me Anything” sessions accommodate communities from different time zones. Only the presentation of the session is recorded and shared afterwards, no recording of conversations. Below is the list of planned events: 

*&lt;s&gt;'''Asia/Pacific''': November 4, 2022 at 09:00 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1667552400 your local time]). Interpretation is available in Chinese and Japanese.&lt;/s&gt;
* '''Europe/MENA/Sub Saharan Africa''': November 12, 2022 at 15:00 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1668265257 your local time]). Interpretation is available in  Arabic, French and Russian.  
* '''North and South America/ Western Europe''': November 12, 2022 at 15:00 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1668265257 your local time]). Interpretation is available in Spanish and Portuguese. 

On the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Community Consultation|Meta page]] you will find more details; Zoom links will be shared 48 hours ahead of the call.

'''Call for Movement Charter Ambassadors'''

Individuals or groups from all communities who wish to help include and start conversations in their communities on the Movement Charter are encouraged to become [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Movement Charter Ambassadors Program/About|Movement Charter Ambassadors]] (MC Ambassadors). MC Ambassadors will carry out their own activities and get financial support for enabling conversations in their own languages. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Team|Regional facilitators]] from the Movement Strategy and Governance team are available to support applicants with MC Ambassadors grantmaking. If you are interested please sign up [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Movement Charter Ambassadors Program/About|here]]. Should you have specific questions, please reach out to the MSG team via email: strategy2030@wikimedia.org or on the MS forum. 

We thank you for your time and participation. 

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== Apply for Funding through the Movement Strategy Community Engagement Package to Support Your Community ==

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The Wikimedia Movement Strategy implementation is a collaborative effort for all Wikimedians. 
[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:MSIG/About|Movement Strategy Implementation Grants]] support projects that take the current state of a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy/Initiatives|Movement Strategy Initiative]] and push it one step forward. If you are looking for an example or some guide on how to engage your community further on Movement Strategy and the Movement Strategy Implementation Grants specifically, you may find this '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:MSIG/Community Engagement Package|community engagement package]]''' helpful.

The goal of this community engagement package is to support more people to access the funding they might need for the implementation work. By becoming a recipient of this grant, you will be able to support other community members to develop further grant applications that fit with your local contexts to benefit your own communities. With this package, the hope is to break down language barriers and to ensure community members have needed information on Movement Strategy to connect with each other. Movement Strategy is a two-way exchange, we can always learn more from the experiences and knowledge of Wikimedians everywhere. We can train and support our peers by using this package, so more people can make use of this great funding opportunity.

If this information interests you or if you have any further thoughts or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us as your [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance/Team|regional facilitators]] to discuss further. We will be more than happy to support you. When you are ready, follow the steps on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Grants:MSIG/About |this page]] to apply. We look forward to receiving your application.

Best regards, &lt;br&gt; Movement Strategy and Governance Team &lt;br&gt; Wikimedia Foundation&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;

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== Opportunities open for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee ==

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Hi everyone! The Ombuds commission (OC) and the Case Review Committee (CRC) are looking for members. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to do so. There is more information below about the opportunity and the skills that are needed.

'''About the Ombuds commission'''

The Ombuds commission (OC) works on all Wikimedia projects to investigate complaints about violations of the privacy policy, especially in use of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/CheckUser policy|CheckUser]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Oversight policy|Oversight]] (also known as Suppression) tools. The Commission mediates between the parties of the investigation and, when violations of the policies are identified, advises the Wikimedia Foundation on best handling. They may also assist the General Counsel, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Board of Trustees of the Foundation in these investigations when legally necessary. For more on the OC's duties and roles, '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds commission|see Ombuds commission on Meta-Wiki]]'''.

Volunteers serving in this role should be experienced Wikimedians, active on any project, who have previously used the CheckUser/Oversight tools OR who have the technical ability to understand these tools and the willingness to learn them. They must be able to communicate in English, the common language of the commission. They are expected to be able to engage neutrally in investigating these concerns and to know when to recuse when other roles and relationships may cause conflict. Commissioners will serve '''two-year terms''' (note that this is different from past years, when the terms have been for one year).

'''About the Case Review Committee'''

The Case Review Committee (CRC) reviews appeals of eligible Trust &amp; Safety office actions. The CRC is a critical layer of oversight to ensure that Wikimedia Foundation office actions are fair and unbiased. They also make sure the Wikimedia Foundation doesn’t overstep established practices or boundaries. For more about the role, '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Case Review Committee|see Case Review Committee on Meta-Wiki]]'''.

We are looking for current or former functionaries and experienced volunteers with an interest in joining this group. Applicants must be fluent in English (additional languages are a strong plus) and willing to abide by the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety/Case_Review_Committee/Charter|terms of the Committee charter]]. If the work resonates and you qualify, please apply. Committee members will serve '''two-year terms''' (note that this is different from past years, when the terms have been for one year).

'''Applying to join either of these groups'''

Members are required to sign the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information|Confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information]] and must be willing to comply with the appropriate Wikimedia Foundation board policies (such as the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Access to nonpublic information policy|access to non-public information policy]] and the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Privacy policy|Foundation privacy policy]]). These positions requires a high degree of discretion and trust. Members must also be over 18 years of age.

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== Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January! ==

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The [[m:Community Wishlist Survey 2023|'''Community Wishlist Survey (CWS) 2023''']], which lets contributors propose and vote for tools and improvements, starts next month on Monday, [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1674496831 23 January 2023, at 18:00 UTC] and will continue annually.

We are inviting you to share your ideas for technical improvements to our tools and platforms. Long experience in editing or technical skills is not required. If you have ever used our software and thought of an idea to improve it, this is the place to come share those ideas!

The dates for the phases of the Survey will be as follows:
* Phase 1: Submit, discuss, and revise proposals – Monday, Jan 23, 2023 to Sunday, Feb 6, 2023
* Phase 2: WMF/Community Tech reviews and organizes proposals – Monday, Jan 30, 2023 to Friday, Feb 10, 2023
* Phase 3: Vote on proposals – Friday, Feb 10, 2023 to Friday, Feb 24, 2023
* Phase 4: Results posted – Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023

If you want to start writing out your ideas ahead of the Survey, you can start thinking about your proposals and draft them in [[m:Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|the CWS sandbox]].

We are grateful to all who participated last year. See you in January 2023!
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== Feminism and Folklore 2023 ==

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Dear Wiki Community,

Christmas Greetings and a Happy New Year 2023,
 
You are humbly invited to organize the '''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2023|Feminism and Folklore 2023]]''' writing competition from February 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2023|Wiki Loves Folklore]] gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.
 
You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2023/List of Articles|list]] of suggested articles.
 
Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
# Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
# Set up a fountain tool or dashboard.
# Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
# Request local admins for site notice.
# Link the local page and the fountain/dashboard link on the [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2023/Project Page|meta project page]].
 
This year we would be supporting the community's financial aid for Internet and childcare support. This would be provided for the local team including their jury and coordinator team. This support is opt-in and non mandatory. Kindly fill in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSea81OO0lVgUBd551iIiENXht7BRCISYZlKyBQlemZu_j2OHQ/viewform this Google form] and mark a mail to [mailto:support@wikilovesfolklore.org support@wikilovesfolklore.org] with the subject line starting as [Stipend] Name or Username/Language. The last date to sign up for internet and childcare aid from our team is 20th of January 2023, We encourage the language coordinators to sign up their community on this link by the 25th of January 2023.
 
Learn more about the contest and prizes on our [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2023|project page]]. Feel free to contact us on our [[:m:Talk:Feminism and Folklore 2023/Project Page|meta talk page]] or by email us if you need any assistance.
 
We look forward to your immense coordination.
 
Thank you and Best wishes,

[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2023|Feminism and Folklore 2023 International Team]]

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== Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023: We are back! ==

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Hello, dear Wikipedians!&lt;br/&gt;

[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Ukraine|Wikimedia Ukraine]], in cooperation with the [[:en:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine]] and [[:en:Ukrainian Institute|Ukrainian Institute]], has launched the third edition of writing challenge &quot;'''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023|Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month]]'''&quot;, which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2023. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023/Prizes|prizes]].&lt;br/&gt;

We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a [[m:CentralNotice/Request/UCDM 2023|banner]] to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge!
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions&lt;/span&gt; ==

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&lt;section begin=&quot;wikimania-program-submissions&quot;/&gt;[[File:Wikimania Singapore Logo.svg|right|frameless]]Do you want to host an in-person or virtual session at Wikimania 2023? Maybe a hands-on workshop, a lively discussion, a fun performance, a catchy poster, or a memorable lightning talk? [[wmania:Special:MyLanguage/2023:Program/Submissions|'''Submissions are open until March 28''']]. The event will have dedicated hybrid blocks, so virtual submissions and pre-recorded content are also welcome. If you have any questions, please join us at an upcoming conversation on March 12 or 19, or reach out by email at wikimania@wikimedia.org or on Telegram. More information on-wiki.&lt;section end=&quot;wikimania-program-submissions&quot;/&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct process&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello,

As follow-up to [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/IOMVS7W75ZYMABQGOQ2QH2JAURC3CHGH/ the message about the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines] by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, I am reaching out about the next steps. I want to bring your attention to the next stage of the Universal Code of Conduct process, which is forming a building committee for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). I invite community members with experience and deep interest in community health and governance to nominate themselves to be part of the U4C building committee, which needs people who are:

* Community members in good standing
* Knowledgeable about movement community processes, such as, but not limited to, policy drafting, participatory decision making, and application of existing rules and policies on Wikimedia projects
* Aware and appreciative of the diversity of the movement, such as, but not limited to, languages spoken, identity, geography, and project type
* Committed to participate for the entire U4C Building Committee period from mid-May - December 2023
* Comfortable with engaging in difficult, but productive conversations
* Confidently able to communicate in English

The Building Committee shall consist of volunteer community members, affiliate board or staff, and Wikimedia Foundation staff.

The Universal Code of Conduct has been a process strengthened by the skills and knowledge of the community and I look forward to what the U4C Building Committee creates. If you are interested in joining the Building Committee, please either [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee/Nominations|sign up on the Meta-Wiki page]], or contact ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee|Read more on Meta-Wiki]]'''.

Best regards,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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[[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] ۱۹:۰۰, ۲۶ اپرېل ۲۰۲۳ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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The next stage in the Universal Code of Conduct process is establishing a Building Committee to create the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). The Building Committee has been selected. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee|Read about the members and the work ahead on Meta-wiki]].&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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-- [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Project|UCoC Project Team]], ۰۴:۲۰, ۲۷ مې ۲۰۲۳ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt; Announcing the new Elections Committee members&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello there, 

We are glad to announce [[listarchive:list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/4TALOUFPAP2VDBR27GKRVOP7IGQYU3DB/|the new members and advisors of the Elections Committee]]. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee|Elections Committee]] assists with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. After an open nomination process, the strongest candidates spoke with the Board and four candidates were asked to join the Elections Committee. Four other candidates were asked to participate as advisors. 

Thank you to all the community members who submitted their names for consideration. We look forward to working with the Elections Committee in the near future.

On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

I am pleased to share the next step in the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] work. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) draft charter]] is now ready for your review. 

The [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Enforcement Guidelines]] require a [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines#4.5_U4C_Building_Committee|Building Committee]] form to draft a charter that outlines procedures and details for a global committee to be called the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines#4._UCoC_Coordinating_Committee_(U4C)|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]]. Over the past few months, the U4C Building Committee worked together as a group to discuss and draft the U4C charter. The U4C Building Committee welcomes feedback about the draft charter now through 22 September 2023. After that date, the U4C Building Committee will revise the charter as needed and a community vote will open shortly afterward.

Join the conversation during the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee#Conversation hours|conversation hours]] or on [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Meta-wiki]].

Best,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;== Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee  ==&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hi everyone! The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee|Affiliations Committee]] (AffCom), [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds_commission|Ombuds commission]] (OC), and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety/Case_Review_Committee|Case Review Committee]] (CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments|'''Meta-wiki page''']]. 

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Dear all, 

Please review and comment on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package from now until 29 October 2023. The selection rules package was based on older versions by the Elections Committee and will be used in the 2024 Board of Trustees selection. Providing your comments now will help them provide a smoother, better Board selection process. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|More on the Meta-wiki page]].

Best,

Katie Chan &lt;br&gt;
Chair of the Elections Committee&lt;br /&gt;&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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۰۱:۱۳, ۱۷ اکتوبر ۲۰۲۳ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Coming soon: Reference Previews&lt;/span&gt; ==

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[[File:Example_of_a_Reference_Preview.png|right|300px]]
A new feature is coming to your wiki soon: Reference Previews are popups for references. Such popups have existed on wikis as local gadgets for many years.  Now there is a central solution, available on all wikis, and consistent with the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Page Previews|PagePreviews feature]].

Reference Previews will be visible to everyone, including readers. If you don’t want to see them, [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews#Opt-out feature|you can opt out]]. If you are [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets|using the gadgets]] Reference Tooltips or Navigation Popups, you won’t see Reference Previews unless you disable the gadget.

Reference Previews have been a beta feature on many wikis since 2019, and a default feature on some since 2021. Deployment is planned for November 22. 

* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reference Previews|Help page]] 
* [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews|Project page with more information (in English)]]. 
* Feedback is welcome [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/ReferencePreviews|on this talk page]]. 
-- For [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes|Wikimedia Deutschland’s Technical Wishes]] team,
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[[m:User:Johanna Strodt (WMDE)|Johanna Strodt (WMDE)]], ۱۳:۱۱, ۱۵ نومبر ۲۰۲۳ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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&lt;section begin=&quot;Body&quot;/&gt;Since September 2022, it is possible to create geopoints using a QID. Many wiki contributors have asked for this feature, but it is not being used much. Therefore, we would like to remind you about it. More information can be found on the [[M:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Geoinformation/Geopoints via QID|project page]]. If you have any comments, please let us know on the [[M:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Geoinformation/Geopoints via QID|talk page]]. – Best regards, the team of Technical Wishes at Wikimedia Deutschland
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[[M:User:Thereza Mengs (WMDE)|Thereza Mengs (WMDE)]] ۱۲:۳۱, ۱۳ ډيسمبر ۲۰۲۳ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Reusing references: Can we look over your shoulder? ==

''Apologies for writing in English.''

The Technical Wishes team at Wikimedia Deutschland is planning to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Reusing references|make reusing references easier]]. For our research, we are looking for wiki contributors willing to show us how they are interacting with references.

* The format will be a 1-hour video call, where you would share your screen. [https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/User-research-into-Reusing-References-Sign-up-Form-2024/en/ More information here].
* Interviews can be conducted in English, German or Dutch.
* [[mw:WMDE_Engineering/Participate_in_UX_Activities#Compensation|Compensation is available]].
* Sessions will be held in January and February.
* [https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/User-research-into-Reusing-References-Sign-up-Form-2024/en/ Sign up here if you are interested.]
* Please note that we probably won’t be able to have sessions with everyone who is interested. Our UX researcher will try to create a good balance of wiki contributors, e.g. in terms of wiki experience, tech experience, editing preferences, gender, disability and more. If you’re a fit, she will reach out to you to schedule an appointment.

We’re looking forward to seeing you, [[m:User:Thereza Mengs (WMDE)| Thereza Mengs (WMDE)]]
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== Do you use Wikidata in Wikimedia sibling projects? Tell us about your experiences ==

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''Note: Apologies for cross-posting and sending in English.''

Hello, the '''[[m:WD4WMP|Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects]]''' team at Wikimedia Deutschland would like to hear about your experiences using Wikidata in the sibling projects. If you are interested in sharing your opinion and insights, please consider signing up for an interview with us in this '''[https://wikimedia.sslsurvey.de/Wikidata-for-Wikimedia-Interviews Registration form]'''.&lt;br&gt; 
''Currently, we are only able to conduct interviews in English.''

The front page of the form has more details about what the conversation will be like, including how we would '''compensate''' you for your time.

For more information, visit our ''[[m:WD4WMP/AddIssue|project issue page]]'' where you can also share your experiences in written form, without an interview.&lt;br&gt;We look forward to speaking with you, [[m:User:Danny Benjafield (WMDE)|Danny Benjafield (WMDE)]] ([[m:User talk:Danny Benjafield (WMDE)|talk]]) 08:53, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
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== Feminism and Folklore 2024 ==

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Dear Wiki Community,

You are humbly invited to organize the '''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2024|Feminism and Folklore 2024]]''' writing competition from February 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2024|Wiki Loves Folklore]] gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.
 
You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a generated list of suggested articles.
 
Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
# Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
# Set up a campaign on '''CampWiz''' tool.
# Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
# Request local admins for site notice.
# Link the local page and the CampWiz link on the [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2024/Project Page|meta project page]].

This year, the Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced two new tools to enhance support for the campaign. These tools include the '''Article List Generator by Topic''' and '''CampWiz'''. The Article List Generator by Topic enables users to identify articles on the English Wikipedia that are not present in their native language Wikipedia. Users can customize their selection criteria, and the tool will present a table showcasing the missing articles along with suggested titles. Additionally, users have the option to download the list in both CSV and wikitable formats. Notably, the CampWiz tool will be employed for the project for the first time, empowering users to effectively host the project with a jury. Both tools are now available for use in the campaign. [https://tools.wikilovesfolklore.org/ '''Click here to access these tools''']

Learn more about the contest and prizes on our [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2024|project page]]. Feel free to contact us on our [[:m:Talk:Feminism and Folklore 2024/Project Page|meta talk page]] or by email us if you need any assistance.
 
We look forward to your immense coordination.
 
Thank you and Best wishes,

'''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2024|Feminism and Folklore 2024 International Team]]'''

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--[[کارن:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:MediaWiki message delivery|خبرې اترې]]) ۰۷:۲۶, ۱۸ جنوري ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])

== Wiki Loves Folklore is back! ==

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Dear Wiki Community,
You are humbly invited to participate in the '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2024|Wiki Loves Folklore 2024]]''' an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the '''1st till the 31st''' of March.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&amp;campaign=wlf_2024 submitting] them in this commons contest.

You can also [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2024/Organize|organize a local contest]] in your country and support us in translating the [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2024/Translations|project pages]] to help us spread the word in your native language.

Feel free to contact us on our [[:c:Commons talk:Wiki Loves Folklore 2024|project Talk page]] if you need any assistance. 

'''Kind regards,'''

'''Wiki loves Folklore International Team'''

-- [[کارن:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:MediaWiki message delivery|خبرې اترې]]) ۰۷:۲۶, ۱۸ جنوري ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

I am reaching out to you today to announce that the voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) Charter is now open. Community members may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll]] now through '''2 February 2024'''. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|UCoC Enforcement Guidelines]] will find this process familiar.

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|current version of the U4C Charter]] is on Meta-wiki with translations available. 

Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation.

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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[[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] ۱۸:۰۸, ۱۹ جنوري ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

I am reaching out to you today to remind you that the voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) charter will close on '''2 February 2024'''. Community members may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll]]. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|UCoC Enforcement Guidelines]] will find this process familiar.

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|current version of the U4C charter]] is on Meta-wiki with translations available. 

Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation.

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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[[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] ۱۷:۰۰, ۳۱ جنوري ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Dear all,

Thank you everyone for following the progress of the Universal Code of Conduct. I am writing to you today to announce the outcome of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|ratification vote]] on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter]]. 1746 contributors voted in this ratification vote with 1249 voters supporting the Charter and 420 voters not. The ratification vote process allowed for voters to provide comments about the Charter. 

A report of voting statistics and a summary of voter comments will be published on Meta-wiki in the coming weeks.

Please look forward to hearing about the next steps soon.

On behalf of the UCoC Project team,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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[[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] ۱۸:۲۳, ۱۲ فبروري ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2024: We are back! ==

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Hello, dear Wikipedians!&lt;br/&gt;

[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Ukraine|Wikimedia Ukraine]], in cooperation with the [[:en:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine|MFA of Ukraine]] and [[:en:Ukrainian Institute|Ukrainian Institute]], has launched the forth edition of writing challenge &quot;'''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2024|Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month]]'''&quot;, which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2024. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive prizes.&lt;br/&gt;

We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a [[:m:CentralNotice/Request/UCDM 2024|banner]] to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge! [[:m:User:ValentynNefedov (WMUA)|ValentynNefedov (WMUA)]] ([[:m:User talk:ValentynNefedov (WMUA)|talk]])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt; Report of the U4C Charter ratification and U4C Call for Candidates now available&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

I am writing to you today with two important pieces of information. First, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Vote results|report of the comments from the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter ratification]] is now available. Secondly, the call for candidates for the U4C is open now through April 1, 2024.

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members are invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]].

Per the charter, there are 16 seats on the U4C: eight community-at-large seats and eight regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement.

Read more and submit your application on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Meta-wiki]].

On behalf of the UCoC project team,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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[[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] ۱۶:۲۵, ۵ مارچ ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt; Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Dear all,

This year, the term of 4 (four) Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will come to an end [1]. The Board invites the whole movement to participate in this year’s selection process and vote to fill those seats.

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|Elections Committee]] will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Board Governance Committee created a Board Selection Working Group from Trustees who cannot be candidates in the 2024 community- and affiliate-selected trustee selection process composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, Nataliia Tymkiv, Esra'a Al Shafei, Kathy Collins, and Shani Evenstein Sigalov [3]. The group is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2024 trustee selection process, and for keeping the Board informed. More details on the roles of the Elections Committee, Board, and staff are here [4]. 

Here are the key planned dates:

*  May 2024: Call for candidates and call for questions
*  June 2024: Affiliates vote to shortlist 12 candidates (no shortlisting if 15 or less candidates apply) [5]
*  June-August 2024: Campaign period
*  End of August / beginning of September 2024: Two-week community voting period
*  October–November 2024: Background check of selected candidates
*  Board's Meeting in December 2024: New trustees seated

Learn more about the 2024 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|this Meta-wiki page]], and make your plan.

'''Election Volunteers'''

Another way to be involved with the 2024 selection process is to be an Election Volunteer. Election Volunteers are a bridge between the Elections Committee and their respective community. They help ensure their community is represented and mobilize them to vote. Learn more about the program and how to join on this [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Election Volunteers|Meta-wiki page]].

Best regards,

[[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Pundit|Dariusz Jemielniak]] (Governance Committee Chair, Board Selection Working Group)

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Results#Elected

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter

[3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes:2023-08-15#Governance_Committee

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles

[5] Even though the ideal number is 12 candidates for 4 open seats, the shortlisting process will be triggered if there are more than 15 candidates because the 1-3 candidates that are removed might feel ostracized and it would be a lot of work for affiliates to carry out the shortlisting process to only eliminate 1-3 candidates from the candidate list.&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now to select members of the first U4C&lt;/span&gt; ==

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&lt;section begin=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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Dear all,

I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through May 9, 2024. Read the information on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|voting page on Meta-wiki]] to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTC&lt;/span&gt; ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
&lt;section begin=&quot;message&quot;/&gt;Hello all,

The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks - May 31st at 16:00 UTC. If you're interested, you can [https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Language_engineering/Community_meetings#31_May_2024 sign up on this wiki page].

This is a participant-driven meeting, where we share language-specific updates related to various projects, collectively discuss technical issues related to language wikis, and work together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, the topics included the machine translation service (MinT) and the languages and models it currently supports, localization efforts from the Kiwix team, and technical challenges with numerical sorting in files used on Bengali Wikisource.

Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates related to your project? Any problems that you would like to bring for discussion during the meeting? Do you need interpretation support from English to another language? Please reach out to me at ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org and [[etherpad:p/language-community-meeting-may-2024|add agenda items to the document here]].

We look forward to your participation!
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt; Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle&lt;/span&gt; ==

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[[File:Sibling Project Lifecycle Conversation 3.png|150px|right|link=:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle]]

Dear community members,

The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee|Community Affairs Committee]] (CAC) of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]] invites you to give feedback on a '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle|draft Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle]]'''. This draft Procedure outlines proposed steps and requirements for opening and closing Wikimedia Sibling Projects, and aims to ensure any newly approved projects are set up for success. This is separate from the procedures for opening or closing language versions of projects, which is handled by the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Language committee|Language Committee]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Closing_projects_policy|closing projects policy]]. 

You can find the details on [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle#Review|this page]], as well as the ways to give your feedback from today until the end of the day on '''June 23, 2024''', anywhere on Earth. 

You can also share information about this with the interested project communities you work with or support, and you can also help us translate the procedure into more languages, so people can join the discussions in their own language.

On behalf of the CAC,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Announcing the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee&lt;/span&gt; ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
&lt;section begin=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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Hello,

The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote results. We are following up with the results of the first [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election]]. 

We are pleased to announce the following individuals as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a two-year term:

* North America (USA and Canada)
** –
* Northern and Western Europe
** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Ghilt|Ghilt]]
* Latin America and Caribbean
** –
* Central and East Europe (CEE)
** —
* Sub-Saharan Africa
** –
* Middle East and North Africa
** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Ibrahim.ID|Ibrahim.ID]]
* East, South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP)
** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:0xDeadbeef|0xDeadbeef]]
* South Asia
** –

The following individuals are elected to be community-at-large members of the U4C, fulfilling a one-year term:

* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Superpes15|Superpes15]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Civvì|Civvì]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Luke081515|Luke081515]]
* –
* –
* –
* –

Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community.

Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. Follow their work on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Meta-wiki]].

On behalf of the UCoC project team,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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[[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] ۰۸:۱۵, ۳ جون ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hi everyone,

The final text of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] is now up on Meta in more than 20 languages for your reading.

'''What is the Wikimedia Movement Charter?'''

The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a proposed document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance.

'''Join the Wikimedia Movement Charter “Launch Party”'''

Join the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Movement Charter Launch Party|“Launch Party”]] on '''June 20, 2024''' at '''14.00-15.00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1718892000 your local time]). During this call, we will celebrate the release of the final Charter and present the content of the Charter. Join and learn about the Charter before casting your vote.

'''Movement Charter ratification vote'''

Voting will commence on SecurePoll on '''June 25, 2024''' at '''00:01 UTC''' and will conclude on '''July 9, 2024''' at '''23:59 UTC.''' You can read more about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting|voting process, eligibility criteria, and other details]] on Meta.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Movement Charter|Meta talk page]] or email the MCDC at [mailto:mcdc@wikimedia.org mcdc@wikimedia.org].

On behalf of the MCDC,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello everyone,

The voting to ratify the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|'''Wikimedia Movement Charter''']] is now open. The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance.

The final version of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|available on Meta in different languages]] and attached [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Movement_Charter_(June_2024).pdf here in PDF format] for your reading.

Voting commenced on SecurePoll on '''June 25, 2024''' at '''00:01 UTC''' and will conclude on '''July 9, 2024''' at '''23:59 UTC'''. Please read more on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting|voter information and eligibility details]].

After reading the Charter, please [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|'''vote here''']] and share this note further.

If you have any questions about the ratification vote, please contact the Charter Electoral Commission at [mailto:cec@wikimedia.org '''cec@wikimedia.org'''].

On behalf of the CEC,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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[[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] ۱۰:۵۲, ۲۵ جون ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon&lt;/span&gt; ==

&lt;div lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;
&lt;section begin=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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Hello everyone,

This is a kind reminder that the voting period to ratify the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] will be closed on '''July 9, 2024''', at '''23:59 UTC'''.

If you have not voted yet, please vote [[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|on SecurePoll]]. 

On behalf of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Ratification/Voting#Electoral_Commission|Charter Electoral Commission]],&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

A special election has been called to fill additional vacancies on the U4C. The call for candidates phase is open from now through July 19, 2024.

The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the [[:foundation:Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct|UCoC]]. Community members are invited to submit their applications in the special election for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|U4C Charter]].

In this special election, according to [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#2. Elections and Terms|chapter 2 of the U4C charter]], there are 9 seats available on the U4C: '''four''' community-at-large seats and '''five''' regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement. [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#5. Glossary|No more than two members of the U4C can be elected from the same home wiki]]. Therefore, candidates must not have English Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, or Italian Wikipedia as their home wiki.

Read more and submit your application on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|Meta-wiki]].

In cooperation with the U4C,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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-- [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) ۰۰:۰۳, ۱۰ جولای ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello everyone,

After carefully tallying both individual and affiliate votes, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting#Electoral Commission|Charter Electoral Commission]] is pleased to announce the final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter voting.  

As [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Movement Charter#Thank you for your participation in the Movement Charter ratification vote!|communicated]] by the Charter Electoral Commission, we reached the quorum for both Affiliate and individual votes by the time the vote closed on '''July 9, 23:59 UTC'''. We thank all 2,451 individuals and 129 Affiliate representatives who voted in the ratification process. Your votes and comments are invaluable for the future steps in Movement Strategy.

The final results of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] ratification voting held between 25 June and 9 July 2024 are as follows: 

'''Individual vote:'''

Out of 2,451 individuals who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 2,446 have been accepted as valid votes. Among these, '''1,710''' voted “yes”; '''623''' voted “no”; and '''113''' selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 73.30% voted to approve the Charter (1710/2333), while 26.70% voted to reject the Charter (623/2333).

'''Affiliates vote:'''

Out of 129 Affiliates designated voters who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 129 votes are confirmed as valid votes. Among these, '''93''' voted “yes”; '''18''' voted “no”; and '''18''' selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 83.78% voted to approve the Charter (93/111), while 16.22% voted to reject the Charter (18/111).

'''Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation:'''

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted '''not to ratify''' the proposed Charter during their special Board meeting on July 8, 2024. The Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_resolution_and_vote_on_the_proposed_Movement_Charter|shared the result of the vote, the resolution, meeting minutes and proposed next steps]].  

With this, the Wikimedia Movement Charter in its current revision is '''not ratified'''.

We thank you for your participation in this important moment in our movement’s governance.

The Charter Electoral Commission,

[[m:User:Abhinav619|Abhinav619]], [[m:User:Borschts|Borschts]], [[m:User:Iwuala Lucy|Iwuala Lucy]], [[m:User:Tochiprecious|Tochiprecious]], [[m:User:Der-Wir-Ing|Der-Wir-Ing]]&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Dear all,

I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through '''August 10, 2024'''. Read the information on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|voting page on Meta-wiki]] to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

In cooperation with the U4C,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Reminder! Vote closing soon to fill vacancies of the first U4C&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Dear all,

The voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is closing soon. It is open through 10 August 2024. Read the information on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2024_Special_Election#Voting|the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility]]. If you are eligible to vote and have not voted in this special election, it is important that you vote now.

'''Why should you vote?''' The U4C is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community input into the committee membership is critical to the success of the UCoC.

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

In cooperation with the U4C,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Coming soon: A new sub-referencing feature – try it!&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello. For many years, community members have requested an easy way to re-use references with different details. Now, a MediaWiki solution is coming: The new sub-referencing feature will work for wikitext and Visual Editor and will enhance the existing reference system. You can continue to use different ways of referencing, but you will probably encounter sub-references in articles written by other users. More information on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|the project page]].

'''We want your feedback''' to make sure this feature works well for you:

* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Test|Please try]] the current state of development on beta wiki and [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|let us know what you think]]. 
* [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Sign-up|Sign up here]] to get updates and/or invites to participate in user research activities.

[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Deutschland|Wikimedia Deutschland]]’s [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|Technical Wishes]] team is planning to bring this feature to Wikimedia wikis later this year. We will reach out to creators/maintainers of tools and templates related to references beforehand.

Please help us spread the message. --[[m:User:Johannes Richter (WMDE)|Johannes Richter (WMDE)]] ([[m:User talk:Johannes Richter (WMDE)|talk]]) 10:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
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== Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTC ==

Hi all,

The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks—on August 30th at 15:00 UTC. If you're interested in joining, you can [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#30_August_2024 sign up on this wiki page].

This participant-driven meeting will focus on sharing language-specific updates related to various projects, discussing technical issues related to language wikis, and working together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, topics included the Language Converter, the state of language research, updates on the Incubator conversations, and technical challenges around external links not working with special characters on Bengali sites.

Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates or discuss challenges? Please add agenda items to the document [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/language-community-meeting-aug-2024 here] and reach out to ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org. We look forward to your participation!

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Elections Committee|Elections Committee]] have certified the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Results|results]] for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election]].

I am pleased to announce the following individual as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a term until 15 June 2026:

* North America (USA and Canada)
** Ajraddatz

The following seats were not filled during this special election:

* Latin America and Caribbean
* Central and East Europe (CEE)
* Sub-Saharan Africa
* South Asia
* The four remaining Community-At-Large seats

Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community.

Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. You can follow their work on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Meta-Wiki]].

On behalf of the U4C and the Elections Committee,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Have your say: Vote for the 2024 Board of Trustees!&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

The voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|2024 Board of Trustees election]] is now open. There are twelve (12) candidates running for four (4) seats on the Board.

Learn more about the candidates by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Candidates|reading their statements]] and their [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Questions_for_candidates|answers to community questions]].

When you are ready, go to the [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/400|SecurePoll]] voting page to vote. '''The vote is open from September 3rd at 00:00 UTC to September 17th at 23:59 UTC'''.

To check your voter eligibility, please visit the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Voter_eligibility_guidelines|voter eligibility page]].

Best regards,

The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== 'Wikidata item' link is moving. Find out where... ==

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Hello everyone, a small change will soon be coming to the user-interface of your Wikimedia project.
The [[d:Q16222597|Wikidata item]] [[w:|sitelink]] currently found under the &lt;span style=&quot;color: #54595d;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;''General''&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt; section of the '''Tools''' sidebar menu will move into the &lt;span style=&quot;color: #54595d;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;''In Other Projects''&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt; section.

We would like the Wiki communities feedback so please let us know or ask questions on the   [[m:Talk:Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects/Projects/Move_Wikidata_item_link|Discussion page]] before we enable the change which can take place October 4 2024, circa 15:00 UTC+2.
More information can be found on [[m:Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects/Projects/Move_Wikidata_item_link|the project page]].&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We welcome your feedback and questions.&lt;br&gt; [[کارن:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:MediaWiki message delivery|خبرې اترې]]) ۱۸:۵۷, ۲۷ سپټمبر ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election]]. Close to 6000 community members from more than 180 wiki projects have voted.

The following four candidates were the most voted:

# [[User:Kritzolina|Christel Steigenberger]]
# [[User:Nadzik|Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz]]
# [[User:Victoria|Victoria Doronina]]
# [[User:Laurentius|Lorenzo Losa]]

While these candidates have been ranked through the vote, they still need to be appointed to the Board of Trustees. They need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. New trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2024.

[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Results|Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki.]]

Best regards,

The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers. 

Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages:
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations_Committee|Affiliations Committee (AffCom)]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds_commission|Ombuds commission (OC)]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Community Resilience and Sustainability/Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee|Case Review Committee (CRC)]]

Applications for the committees open on 16 October 2024. Applications for the Affiliations Committee close on 18 November 2024, and applications for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on 2 December 2024. Learn how to apply by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Committee_appointments|visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki]]. Post to the talk page or email [mailto:cst@wikimedia.org cst@wikimedia.org] with any questions you may have.

For the Committee Support team,
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== 'Wikidata item' link is moving, finally. ==

Hello everyone, I previously wrote on the 27th September to advise that the ''Wikidata item'' sitelink will change places in the sidebar menu, moving from the '''General''' section into the '''In Other Projects''' section. The scheduled rollout date of 04.10.2024 was delayed due to a necessary request for Mobile/MinervaNeue skin. I am happy to inform that the global rollout can now proceed and will occur later today, 22.10.2024 at 15:00 UTC-2. [[m:Talk:Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects/Projects/Move_Wikidata_item_link|Please let us know]] if you notice any problems or bugs after this change. There should be no need for null-edits or purging cache for the changes to occur. Kind regards, -[[m:User:Danny Benjafield (WMDE)|Danny Benjafield (WMDE)]] ۱۱:۲۹, ۲۲ اکتوبر ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTC ==

Hello everyone,

The next language community meeting is coming up next week, on November 29th, at 16:00 UTC (Zonestamp! For your timezone &lt;https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1732896000&gt;). If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page: &lt;https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#29_November_2024&gt;.

This participant-driven meeting will be organized by the Wikimedia Foundation’s Language Product Localization team and the Language Diversity Hub. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Moore Wikipedia, and the language support track at Wiki Indaba. We will also have members from the Wayuunaiki community joining us to share their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community within our movement. This meeting will have a Spanish interpretation.

Looking forward to seeing you at the language community meeting! Cheers, [[User:SSethi (WMF)|Srishti]] ۱۹:۵۴, ۲۱ نومبر ۲۰۲۴ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Universal Code of Conduct annual review: provide your comments on the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines ==

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My apologies for writing in English.
{{Int:Please-translate}}.

I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review.
[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) ۰۱:۱۱, ۲۴ جنوري ۲۰۲۵ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== Feminism and Folklore 2025 starts soon ==

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Dear Wiki Community,

You are humbly invited to organize the '''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2025|Feminism and Folklore 2025]]''' writing competition from February 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2025|Wiki Loves Folklore]] gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.
 
You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a generated list of suggested articles.
 
Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
# Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
# Set up a campaign on '''CampWiz''' tool.
# Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
# Request local admins for site notice.
# Link the local page and the CampWiz link on the [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2025/Project Page|meta project page]].

This year, the Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced two new tools to enhance support for the campaign. These tools include the '''Article List Generator by Topic''' and '''CampWiz'''. The Article List Generator by Topic enables users to identify articles on the English Wikipedia that are not present in their native language Wikipedia. Users can customize their selection criteria, and the tool will present a table showcasing the missing articles along with suggested titles. Additionally, users have the option to download the list in both CSV and wikitable formats. Notably, the CampWiz tool will be employed for the project for the first time, empowering users to effectively host the project with a jury. Both tools are now available for use in the campaign. [https://tools.wikilovesfolklore.org/ '''Click here to access these tools''']

Learn more about the contest and prizes on our [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2025|project page]]. Feel free to contact us on our [[:m:Talk:Feminism and Folklore 2025/Project Page|meta talk page]] or by email us if you need any assistance.
 
We look forward to your immense coordination.
 
Thank you and Best wishes,

'''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2025|Feminism and Folklore 2025 International Team]]'''

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== Wiki Loves Folklore is back! ==

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Dear Wiki Community,
You are humbly invited to participate in the '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2025|Wiki Loves Folklore 2025]]''' an international media contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the '''1st till the 31st''' of March.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UploadWizard&amp;campaign=wlf_2025 submitting] them in this commons contest.

You can also [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2025/Organize|organize a local contest]] in your country and support us in translating the [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2025/Translations|project pages]] to help us spread the word in your native language.

Feel free to contact us on our [[:c:Commons talk:Wiki Loves Folklore 2025|project Talk page]] if you need any assistance. 

'''Kind regards,'''

'''Wiki loves Folklore International Team'''
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== Reminder: first part of the annual UCoC review closes soon ==

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My apologies for writing in English.
{{Int:Please-translate}}.

This is a reminder that the first phase of the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines will be closing soon. You can make suggestions for changes through [[d:Q614092|the end of day]], 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review.
[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]]. After review of the feedback, proposals for updated text will be published on Meta in March for another round of community review. 

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

-- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) ۰۰:۴۸, ۳ فبروري ۲۰۲۵ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړیوال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt; Upcoming Language Community Meeting (Feb 28th, 14:00 UTC) and Newsletter&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello everyone!
[[File:WP20Symbols WIKI INCUBATOR.svg|right|frameless|150x150px|alt=An image symbolising multiple languages]]
We’re excited to announce that the next '''Language Community Meeting''' is happening soon, '''February 28th at 14:00 UTC'''! If you’d like to join, simply sign up on the '''[[mw:Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#28_February_2025|wiki page]]'''.

This is a participant-driven meeting where we share updates on language-related projects, discuss technical challenges in language wikis, and collaborate on solutions. In our last meeting, we covered topics like developing language keyboards, creating the Moore Wikipedia, and updates from the language support track at Wiki Indaba.

'''Got a topic to share?''' Whether it’s a technical update from your project, a challenge you need help with, or a request for interpretation support, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to '''reply to this message''' or add agenda items to the document '''[[etherpad:p/language-community-meeting-feb-2025|here]]'''.

Also, we wanted to highlight that the sixth edition of the Language &amp; Internationalization newsletter (January 2025) is available here: [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January|Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January]]. This newsletter provides updates from the October–December 2024 quarter on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects and support efforts, details about community meetings, and ideas for contributing to projects. To stay updated, you can subscribe to the newsletter on its wiki page: [[:mw:Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter|Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter]].

We look forward to your ideas and participation at the language community meeting, see you there!
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== Universal Code of Conduct annual review: proposed changes are available for comment ==

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My apologies for writing in English.
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I am writing to you to let you know that [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/Proposed_Changes|proposed changes]] to the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter]] are open for review. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/Proposed_Changes|You can provide feedback on suggested changes]]''' through the [[d:Q614092|end of day]] on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. This is the second step in the annual review process, the final step will be community voting on the proposed changes.
[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find relevant links about the process on the UCoC annual review page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

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== An improved dashboard for the Content Translation tool ==

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{{Int:hello}} Wikipedians,

Apologies as this message is not in your language, {{Int:please-translate}}.

The [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization|Language and Product Localization team]] has improved the [https://test.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&amp;filter-type=automatic&amp;filter-id=previous-edits&amp;active-list=suggestions&amp;from=en&amp;to=es Content Translation dashboard] to create a consistent experience for all contributors using mobile and desktop devices. The improved translation dashboard allows all logged-in users of the tool to enjoy a consistent experience regardless of their type of device.

With a harmonized experience, logged-in desktop users now have access to the capabilities shown in the image below.
[[file:Content_Translation_new-dashboard.png|alt=|center|thumb|576x576px|Notice that in this screenshot, the new dashboard allows: Users to adjust suggestions with the &quot;For you&quot; and &quot;...More&quot; buttons to select general topics or community-created collections (like the example of Climate topic).  Also, users can use translation to create new articles (as before) and expand existing articles section by section. You can see how suggestions are provided in the new dashboard  in two groups (&quot;Create new pages&quot; and &quot;Expand with new sections&quot;)-one for each activity.]]
[[File:Content_Translation_dashboard_on_desktop.png|alt=|center|thumb|577x577px|In the current dashboard, you will notice that you can't adjust suggestions to select topics or community-created collections. Also, you can't expand on existing articles by translating new sections.]]
We will implement [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Content translation#Improved translation experience|this improvement]] on your wiki '''on Monday, March 17th, 2025''' and remove the current dashboard '''by May 2025'''.
Please reach out with any questions concerning the dashboard in this thread. 

Thank you!

On behalf of the Language and Product Localization team.
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== Final proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter now posted ==

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The proposed modifications to the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines]] and the U4C Charter [[m:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/2025/Proposed_Changes|are now on Meta-wiki for community notice]] in advance of the voting period. This final draft was developed from the previous two rounds of community review. Community members will be able to vote on these modifications starting on 17 April 2025. The vote will close on 1 May 2025, and results will be announced no later than 12 May 2025. The U4C election period, starting with a call for candidates, will open immediately following the announcement of the review results. More information will be posted on [[m:Special:MyLanguage//Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election|the wiki page for the election]] soon.

Please be advised that this process will require more messages to be sent here over the next two months. 

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]].

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== Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2025: Invitation ==

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Hello, dear Wikipedians!&lt;br/&gt;

[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Ukraine|Wikimedia Ukraine]], in cooperation with the [[:en:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine|MFA of Ukraine]] and [[:en:Ukrainian Institute|Ukrainian Institute]], has launched the fifth edition of writing challenge &quot;'''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2025|Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month]]'''&quot;, which lasts from '''14th April''' until '''16th May 2025'''. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design, and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contributions in every language! 

The most active contesters will receive prizes.

If you are interested in coordinating long-term community engagement for the campaign and becoming a local ambassador, we would love to hear from you! Please let us know your interest.
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We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a [[:m:CentralNotice/Request/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2025|banner]] to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge! [[:m:User:OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA)|OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA)]] ([[:m:User talk:OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA)|talk]])
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== Vote now on the revised UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter ==

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The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines (&quot;UCoC EG&quot;) and the UCoC's Coordinating Committee Charter is open now through the end of 1 May (UTC) ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1746162000 find in your time zone]). [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/2025/Voter_information|Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting]] on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki.

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review of the EG and Charter was planned and implemented by the U4C. Further information will be provided in the coming months about the review of the UCoC itself. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.

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== Sub-referencing: User testing ==

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&lt;small&gt;''Apologies for writing in English, please help us by providing a translation below''&lt;/small&gt;

Hi I’m Johannes from [[:m:Wikimedia Deutschland|Wikimedia Deutschland]]'s [[:m:WMDE Technical Wishes|Technical Wishes team]]. We are making great strides with the new [[:m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|sub-referencing feature]] and we’d love to invite you to take part in two activities to help us move this work further:

#'''Try it out and share your feedback'''
#:[[:m:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing# Test the prototype|Please try]] the updated ''wikitext'' feature [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Sub-referencing on the beta wiki] and let us know what you think, either [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|on our talk page]] or by [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/talktotechwish booking a call] with our UX researcher. 
#'''Get a sneak peak and help shape the ''Visual Editor'' user designs'''
#:Help us test the new design prototypes by participating in user sessions – [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/gxk0taud/apply sign up here to receive an invite]. We're especially hoping to speak with people from underrepresented and diverse groups. If that's you, please consider signing up! No prior or extensive editing experience is required. User sessions will start ''May 14th''.

We plan to bring this feature to Wikimedia wikis later this year. We’ll reach out to wikis for piloting in time for deployments. Creators and maintainers of reference-related tools and templates will be contacted beforehand as well.

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote on proposed modifications to the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter&lt;/span&gt; ==

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The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter closes on 1 May 2025 at 23:59 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1746162000 find in your time zone]). [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2025/Voter information|Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting]] on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki.

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this message with members of your community in your language, as appropriate, so they can participate as well.

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== Enabling Dark mode for logged-out users ==

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{{int:Hello}} Wikimedians,

Apologies, as this message is not written in your native language. {{Int:please-translate}}.

The [[mediawikiwiki:Reading/Web|Wikimedia Foundation Web team]] will be enabling [[mediawikiwiki:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading|dark mode]] in this Wiki by 15th May 2025 now that pages have passed our checks for accessibility and other quality checks. Congratulations!

The plan to enable is made possible by the diligent work of editors and other technical contributors in your community who ensured that templates, gadgets, and other parts of pages can be accessible in dark mode. Thank you all for making dark mode available for everybody!

For context, the Web team has concluded work on dark mode. If, on some wikis, the option is not yet available for logged-out users, this is likely because many pages do not yet display well in dark mode. As communities make progress on this work, we enable this feature on additional wikis once per month.

If you notice any issues after enabling dark mode, please create a page: &lt;code&gt;Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading/Reporting/xx.wikipedia.org&lt;/code&gt; in MediaWiki ([[mediawikiwiki:Reading/Web/Accessibility_for_reading/Reporting|like these pages]]), and report the issue in the created page.

Thank you!

On behalf of the [[mediawikiwiki:Reading/Web|Wikimedia Foundation Web team]].
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Call for Candidates for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)&lt;/span&gt; ==

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The results of voting on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter is [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2025#Results|available on Meta-wiki]].

You may now [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2025/Candidates|submit your candidacy to serve on the U4C]] through 29 May 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Information about [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2025|eligibility, process, and the timeline are on Meta-wiki]]. Voting on candidates will open on 1 June 2025 and run for two weeks, closing on 15 June 2025 at 12:00 UTC.

If you have any questions, you can ask on [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2025|the discussion page for the election]]. -- in cooperation with the U4C, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== RfC ongoing regarding Abstract Wikipedia (and your project) ==

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''(Apologies for posting in English, if this is not your first language)''

Hello all! We opened a discussion on Meta about a very delicate issue for the development of [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia|Abstract Wikipedia]]: where to store the abstract content that will be developed through functions from Wikifunctions and data from Wikidata. Since some of the hypothesis involve your project, we wanted to hear your thoughts too. 

We want to make the decision process clear: we do not yet know which option we want to use, which is why we are consulting here. We will take the arguments from the Wikimedia communities into account, and we want to consult with the different communities and hear arguments that will help us with the decision. The decision will be made and communicated after the consultation period by the Foundation.

You can read the various hypothesis and have your say at [[:m:Abstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content|Abstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content]]. Thank you in advance! -- [[User:Sannita (WMF)|Sannita (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Sannita (WMF)|&lt;span class=&quot;signature-talk&quot;&gt;{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}&lt;/span&gt;]]) ۱۵:۲۷, ۲۲ می ۲۰۲۵ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړۍ‌وال ‌وخت''']])
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection &amp; Call for Questions&lt;/span&gt; ==

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:''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Selection announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Selection announcement}}&amp;language=&amp;action=page&amp;filter= {{int:please-translate}}]''

Dear all,

This year, the term of 2 (two) Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will come to an end [1]. The Board invites the whole movement to participate in this year’s selection process and vote to fill those seats.

The Elections Committee will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Governance Committee, composed of trustees who are not candidates in the 2025 community-and-affiliate-selected trustee selection process (Raju Narisetti, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Lorenzo Losa, Kathy Collins, Victoria Doronina and Esra’a Al Shafei) [3], is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2025 trustee selection process and for keeping the Board informed. More details on the roles of the Elections Committee, Board, and staff are here [4].

Here are the key planned dates:

* May 22 – June 5: Announcement (this communication) and call for questions period [6]
* June 17 – July 1, 2025: Call for candidates
* July 2025: If needed, affiliates vote to shortlist candidates if more than 10 apply [5]
* August 2025: Campaign period
* August – September 2025: Two-week community voting period
* October – November 2025: Background check of selected candidates
* Board’s Meeting in December 2025: New trustees seated

Learn more about the 2025 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025|[link]]].

'''Call for Questions'''

In each selection process, the community has the opportunity to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. The Election Committee selects questions from the list developed by the community for the candidates to answer. Candidates must answer all the required questions in the application in order to be eligible; otherwise their application will be disqualified. This year, the Election Committee will select 5 questions for the candidates to answer. The selected questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the community, if they’re alike or related. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Questions_for_candidates|[link]]]

'''Election Volunteers'''

Another way to be involved with the 2025 selection process is to be an Election Volunteer. Election Volunteers are a bridge between the Elections Committee and their respective community. They help ensure their community is represented and mobilize them to vote. Learn more about the program and how to join on this Meta-wiki page [[m:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Election_volunteers|[link].]]

Thank you!

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Results

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter

[3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Committee_Membership,_December_2024

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles

[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/FAQ

[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Questions_for_candidates

Best regards,

Victoria Doronina

Board Liaison to the Elections Committee

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;  Upcoming Deployment of the CampaignEvents Extension&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello everyone,  

''(Apologies for posting in English if English is not your first language. Please help translate to your language.)''

The Campaigns Product Team is planning a global deployment of the '''[[:mw:Help:Extension:CampaignEvents|CampaignEvents extension]]''' to all Wikipedias, including this wiki, during the '''week of June 23rd'''.

This extension is designed to help organizers plan and manage events, WikiProjects, and other on-wiki collaborations - and to make these efforts more discoverable.

The three main features of this extension are:

* '''[[:m:Event_Center/Registration|Event Registration]]''': A simple way to sign up for events on the wiki.
*  '''[[:m:CampaignEvents/Collaboration_list|Collaboration List]]''': A global list of events and a local list of WikiProjects, accessible at '''[[:m:Special:AllEvents|Special:AllEvents]]'''.
*  '''[[:m:Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team/Invitation_list|Invitation Lists]]''': A tool to help organizers find editors who might want to join, based on their past contributions.

'''Note''': The extension comes with a new user right called '''&quot;Event Organizer&quot;''', which will be managed by administrators on this wiki. Organizer tools like Event Registration and Invitation Lists will only work if someone is granted this right. The Collaboration List is available to everyone immediately after deployment.

The extension is already live on several wikis, including '''Meta, Wikidata, English Wikipedia''', and more ( [[m:CampaignEvents/Deployment_status#Current_Deployment_Status_for_CampaignEvents_extension| See the full deployment list]])

If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, please feel free to share them on the [[m:Talk:CampaignEvents| extension talkpage]]. We’d love to hear from you before the rollout.

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== Vote now in the 2025 U4C Election ==

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Apologies for writing in English.
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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2025 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2025|2025 Election information page]]. The vote closes on 17 June 2025 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1750161600 12:00 UTC].

Please vote if your account is eligible. Results will be available by 1 July 2025. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) ۲۳:۰۱, ۱۳ جون ۲۰۲۵ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړۍ‌وال ‌وخت''']]) &lt;/div&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Call for Candidates&lt;/span&gt; ==

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:''&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Call for candidates|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&amp;group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Call for candidates}}&amp;language=&amp;action=page&amp;filter= {{int:please-translate}}]&lt;/div&gt;
Hello all,

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025|call for candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open]] from June 17, 2025 – July 2, 2025 at 11:59 UTC [1]. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term [2]. This is a volunteer position.

This year, the Wikimedia community will vote in late August through September 2025 to fill two (2) seats on the Foundation Board. Could you – or someone you know – be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees? [3]

Learn more about what it takes to stand for these leadership positions and how to submit your candidacy on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Candidate application|this Meta-wiki page]] or encourage someone else to run in this year's election.

Best regards,

Abhishek Suryawanshi&lt;br /&gt;
Chair of the Elections Committee

On behalf of the Elections Committee and Governance Committee

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Call_for_candidates

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Bylaws#(B)_Term.

[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Resources_for_candidates&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Sister Projects Task Force reviews Wikispore and Wikinews&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Dear Wikimedia Community,

The [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee|Community Affairs Committee (CAC)]]  of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees assigned [[m:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Sister Projects Task Force|the Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF)]] to update and implement a procedure for assessing the lifecycle of Sister Projects – wiki [[m:Wikimedia projects|projects supported by Wikimedia Foundation (WMF)]].

A vision of relevant, accessible, and impactful free knowledge has always guided the Wikimedia Movement. As the ecosystem of Wikimedia projects continues to evolve, it is crucial that we periodically review existing projects to ensure they still align with our goals and community capacity.

Despite their noble intent, some projects may no longer effectively serve their original purpose. '''Reviewing such projects is not about giving up – it's about responsible stewardship of shared resources'''. Volunteer time, staff support, infrastructure, and community attention are finite, and the non-technical costs tend to grow significantly as our ecosystem has entered a different age of the internet than the one we were founded in. Supporting inactive projects or projects that didn't meet our ambitions can unintentionally divert these resources from areas with more potential impact.

Moreover, maintaining projects that no longer reflect the quality and reliability of the Wikimedia name stands for, involves a reputational risk. An abandoned or less reliable project affects trust in the Wikimedia movement.

Lastly, '''failing to sunset or reimagine projects that are no longer working can make it much harder to start new ones'''. When the community feels bound to every past decision – no matter how outdated – we risk stagnation. A healthy ecosystem must allow for evolution, adaptation, and, when necessary, letting go. If we create the expectation that every project must exist indefinitely, we limit our ability to experiment and innovate.

Because of this, SPTF reviewed two requests concerning the lifecycle of the Sister Projects to work through and demonstrate the review process. We chose Wikispore as a case study for a possible new Sister Project opening and Wikinews as a case study for a review of an existing project. Preliminary findings were discussed with the CAC, and a community consultation on both proposals was recommended.

=== Wikispore ===

The [[m:Wikispore|application to consider Wikispore]] was submitted in 2019. SPTF decided to review this request in more depth because rather than being concentrated on a specific topic, as most of the proposals for the new Sister Projects are, Wikispore has the potential to nurture multiple start-up Sister Projects.

After careful consideration, the SPTF has decided '''not to recommend''' Wikispore as a Wikimedia Sister Project. Considering the current activity level, the current arrangement allows '''better flexibility''' and experimentation while WMF provides core infrastructural support. 

We acknowledge the initiative's potential and seek community input on what would constitute a sufficient level of activity and engagement to reconsider its status in the future.

As part of the process, we shared the decision with the Wikispore community and invited one of its leaders, Pharos, to an SPTF meeting.

Currently, we especially invite feedback on measurable criteria indicating the project's readiness, such as contributor numbers, content volume, and sustained community support. This would clarify the criteria sufficient for opening a new Sister Project, including possible future Wikispore re-application. However, the numbers will always be a guide because any number can be gamed.

=== Wikinews ===

We chose to review Wikinews among existing Sister Projects because it is the one for which we have observed the highest level of concern in multiple ways.

Since the SPTF was convened in 2023, its members have asked for the community's opinions during conferences and community calls about Sister Projects that did not fulfil their promise in the Wikimedia movement.[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WCNA_2024._Sister_Projects_-_opening%3F_closing%3F_merging%3F_splitting%3F.pdf &lt;nowiki&gt;[1]&lt;/nowiki&gt;][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee/Sister_Projects_Task_Force#Wikimania_2023_session_%22Sister_Projects:_past,_present_and_the_glorious_future%22 &lt;nowiki&gt;[2]&lt;/nowiki&gt;][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConvention_francophone/2024/Programme/Quelle_proc%C3%A9dure_pour_ouvrir_ou_fermer_un_projet_%3F &lt;nowiki&gt;[3]&lt;/nowiki&gt;] Wikinews was the leading candidate for an evaluation because people from multiple language communities proposed it. Additionally, by most measures, it is the least active Sister Project, with the greatest drop in activity over the years.

While the Language Committee routinely opens and closes language versions of the Sister Projects in small languages, there has never been a valid proposal to close Wikipedia in major languages or any project in English. This is not true for Wikinews, where there was a proposal to close English Wikinews, which gained some traction but did not result in any action[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_English_Wikinews &lt;nowiki&gt;[4]&lt;/nowiki&gt;][https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConvention_francophone/2024/Programme/Quelle_proc%C3%A9dure_pour_ouvrir_ou_fermer_un_projet_%3F &lt;nowiki&gt;[5]&lt;/nowiki&gt;, see section 5] as well as a draft proposal to close all languages of Wikinews[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Proposals_for_closing_projects/Archive_2#Close_Wikinews_completely,_all_languages? &lt;nowiki&gt;[6]&lt;/nowiki&gt;].

[[:c:File:Sister Projects Taskforce Wikinews review 2024.pdf|Initial metrics]] compiled by WMF staff also support the community's concerns about Wikinews.

Based on this report, SPTF recommends a community reevaluation of Wikinews. We conclude that its current structure and activity levels are the lowest among the existing sister projects. SPTF also recommends pausing the opening of new language editions while the consultation runs.

SPTF brings this analysis to a discussion and welcomes discussions of alternative outcomes, including potential restructuring efforts or integration with other Wikimedia initiatives.

'''Options''' mentioned so far (which might be applied to just low-activity languages or all languages) include but are not limited to:
*Restructure how Wikinews works and is linked to other current events efforts on the projects,
*Merge the content of Wikinews into the relevant language Wikipedias, possibly in a new namespace,
*Merge content into compatibly licensed external projects,
*Archive Wikinews projects.
Your insights and perspectives are invaluable in shaping the future of these projects. We encourage all interested community members to share their thoughts on the relevant discussion pages or through other designated feedback channels.

=== Feedback and next steps ===

We'd be grateful if you want to take part in a conversation on the future of these projects and the review process. We are setting up two different project pages: [[m:Public consultation about Wikispore|Public consultation about Wikispore]] and [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|Public consultation about Wikinews]]. Please participate between 27 June 2025 and 27 July 2025, after which we will summarize the discussion to move forward. You can write in your own language.

I will also host a community conversation 16th July Wednesday 11.00 UTC and 17th July Thursday 17.00 UTC (call links to follow shortly) and will be around at Wikimania for more discussions. 
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Temporary accounts will be rolled out soon&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello, we are the Wikimedia Foundation [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Product Safety and Integrity|Product Safety and Integrity]] team. We would like to announce that '''we plan to enable [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] for this wiki in the week of September 1'''.

Temporary accounts are successfully live on 30 wikis, including many large ones like German, Japanese, and French. The change they bring is especially relevant to logged-out editors, who this feature is designed to protect. But it is also relevant to community members like mentors, patrollers, and admins – anyone who reverts edits, blocks users, or otherwise interacts with logged-out editors as part of keeping the wikis safe and accurate. 

'''Why we are building temporary accounts'''

Our wikis should be safer to edit by default for logged-out editors. Temporary accounts allow people to continue editing the wikis without creating an account, while avoiding publicly tying their edits to their IP address. We believe this is in the best interest of our logged-out editors, who make valuable contributions to the wikis and who may later create accounts and grow our community of editors, admins, and other roles. Even though the wikis do warn logged-out editors that their IP address will be associated with their edit, many people may not understand what an IP address is, or that it could be used to connect them to other information about them in ways they might not expect. 

Additionally, our moderation software and tools rely too heavily on network origin (IP addresses) to identify users and patterns of activity, especially as IP addresses themselves are becoming less stable as identifiers. Temporary accounts allow for more precise interactions with logged-out editors, including more precise blocks, and can help limit how often we unintentionally end up blocking good-faith users who use the same IP addresses as bad-faith users.

'''How temporary accounts work'''
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Any time a logged-out user publishes an edit on this wiki, a cookie will be set in this user's browser, and a temporary account tied with this cookie will be automatically created. This account's name will follow the pattern: &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;~2025-12345-67&lt;/code&gt; (a tilde, current year, a number). On pages like Recent Changes or page history, this name will be displayed. The cookie will expire 90 days after its creation. As long as it exists, all edits made from this device will be attributed to this temporary account. It will be the same account even if the IP address changes, unless the user clears their cookies or uses a different device or web browser. A record of the IP address used at the time of each edit will be stored for 90 days after the edit. However, only some logged-in users will be able to see it.

'''What does this mean for different groups of users?'''

'''For logged-out editors'''

* This increases privacy: currently, if you do not use a registered account to edit, then everybody can see the IP address for the edits you made, even after 90 days. That will no longer be possible on this wiki.
* If you use a temporary account to edit from different locations in the last 90 days (for example at home and at a coffee shop), the edit history and the IP addresses for all those locations will now be recorded together, for the same temporary account. Users who [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_temporary_account_IP_addresses|meet the relevant requirements]] will be able to view this data. If this creates any personal security concerns for you, please contact talktohumanrights at wikimedia.org for advice.

'''For community members interacting with logged-out editors'''

* A temporary account is uniquely linked to a device. In comparison, an IP address can be shared with different devices and people (for example, different people at school or at work might have the same IP address).
* Compared to the current situation, it will be safer to assume that a temporary user's talk page belongs to only one person, and messages left there will be read by them. As you can see in the screenshot, temporary account users will receive notifications. It will also be possible to thank them for their edits, ping them in discussions, and invite them to get more involved in the community.

'''For users who use IP address data to moderate and maintain the wiki'''

* '''For patrollers''' who track persistent abusers, investigate violations of policies, etc.: Users who [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Access_to_temporary_account_IP_addresses|meet the requirements]] will be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range ([[Special:IPContributions]]). They will also have access to useful information about the IP addresses thanks to the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/IP Info|IP Info]] feature. Many other pieces of software have been built or adjusted to work with temporary accounts, including AbuseFilter, global blocks, Global User Contributions, and more. (For information for volunteer developers on how to update the code of your tools – see the last part of the message.)
* '''For admins blocking logged-out editors''':
** It will be possible to block many abusers by just blocking their temporary accounts. A blocked person won't be able to create new temporary accounts quickly if the admin selects the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Autoblock|autoblock]] option.
** It will still be possible to block an IP address or IP range.
* Temporary accounts will not be retroactively applied to contributions made before the deployment. On Special:Contributions, you will be able to see existing IP user contributions, but not new contributions made by temporary accounts on that IP address. Instead, you should use Special:IPContributions for this.

'''Our requests for you, and next steps'''

* If you know of any tools, bots, gadgets etc. using data about IP addresses or being available for logged-out users, you may want to test if they work on [[testwiki:Main_Page|testwiki]] or [[test2wiki:Main_Page|test2wiki]]. If you are a volunteer developer, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers|read our documentation for developers]], and in particular, the section on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/For developers#How should I update my code?|how your code might need to be updated]].
* If you want to test the temporary account experience, for example just to check what it feels like, go to testwiki or test2wiki and edit without logging in.
* Tell us if you know of any difficulties that need to be addressed. We will try to help, and if we are not able, we will consider the available options.
* Look at our [[m:Meta:Babel#Temporary_Accounts:_access_to_IP_addresses_and_next_steps|previous message]] about requirements for users without extended rights who may need access to IP addresses.

To learn more about the project, check out [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/FAQ|our FAQ]] – you will find many useful answers there. You may also [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts/Updates|look at the updates]] (we have just posted one) and [[mw:Newsletter:Product Safety and Integrity|subscribe to our new newsletter]]. If you'd like to talk to me (Szymon) off-wiki, you will find me on Discord and Telegram. Thank you!&lt;section end=&quot;body&quot; /&gt;
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== Global discussion on Welcome messages ==

&lt;div lang{{=}}&quot;en&quot; dir{{=}}&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Sorry that this message is in English. {{int:please-translate}}. There is a request for comment at [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Requests for comment/Welcoming policy]] on a proposal to forbid sending [[:m:welcome messages|welcome messages]] to users who have not made an edit, which is currently in practice at your wiki. Your comment on this matter would be appreciated.&lt;/div&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Have your say: vote for the 2025 Board of Trustees&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Hello all,

The voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025|2025 Board of Trustees election]] is now open. Candidates are running for two (2) seats on the Board.

To check your voter eligibility, please visit the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Voter eligibility guidelines|voter eligibility page]].

Learn more about them by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Candidates|reading their application statements and watch their candidacy videos]].

When you are ready, go to the [[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/405|SecurePoll voting page to vote]].

'''The vote is open from October 8 at 00:00 UTC to October 22 at 23:59 UTC.'''

Best regards,

Abhishek Suryawanshi&lt;br /&gt;Chair, Elections Committee&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project&lt;/span&gt; ==

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{{int:Hello}}. Please help pick a name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. This project will be a wiki that will enable users to combine functions from [[:f:|Wikifunctions]] and data from Wikidata in order to generate natural language sentences in any supported languages. These sentences can then be used by any Wikipedia (or elsewhere).

There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of candidates, with votes beginning on 20 October and 17 November 2025. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on mid-December 2025. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Abstract Wikipedia naming contest|please learn more and vote now]]''' at meta-wiki.
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers. 

Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages:
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee|Affiliations Committee (AffCom)]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds commission|Ombuds commission (OC)]]
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Community Resilience and Sustainability/Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee|Case Review Committee (CRC)]]

Applications for the committees open on October 30, 2025. Applications for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on December 11, 2025. Learn how to apply by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Committee appointments|visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki]]. Post to the talk page or email cst[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org with any questions you may have.

For the Committee Support team,
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-[[m:User:MKaur (WMF)| MKaur (WMF)]] ۱۴:۱۳, ۳۰ اکتوبر ۲۰۲۵ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړۍ‌وال ‌وخت''']])

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Reminder: Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project&lt;/span&gt; ==

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{{int:Hello}}. Reminder: Please help to choose name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are: &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot;&gt;Abstract Wikipedia, Multilingual Wikipedia, Wikiabstracts, Wikigenerator, Proto-Wiki&lt;/span&gt;. If you would like to participate, then '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Abstract Wikipedia naming contest|please learn more and vote now]]''' at meta-wiki.
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== Feminism and Folklore 2026 starts soon ==

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;Invitation to Organize Feminism and Folklore 2026 

Dear Wiki Community,

We are pleased to invite Wikimedia communities, affiliates, and independent contributors to organize the '''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2026|Feminism and Folklore 2026]]''' writing competition on your local Wikipedia.

The international campaign will run from '''1 February to 31 March 2026''' and aims to improve coverage of feminism, women’s histories, gender-related topics, and folk culture across Wikipedia projects.

;About the Campaign 
'''Feminism and Folklore''' is a global writing initiative that complements the '''[[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2026|Wiki Loves Folklore]]''' photography competition. While Wiki Loves Folklore focuses on visual documentation, this writing campaign addresses the '''gender gap on Wikipedia''' by improving encyclopedic content related to folk culture and marginalized voices.

;What Can Participants Write About? 
Communities can contribute by creating, expanding, or translating articles related to:

* Folk festivals, rituals, and celebrations  
* Folk dances, music, and traditional performances  
* Women and queer figures in folklore  
* Women in mythology and oral traditions  
* Women warriors, witches, and witch-hunting narratives  
* Fairy tales, folk stories, and legends  
* Folk games, sports, and cultural practices  

Participants may work from curated article lists or generate new article suggestions using campaign tools.

;How to Sign Up as an Organizer 
Organizers are requested to complete the following steps to register their community:

# Create a local project page on your wiki [[:m:Feminism and Folklore/Sample|(see sample)]] 
# Set up the campaign using the '''CampWiz''' tool  
# Prepare a local article list and clearly mention:
#* Campaign timeline  
#* Local and international prizes  
# Request a site notice from local administrators [[:mr:Template:SN-FNF|(see sample)]]  
# Add your local project page and CampWiz link to the '''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2026/Project Page|Meta project page]]'''

;Campaign Tools

The Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced tools to support organizers and participants:

* '''Article List Generator by Topic''' – Helps identify articles available on English Wikipedia but missing in your local language Wikipedia. The tool allows customized filters and provides downloadable article lists in CSV and wikitable formats.
* '''CampWiz''' – Enables communities to manage writing campaigns effectively, including jury-based evaluation. This will be the third year CampWiz is officially used for Feminism and Folklore.

Both tools are now available for use in the campaign.  '''[https://tools.wikilovesfolklore.org/ Click here to access the tools]'''

;Learn More &amp; Get Support
For detailed information about rules, timelines, and prizes, please visit the  
'''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2026|Feminism and Folklore 2026 project page]]'''.

If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out via:
* '''[[:m:Talk:Feminism and Folklore 2026/Project Page|Meta talk page]]'''
* Email us using details on the contact page.

;Join Us 
We look forward to your collaboration and coordination in making Feminism and Folklore 2026 a meaningful and impactful campaign for closing gender gaps and enriching folk culture content on Wikipedia.

Thank you and best wishes,
  
'''[[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2026|Feminism and Folklore 2026 International Team]]'''

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''Stay connected:''  
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[[File:B&amp;W Twitter icon.png|link=https://twitter.com/wikifolklore|30x30px]]
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== Invitation to Host Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in Your Country ==
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[[File:Wiki Loves Folklore Logo.svg|right|150px|frameless]]
Hello everyone,

We are delighted to invite Wikimedia affiliates, user groups, and community organizations worldwide to participate in '''Wiki Loves Folklore 2026''', an international initiative dedicated to documenting and celebrating folk culture across the globe.

;About Wiki Loves Folklore 

'''Wiki Loves Folklore''' is an annual international photography competition hosted on Wikimedia Commons. The campaign runs from '''1 February to 31 March 2026''' and encourages photographers, cultural enthusiasts, and community members to contribute photographs that highlight:
* Folk traditions and rituals  
* Cultural festivals and celebrations  
* Traditional attire and crafts 
* Performing arts, music, and dance  
* Everyday practices rooted in folk heritage  

Through this campaign, we aim to preserve and promote diverse folk cultures and make them freely accessible to the world.

[[:c:Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026|Project page on Wikimedia Commons]] 

; Host a Local Edition 

As we celebrate the '''eight edition''' of Wiki Loves Folklore, we warmly invite communities to organize a local edition in their country or region. Hosting a local campaign is a great opportunity to:
* Increase visibility of your region’s folk culture  
* Engage new contributors in your community  
* Enrich Wikimedia Commons with high-quality cultural content  

'''[[:c:Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2026/Organize|Sign up to organize]]:'''  

If your team prefers to organize the competition in ''either February or March only'', please feel free to let us know.

If you are unable to organize, we encourage you to share this opportunity with other interested groups or organizations in your region.

;Get in Touch 
If you have any questions, need support, or would like to explore collaboration opportunities, please feel free to contact us via:

* The project Talk pages  
* Email: '''support@wikilovesfolklore.org'''

We are also happy to connect via an online meeting if your team would like to discuss planning or coordination in more detail.

Warm regards,  

'''The Wiki Loves Folklore International Team'''
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines&lt;/span&gt; ==

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I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2026|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]].

The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]].

Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.

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== Join the sixth Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Month on Wikipedia! ==

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[[File:Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Month on Wikipedia 2026.png|right|250px|thumb|link=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%27s_Cultural_Diplomacy_Month_2026|Join our campaign!]]
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Dear Wikipedians!

[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Ukraine|Wikimedia Ukraine]], in cooperation with the [[:en:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine|MFA of Ukraine]] and [[:en:Ukrainian Institute|Ukrainian Institute]], has launched the sixth edition of writing challenge &quot;'''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2026|Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month]]'''&quot;, which lasts from '''1st April''' until '''30th April 2026'''.

The initiative aims to promote knowledge about Ukrainian culture abroad by creating and improving Wikipedia articles in multiple languages. This year marks the sixth edition of the campaign, which will focus on contemporary culture, making today’s artistic voices and practices more visible to international audiences.

🧩'''How to participate?'''

Choose an article from the suggested list → Write an article in your language, or improve an existing one according to the rules → Add your contribution to the contest page and calculate your points → Win prizes and receive a certificate of participation → Become a promoter of truthful knowledge about Ukraine.

🧩'''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2026|Check our main page for more information]]'''.

'''If you are interested in coordinating long-term community engagement for the campaign and becoming a local ambassador, we would love to hear from you! Please let us know your interest.'''

If not, then we encourage you to translate the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2026|landing page of the contest]] and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MessageGroupStats?group=Centralnotice-tgroup-UCDM2026banner&amp;messages=&amp;language=en&amp;x=D banner] into your own language.

Also, we set up a [[:m:CentralNotice/Request/Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2026|banner]] to notify users of the possibility to participate in this challenge! 

[[:m:User:OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA)|OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA)]] ([[:m:User talk:OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA)|talk]]) 04:35, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
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== Request for comment (global AI policy) ==

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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Vote now in the 2026 U4C election&lt;/span&gt; ==

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Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2026 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2026|2026 Election information page]]. The vote closes on 2 June 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1780358400 00:00 UTC].

Please vote if your account is eligible. Results will be available by 14 June 2026. -- In cooperation with the U4C,&lt;section end=&quot;announcement-content&quot; /&gt;
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== &lt;span lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Migration to Parsoid&lt;/span&gt; ==

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&lt;em&gt;[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Parsoid Read Views/Read View Announcement|Read this in another language]]&lt;/em&gt;

Hello everyone! I am glad to inform you that as the next step in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification|Parser Unification]] project, Parsoid will soon be turned on as the default article renderer on your wiki. We are gradually increasing the number of wikis using Parsoid, with the intention of making it the default wikitext parser for MediaWiki's next long-term support release. This will make our wikis more reliable and consistent for editors, readers, and tools to use, as well as making the development of future wikitext features easier.

If this disrupts your workflow, don’t worry! You can still opt out through a user preference or turn Parsoid off on the current page using the Tools submenu, as described in the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:ParserMigration|Extension:ParserMigration]] documentation.

There is [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Confidence Framework|more information about our roll-out strategy]] available, including the testing done before we turn on Parsoid for a new wiki.

To report bugs and issues, please look at our [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Known Issues|known issues]] documentation and if you found a new bug please create a phab ticket and tag the [[phab:project/view/5846|Content Transform Team in Phabricator]].
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== RFC about AI-generated content in Wikimedia Commons ==

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'''Legal &amp; Safety Contacts'''

Hello community, the Wikimedia Foundation has provided a [[wmf:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Wikimedia Foundation Legal and Safety Contact Information|single legal and safety contact page]], to be linked in the footer of your wiki, to ensure access to accurate legal information. This is a regulatory requirement. We have already rolled out links to English, German, Italian, Spanish and other wikis and we will deploy to your wiki soon. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Legal_and_Safety_Contacts_FAQ|Please read more on the project page]] and leave any comments in this thread or on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Legal and Safety Contacts FAQ|talk page]].

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== Your feedback wanted: Remove ''(Language link added:) and similar'' edits from Special:RecentChanges ==
''(Apologies for posting in English. You can help by translating it)''

Hello, I’m Danny from [[:en:w:Wikimedia_Deutschland|Wikimedia Deutschland’s]] [[m:Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects|Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects]] team.&lt;br/&gt;
We have been investigating and examining how Wikidata’s use in the [[Special:RecentChanges]] and [[Special:Watchlist]] pages can be made to be more useful, or less ‘noisy’ (fewer edits that have little value to the reader).

We are currently exploring to make a change in the volume and the type of Wikidata edits that appear in these pages, and '''we need your feedback''' to help us ensure this is a positive change for the Wikis and won’t disrupt your workflows.&lt;br/&gt;
Language links are also known as sitelinks or interlanguage links and describe when a Wikidata item is connected to a Wiki, adding it to the language dropdown tool for other connected Wikis.
[[File:Types of Lang Link changes.png|x350px|frame|A variety of &quot;Language Link&quot; edits as seen in the Recent Changes feed]]

The request for feedback is whether you support the removal of these language link edits from the Recent Changes and Watchlist feed, or would you oppose such a change and if so, why?
Please share you thoughts on the dedicated '''[[m:Talk:Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects/Clearer_Wikidata_Edit_Summaries/Hide_Language_Link_edits|metawiki Talk page]]'''. 

Further information about this change: [[m:Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects/Clearer_Wikidata_Edit_Summaries/Hide_Language_Link_edits|m:Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects/Hide_Language_Link_edits]]

Thank you for any participation or feedback you give, -- [[m:User:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)|User:Danny Benjafield (WMDE)]] ۲۱ سېپتمبر ۲۰۲۶، گړۍ ۱۵:۲۶ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړۍ‌وال ‌وخت''']])

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== Wikidata Sitelink changes in Recent Changes and Watchlist ==
''(Apologies for cross-posting in English, translating it will help spread the message)''

Earlier last month, all Wikis were contacted for feedback on our proposal to remove language link changes, this change has already been deployed to Wikisource, Wikibooks, Wikivoyage, Wikiquote, Wikiversity and Wiktionary.

The same change is now being rolled out globally to all Wikipedias on '''October 13, 07:00 UTC'''. Editors will no longer see notifications after this time on their [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] and [[Special:Watchlist|Watchlist]] when a link to ''another'' language version of a page is added, removed, or changed in its Wikidata item (it does not affect language link notifications to the home wiki). There will then be a two-week monitoring period to observe if a reduction of high-volume but low-value notifications takes place, or if higher-value changes become easier to identify. Editors who rely on these notifications should be aware of the change and can share feedback or concerns on the  Wikidata For Wikimedia [[m:Talk:Wikidata_For_Wikimedia_Projects/Clearer_Wikidata_Edit_Summaries/Hide_Language_Link_edits|Projects talk page]].&lt;br/&gt;
Wikidata's own Recent Changes page is not affected as it serves as the repository for these changes.

Please reach out if you have any questions, or if your wiki would like to opt-out, thank you! -- [[User:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)|Danny Benjafield (WMDE)]] ([[User_talk:Danny_Benjafield_(WMDE)|talk]])  sent via [[کارن:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[د کارن خبرې اترې:MediaWiki message delivery|خبرې اترې]]) ۹ اکتوبر ۲۰۲۶، گړۍ ۰۹:۲۹ ([[همغږي نړیوال وخت|‌‌‌‌'''نړۍ‌وال ‌وخت''']])

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      <text bytes="34361" sha1="er5j7ufazum8r9llueuibjxuykv6mt2" xml:space="preserve">'''د تمدن زانګو''' هر هغه موقعیت ته ویل کېږي چې هلته تمدن په خپلواک ډول را پورته شي. دا مهال باور دا دی چې د تمدن زانګو یوه نه وه، بلکې د تمدنونو ګڼې زانګوګانې په خپلواک ډول رامنځته شوې دي. داسې ګومان کېږي چې میسوپوټمیا [بین‌النهرین]، لرغونی مصر، لرغونی هند او لرغونی چین په پخوانۍ نړۍ کې لومړني تمدنونه وو. دا چې د نږدې ختیځ او سیند درې لومړنیو تمدنونو او د ختیځې اسیا (لرې ختیځ) چیني تمدن په خپلو کې پر یو بل څومره اغېز درلود، لا هم بحث ته اړتیا لري.&lt;ref name=&quot;books.google.com&quot;&gt;{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WOPkmChaFsC&amp;q=Anatolia+cradle+of+civilization&amp;pg=PP8|title=The Near East: Archaeology in the &quot;Cradle of Civilization|author=Charles Keith Maisels|publisher=Routledge|date=1993|isbn=978-0-415-04742-5}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Singh2008&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Upinder|title=A History of Ancient and Early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century|year=2008|publisher=Pearson Education|location=New Delhi|isbn=9788131711200|page=137|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''Cradles of Civilization-China: Ancient Culture, Modern Land'', Robert E. Murowchick, gen. ed. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994&lt;/ref&gt;

څېړونکي وايي چې په منځنۍ امریکا کې «المېک تمدن» چې په اوسنۍ مکسیکو کې و، همدا راز په «کارل سیوپ» کې رامنځته شوی تمدن چې په اوسنۍ «پرو» سیمه کې و، د قدامت له نظره د لرغونې نړۍ د تمدنونو سیالي کوي او په خپلواک ډول را پورته شوي دي.&lt;ref name=&quot;1491Book&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last=Mann|first=Charles C.|author-link=Charles C. Mann|title=1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus|orig-year=2005|year=2006|publisher=Vintage Books|isbn=978-1-4000-3205-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/149100char/page/199 199–212]|title-link=1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus}}&lt;/ref&gt;

څېړونکو د بېلابېلو معیارونو له مخې تمدن تعریف کړی؛ لکه لیکنې، ښارونه، طبقاتي ټولنه، کرنه، مالداري، عمومي ودانۍ، فلزکاري او معماري. «د تمدن زانګو» اصطلاح بېلابېلو سیمو او فرهنګو ته کارېدلې ده؛ په ځانګړي ډول په کالکولېټيک دوره کې لرغوني نږدې ختیځ ته وکارېده چې ښېرازه هلال [د منځني ختیځ د یوې تاریخي برخې نوم دی] هم په کې شامل و. لرغوني هند او لرغوني چین ته هم کارېدلې ده. دغه اصطلاح لرغونې اناتولي، شام او د ایران لوړو سطحو ته هم ویل کېږي او د فرهنګ مخکښانو ته د اشارې لپاره هم استفاده ترې کېږي؛ لکه لرغوني یونان ته، چې د لوېديځ تمدن د سرلاري په توګه پېژندل شوی دی.&lt;ref name=&quot;Haviland 2013&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last1=Haviland|first1=William|display-authors=etal|title=Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge|publisher=Cengage Learning|year=2013|page=250|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DfEWAAAAQBAJ&amp;q=%22civilization+refers+to+societies%22|isbn=978-1285675305}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;ReferenceA&quot;&gt;''Understanding Early Civilizations: A Comparative Study'', Trigger, Bruce G., Cambridge University Press, 2007&lt;/ref&gt;

== د تمدن ظهور ==
د هغه بهیر پخوانۍ نښې چې د ځايي کلتور لامل ګرځېدلي دی په شام کې لیدل کېږي چې له میلاد څخه ۱۲۰۰۰ کاله پخوا بلل کېږي داهغه وخت و چې د ناتوفین کلتور ځايي شو چې یوې کرهنیزې ټولنې ته یې له میلاد څخه ۱۰۰۰۰ کاله د مخه تدریجي تکامل وکړ. د خوراکي توکو د دوامداره او پرېمانه  اکمال د ساتنې لپاره د اوبو اهمیت، د ښکار، کب نیونې او د غلو په ګډون د سرچینو ټولولو لپاره مساعد شرایط یو ابتدایي پراخ ګڼ ډوله اقتصاد را منځ ته کړ چې د دایمې کلیو د جوړېدو لامل شو.   &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/baryo.pdf|title=The Natufian Culture in the Levant, Threshold to the Origins of Agriculture|author=Ofer Bar-Yosef|website=www.columbia.edu|access-date=4 January 2016|archive-date=16 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716132937/http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/baryo.pdf|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''La protohistoire de l'Europe'', Jan Lichardus et al., [[Presses Universitaires de France]], Paris. {{ISBN|84-335-9366-8}}, 1987, chapter II.2.&lt;/ref&gt;

ډېرپخواني بدوي ښاری مېشتېدنې چې د زرګونو اوسېدونکو له خوا تر سره شوې وې د ډبرې په نوي عصر کې چې له میلاد څخه ۱۰۰۰۰ کاله د مخه په غربي آسیا کې پيل شوي ښکاره شوي دي. لومړني ښارونه چې لسګونو زرو خلکو ته یې ځای ورکړی و  په بین النهرین کې د یوروک، یور، کیش او ایریدو ښارونه و چې په ایلام کې له سوسا او په مصر کې له میمفیس څخه وروسته دي او له میلاد څخه د مخه په یودیرشمې پېړۍ پورې اړوند دي.  

تاریخي وختونه له تاریخ پخوا دورې څخه جلا دي هغه وخت چې (( د تېر وخت ریکاردونه د راتلونکو نسلونو د ګټې لپاره )) په لیکلی یا شفاهي بڼه ساتل کېدل. که د  تمدن ظهور د پخوانیو لیک بڼو څخه پرته د لیکنو له پراختیا سره هم مهال وبلل شي، نو د نژدې شرقي چالکولیتیک ( یا د مسو دوره له میلاد څخه پخوا څلورمې زریزې په مهال د ډبرې د نوې دورې اوژېړو دورې تر منځ انتقالی دوره ده) او تقریبا له میلاد څخه ۳۳۰۰۰ کاله پخوا د جنوبې آسیا د اندس د درې په هاراپا کې پخواني مثالونه دي چې د چینایي پخوانیو لیک بڼوڅخه وروسته دي یې په هډوکو د لیکلو سیستم ته تحول کړی او له ۹۰۰ مخزیږدیز څخه را په دې خوا یې د میسو امریکن لیک بڼې له ظهور څخه بیا ځلې تحول وکړ.   &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|last=Carr|first=Edward H.|title=What is History?|year=1961|isbn=0-14-020652-3|page=108|publisher=Penguin Books}}&lt;/ref&gt;

د لیکل شوو اسنادو په غیابت کې، د پخواني تمدن د ظهور ډېرې جنبې د لرغون پېژندنې په هغو ارزونو کې شاملې دي چې د رسمی بنسټونو پرمختیا  او مادي کلتور مستندوي. د ژوند یوه متمدنه لاره چاره په نهایت کې له هغو شزایطو سره وصل دي چې تقریبا په ځانکړې توګه له متمرکزه کرهنې ظهور کوی. ګوردون چایلد ( محقق) د تمدن پراختیا د دوو پرله پسې تحولونو پایله بولي: د ډبرې د نوې دورې تحول په غربي آسیا کې چې د میشتو ټولنو د پراختیا لامل شو او ښاري تحول چې هغه هم لومړی په غربي آسیا کې ظهور وکړ، چې متمرکزه مېشتېدنو، ماهرو حرفوي ډلو، ټولینزو طبقاتو، له مازادو څخه ګټه اخیستنې، تاریخي دولتي ودانیو او لیکنو ته یې میلان پیاوړی کړ . له دې شرایطو څخه کم یې د ریکاردونو په واسطه نا ننګول شوي دي : ګڼ مېشته ښارونه د مصر په پخوانې شاهي حکومت کې( دبینالنهرین برعکس) او د دې ښارونو د مایا په سیمه کې  تیت اوپرک وګړي درلودل په اینکاس ( په امریکا یوه لویه ستر واکي وه) کې لیکل کم و که څه هم کولای یې شو چې د کویپس( د تارونو په واسطه لیکل) په کارونې سره یې سوابق ثبت کړي او ادبې کارونې یې هم درلودل، له دې سره یادګاري ودانیو د کلیو له مېشتېدنو څخه وړاندې والی درلود.  د مثال په ډول په اوس وخت کې  د لوویزانیا څېړونکي دې پایلې ته رسېدلي چې چې هغه کلتورونه چې په پیل کې  عمدتا کوچېدونکي و ، له نسلونو سره په فصلي مېشت ځایونو کې د ۳۴۰۰ مخزېږدیز په لومړیو کې د خاورینو غونډیو جوړولو لپاره تنظیم شول. د پېښو د پرله پسي والي او مخکې شرطونو په ځای،  کولای شو د تمدن ظهور یو چټک بهیر وبولو چې له لومړنۍ کرهنې سره پیل او د ژېړو د شرقي عصر په مهال اوج ته ورسېد.  &lt;ref name=&quot;Brit26&quot;&gt;''Britannica'' 15th edition, 26:62–63.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|last1=Sharer|first1=Robert J.|author-link=Robert Sharer|first2=Loa P.|last2=Traxler|year=2006|title=The Ancient Maya|edition=6th (fully revised)|location=Stanford, CA|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]]|page=71|isbn=0-8047-4817-9|oclc=57577446|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/ancientmaya0006shar}}&lt;/ref&gt;

== انفرادي یا څوګونې زانګو ګانې ==
یووخت و چې عالمانو فکر کاوه چې تمدن حاصل خیزه هلال کې پيل شوی او له هغه ځایه د نفوذ په واسطه یې پراختیا موندلې ده.  اوس عالمان باور لري چې تمدنونه په خپلواک ډول په څو ځایونو کې په دواړو نیمو کرو کې را منځ ته شوي دي. هغوی ليدلي چې اجتماعي کلتورې پراختیاوې له مختلفو زماني چوکاټونو سره پېښې شوې دي. ځایي او کوچېدونکې ټولنو خپل منځ کې د پام وړ تعاملاتو ته دوام ورکاوه ، هغوی په پراخه کچه په مختلفو کلتورې ډلو وېشل شوي نه و. د تمدن زانګو په هغه ځای باندې تمرکز لري چې اوسېدونکي یې د دې لپاره راغلي چې ښارونه جوړ کړي، د لیکلو سیستم وپنځوي، د فلزاتو د کاروني او د کلالۍ د جوړولو تخنیکونه تجربه کړي، حیوانات اهلي کړي او پېچلي اجتماعي جوړښتونه چې طبقاتي سیستمونه پکې نغښتي وی.  &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://history-world.org/rise_of_civilization_in_the_midd.htm|title=The Rise of Civilization in the Middle East And Africa|publisher=History-world.org|access-date=18 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307020558/http://history-world.org/rise_of_civilization_in_the_midd.htm|archive-date=7 March 2009|url-status=usurped}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;1491Book3&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last1=Mann|first1=Charles C.|title=1491|url=https://archive.org/details/1491newrevelatio0000mann|year=2005|publisher=Knopf|location=New York|isbn=9781400040063}}&lt;/ref&gt;

علم په ټوله کې شپږ تمدنونه پېژني چې په خپلواک ډول یې ظهور کړی دی:&lt;ref name=&quot;ReferenceA3&quot;&gt;{{cite journal|last1=Wright|first1=Henry T.|title=Rise of Civilizations: Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica|journal=Archaeology|date=1990|volume=42|issue=1|pages=46–48, 96–100}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{multiref2|{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_world/fund_8000bc.html?worldhist |title=AP World History |publisher=[[College Board]] |access-date=28 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422235734/http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_world/fund_8000bc.html?worldhist |archive-date=22 April 2008 }}|{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/worldhistory/ap-cd-worldhist-0708.pdf|title=World History Course Description|publisher=[[College Board]]|access-date=28 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003043351/http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/worldhistory/ap-cd-worldhist-0708.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2008}}|{{cite web|url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/civiliza|title=Civilization|publisher=The [[Columbia Encyclopedia]]|access-date=28 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708024023/http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/civiliza|archive-date=8 July 2012}}|{{cite web |last=Edwin |first=Eric |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/city#ref232180 |title=city |website=Britannica.com |date=27 February 2015 |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107211225/http://www.britannica.com/topic/city#ref232180 |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |url=http://www.africanafrican.com/folder13/african%20and%20african%20american%20history/ancient%20egypt%20and%20more/ch01IM.pdf |title=Africanafrican.com |website=Africanafrican.com |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615150459/http://www.africanafrican.com/folder13/african%20and%20african%20american%20history/ancient%20egypt%20and%20more/ch01IM.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite book|title=The Ancient Hawaiian State: Origins of a Political Society|url=https://archive.org/details/ancienthawaiians0000homm|last= Hommon|first= Robert J.|publisher= [[Oxford University Press]]|date= 2013}}|{{cite book|last1= Kennett|first1= Douglas J.|last2= Winterhalder|first2= Bruce |date=2006|title=Behavioral Ecology and the Transition to Agriculture|url= https://archive.org/details/behavioralecolog0000unse_n9b2|publisher= [[University of California Press]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/behavioralecolog0000unse_n9b2/page/121 121]|isbn= 978-0-520-24647-8&lt;!-- requires url, but for the fans: |access-date= 27 December 2010--&gt;}}}}&lt;/ref&gt;

* د حاصل خیز هلال تمدن ( چې د بین النهرین ، تېګریس ـ ابوفرېت او شام تمدنونه پکې شامل دی.
* د نیل د درې تمدن
* د اندو ګانګتیک د دښتې تمدن
* د شمالي چین د ښتې تمدن  
* د اندین د غاړې تمدن
* د میسو امریکن د خلیج د غاړې تمدن 

یوه پوښتنه چې څېړونکي یې بوخت کړي دی داده چې ولې ځوان تمدنونه را منځ ته شول، څه وخت را منځ ته شول چېرته رامنځ ته شول. د ټولو ځوانو تمدنونو اقتصاد په کرهنه متکي و، چې په کې ممکنه استثنا شته چې هغه د اندین د غاړې تمدن و چې هغه په پیل کې په سمندري سرچینو متکی و. جارید دیاموند ( امریکایي ساینسپوه او لیکوال ) دا ګڼې چې دا دلیل چې حاصلخیز هلال یو خورا پخوانی تمدن دی داده چې پراخه کرهنه درلودونکي، په آسانۍ اهلي کېدونکي نباتات ( غنم اوربشې او نور) ډېر اهلي کېدونکې څاروي ( غوایان، خوګان، پسونه، آسونه او نور) دې سیمې سره طبیعتا موجود و. برعکس، زرګونه کلونه وخت یې ونیو چې په میسو امریکا کې  د جوارو ټاکل شوي تخم د په کافي اندازه حاصلخیز شي تر څو یو ډې تولیدیدونکي فصل شي. مېسو امریکا همدارنګه د اهلي کېدونکو څارویو له کمښت سره مخامخ وه. لاما( اوښ ته ورته یو حیوان دی)  د جنوبي امریکا په اندس سیمه کې یوازینی اهلي کیدونکی څاروی و. دا حیوان په کافي اندازه لوی دی چې یو کشوونکي حیوان وي خو هومره لوی نه دی چې د سورلۍ لپاره وکارول شي یا د بار د انتقال لپاره وکارول شي. آسترلیا په آسانۍ اهلي کېدونکې حیواناتو او نباتاتو له کمښت سره مخ وه.    &lt;ref name=&quot;Diamond&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last1=Diamond|first1=Jared|author-link=Jared Diamond|title-link=Guns, Germs, and Steel|title=Guns, Germs, and Steel|date=1999|publisher=W. H. Norton|location=New York|isbn=0393317552|pages=[https://archive.org/details/gunsgermssteelfa0000diam_i7g2/page/125 125]–161, 308–311|edition=Paperback}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;CaralResponse&quot;&gt;{{cite journal|last=Sandweiss|first=Daniel H.|author2=Michael E. Moseley|year=2001|title=Amplifying Importance of New Research in Peru|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_science_2001-11-23_294_5547/page/1651|journal=Science|volume=294|issue=5547|pages=1651–1653|doi=10.1126/science.294.5547.1651d|pmid=11724063|s2cid=9301114}}&lt;/ref&gt;

== د تمدن زانګو ګانې ==

=== حاصلخیزه هلال ===
د ۷۵۰۰ مخزېږدیز کال حاصل خیزه هلال  په جنوب غربي آسیا کې د لیندۍ په ډول غونډۍ لرونکې ځمکه وه چې د اوسنې فلسطین او اسرائیلو څخه غزېدلې وه او تر لبنان، سوریې، اردن، ترکيې پورې رسېدلې وه او له عراق څخه په ایران کې د زاګروس تر غره پورې پرته وه. دا په نړۍ کې له هغو خورا زړو سیمو څخه وه چې هلته کرهنه عملي شوه او احتمالا په نړې هغه خورا زړه سیمه وي چې هلته ځايي کلي و چې خلک یې بزګر و. &lt;ref name=&quot;Riehl&quot;&gt;{{cite web|last1=Riehl|first1=Simone|title=Agriculture in the Ancient Near East|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278017323|website=Research Gate|access-date=20 June 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Bellwood13&quot;&gt;Bellwood, Peter. ''First Farmers: The Origins of Agricultural Societies''. 2004. Wiley-Blackwell&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|author=Akhilesh Pillalamarri|title=Exploring the Indus Valley's Secrets|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/exploring-the-indus-valleys-secrets/|publisher=The diplomat|date=18 April 2015|access-date=18 April 2015|archive-date=20 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420030527/http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/exploring-the-indus-valleys-secrets/|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;encyclopedia12&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9043547/Jericho|title=Jericho – Facts &amp; History|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=26 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726164208/http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9043547/Jericho|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;

== د مفکورې تاریخچه ==
«د تمدن زانګو» اصطلاح، د ډېرو بحثونو موضوع ده. د زانګو مجازي معنا «هر هغه ځای یا سیمه چې هر شی په ابتدايي پړاو کې هلته روزل کېږي یا ساتل کېږي» د اکسفورډ انګلیسي ډېکشېنرۍ سپېنسر (۱۵۹۰) ته منسوبه کړې ده. د رولین (۱۷۳۴ز) لرغونی تاریخ بیانوي چې: «مصر په لومړیو کې د سپېڅلي ملت زانګو وه».&lt;ref name=&quot;Taiwan2001&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last1=Lin (林)|first1=Shengyi (勝義)|last2=He (何)|first2=Xianrong (顯榮)|script-title=zh:臺灣--人類文明原鄉|trans-title=Taiwan&amp;nbsp;— The Cradle of Civilization|series=Taiwan gu wen ming yan jiu cong shu (臺灣古文明研究叢書)|year=2001|publisher=Taiwan fei die xue yan jiu hui (台灣飛碟學硏究會)|location=Taipei|language=zh|isbn=978-957-30188-0-3|oclc=52945170}}&lt;/ref&gt;

== د تمدن پيل ==
د ځايي کېدو د کلتور لومړنۍ نښې نښانې تر میلاد وړاندې په ۱۲۰۰۰ کال کې په ختيځه نړۍ کې موندای شو. هغه مهال چې ناتوفي کلتور مېشت او ځايي شو، تر میلاد وړاندې تر ۱۰۰۰۰ کال پورې پر یوه کرنیزه ټولنه بدل شو. د یوې ثابتې او پریمانه خوراکي سرچینو د ساتنې لپاره د اوبو اهمیت د ښکار، کب‌نیونې او غلو دانو د راټولولو لپاره د مناسبو شرایطو په دلیل، یو پراخ ابتدايي اقتصاد رامنځته کړ چې په پایله کې یې دایمي کلي جوړ شول.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/baryo.pdf|title=The Natufian Culture in the Levant, Threshold to the Origins of Agriculture|author=Ofer Bar-Yosef|website=Columbia.edu|access-date=4 January 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''La protohistoire de l'Europe'', Jan Lichardus et al., Presses Universitaires de France, Paris. {{ISBN|84-335-9366-8}}, 1987, chapter II.2.&lt;/ref&gt;

لومړني ښاري مېشت‌ځایونه چې زرګونه کسان په کې اوسېدل، د ډبرو د دورې په وروستیو وختونو کې رامنځته شول. لومړني ښارونه چې لسګونه زره کسان په  کې مېشت وو، تر میلاد وړاندې په ۳۱مه پېړۍ کې ممفس او اوروک ښارونه وو.&lt;ref&gt;Carr, Edward H. (1961). ''What is History?'', p. 108, {{ISBN|0-14-020652-3}}.&lt;/ref&gt;

== ‌یوګونې او څوګونې زانګوګانې ==
د تمدن د خپرېدو په اړه یوه دودیزه تیوري دا ده چې، تمدن له ښېرازه هلال څخه پیل او نورو ځایونو ته خپور شو، خو دا مهال څېړونکي په دې باور دي چې، تمدنونه په دواړو نیمو‌کُرو کې په خپلواک ډول په ګڼو ځایونو کې رامنځته شوي دي. دوی وايي چې په بېلابېلو ټاکلو وختونو کې ټولنیز-کلتوري بدلونونه رامنځته شوي دي. «ځايي» او «کوچیاني» ټولنو، خپلو پراخو تعاملاتو ته دوام ورکاوه، خو په بنسټیز ډول د بېلابېلو کلتوري ډلو تر منځ نه وېشل کېدل. د تمدن د زانګو مفهوم پر هغه ځای متمرکز دی، چې هلته خلکو د ښارونو پر ودانولو، د لیکنيو سیستمونو پر جوړولو، د خاورینو لوښو د جوړولو لپاره د تخنیکونو پر ازمېښت او د فلزاتو پر کارولو، د څارویو پر اهلي کولو او د طبقاتي سیستم په ګډون د پېچلو ټولنیزو جوړښتونو پر پراختیا پیل کړی دی.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://history-world.org/rise_of_civilization_in_the_midd.htm|title=The Rise of Civilization in the Middle East And Africa|publisher=History-world.org|access-date=18 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307020558/http://history-world.org/rise_of_civilization_in_the_midd.htm|archive-date=7 March 2009|url-status=dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;1491Book2&quot;&gt;{{cite book|last=Mann|first=Charles C.|author-link=Charles C. Mann|title=1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus|orig-year=2005|year=2006|publisher=Vintage Books|isbn=978-1-4000-3205-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/149100char/page/199 199–212]|title-link=1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus}}&lt;/ref&gt;

اوسنۍ څېړنې په ټولیز ډول شپږ داسې ځایونه راپېژني چې هلته تمدن په خپلواک ډول راپورته شوی دی:&lt;ref name=&quot;ReferenceA2&quot;&gt;''Understanding Early Civilizations: A Comparative Study'', Trigger, Bruce G., Cambridge University Press, 2007&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;&quot;Rise of Civilizations: Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica&quot;, ''Archaeology'', Wright, Henry T., vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 46–48, 96–100, 1990&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_world/fund_8000bc.html?worldhist|title=AP World History|publisher=[[College Board]]|access-date=28 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422235734/http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/history_world/fund_8000bc.html?worldhist|archive-date=22 April 2008}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/worldhistory/ap-cd-worldhist-0708.pdf|title=World History Course Description|publisher=[[College Board]]|access-date=28 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003043351/http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/worldhistory/ap-cd-worldhist-0708.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2008}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/civiliza|title=Civilization|publisher=The [[Columbia Encyclopedia]]|access-date=28 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708024023/http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/civiliza|archive-date=8 July 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|last=Edwin|first=Eric|url=http://www.britannica.com/topic/city#ref232180|title=city|website=Britannica.com|date=27 February 2015|access-date=4 January 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.africanafrican.com/folder13/african%20and%20african%20american%20history/ancient%20egypt%20and%20more/ch01IM.pdf|title=Africanafrican.com|website=Africanafrican.com|access-date=4 January 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;''The Ancient Hawaiian State: Origins of a Political Society'', Hommon, Robert J., Oxford University Press, 2013&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Kennett, Douglas J.; Winterhalder, Bruce (2006). ''Behavioral Ecology and the Transition to Agriculture''. University of California Press. pp. 121–. {{ISBN|978-0-520-24647-8}}. Retrieved 27 December 2010.&lt;/ref&gt;

* ښېرازه هلال
** د دجلې او فرات دره
** د نیل دره
* د سیند او ګنګ دښته
* د چین د شمال دښته
* د اند ساحل
* د منځنۍ امریکا خلیجي ساحل

== د تمدن زانګوګانې ==

=== ښېرازه هلال ===

==== ''بین‌النهرین'' ====
تر میلاد مخکې په شاوخوا ۱۰۲۰۰ ز کال کې د ډبرو دورې تر  وروستیو وختونو پوره پرمختللي لومړني فرهنګونه، چې تر میلاد مخکې د ۷۶۰۰ - ۶۰۰۰ کلونو د مهال اړوند وو، په ښېرازه هلال کې راڅرګند شول او له هغه ځایه د ختیځ او لوېديځ لوري ته خپاره شول. د دغه مهال یو تر ټولو مهم مېشت‌ځای «جریکو» ښار دی چې په شام سیمه کې و او ګومان کېږي چې د نړۍ لومړنی ښار و. په بین‌النهرین کې د دجلې او فرات سیندونو نږدیوالي پراخه ښېرازه خاوره او د خړوبولو لپاره د اوبو سرچینه رامنځته کړه. هغه تمدنونه چې د دغو سیندونو په شاوخوا کې راپورته شول، لومړنۍ «غیر کوچیاني» کرنیزې ټولنې وې. له همدې امله ښېرازه هلال په ځانګړي ډول بین‌النهرین ډېری مهال د تمدن زانګو بلل کېږي. په دې خړوبه دښته کې لومړنۍ پېژندل شوې دوره د عبید دوره (تر میلاد مخکې شاوخوا ۶۵۰۰ تر ۳۸۰۰) بلل کېږي، که څه هم په ډېر احتمال تر دې مخکې نورې دورې هم شته(موجودې) دي. د عبید په دوره کې د ښاري کېدو پر لور حرکت پیل شو. په ځايي ټولنو په ځانګړي ډول په شمالي بین‌النهرین کې په پراخه کچه کرنه او مالداري کېده او په سوېل کې هم پراخه هایدرولیکي کرنه پيل شوه.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bellwood1&quot;&gt;Bellwood, Peter. ''First Farmers: The Origins of Agricultural Societies''. 2004. Wiley-Blackwell&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|author=Akhilesh Pillalamarri|title=Exploring the Indus Valley's Secrets|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/exploring-the-indus-valleys-secrets/|publisher=The diplomat|date=18 April 2015|access-date=18 April 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;encyclopedia1&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9043547/Jericho|title=Jericho – Facts &amp; History}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://ancientneareast.tripod.com/Ubaid_Culture.html|title=Ubaid Civilization|publisher=Ancientneareast.tripod.com|access-date=18 April 2009}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Adams, Robert MCC. and Wright, Henry T. 1989. 'Concluding Remarks' in Henrickson, Elizabeth and Thuesen, Ingolf (eds.) ''Upon This Foundation – The  'Ubaid Reconsidered''. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 451–456.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Carter, Robert A. and Philip, Graham  ''Beyond the Ubaid: Transformation and Integration in the Late Prehistoric Societies of the Middle East (Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization, Number 63)'' The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (2010) {{ISBN|978-1-885923-66-0}} p.2, at http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/saoc/saoc63.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115070526/http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/saoc/saoc63.html |date=2013-11-15 }}; &quot;Radiometric data suggest that the whole Southern Mesopotamian Ubaid period, including Ubaid 0 and 5, is of immense duration, spanning nearly three millennia from about 6500 to 3800 B.C&quot;.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|last=Pollock|first=Susan|title=Ancient Mesopotamia: The Eden that Never Was|url=https://archive.org/details/ancientmesopotam0000poll|location=New York|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1999|isbn=978-0-521-57334-4}}&lt;/ref&gt;

==== لرغونی مصر ====
د ډبرې دورې د وروستیو وختونو پرمختللي کلتورونه، چې (تر میلاد مخکې ۱۰۲۰۰) او (تر میلاد د مخکې ۷۶۰۰ نه تر ۶۰۰۰) دورو اړوند وو، په ښېرازه هلال کې راڅرګند شول او له هغه ځایه د ختیځ او لوېديځ لور ته خپاره شول. له دې سره هم‌مهاله د تېغونو په مرسته د غلو دانو د میده کولو فرهنګ د ښکاریانو، کب‌نیوونکو او هغو خلکو د فرهنګ ځای ونیو چې، له ډبرینو وسایلو سره به د نیل رود پر غاړه راټولېدل. د ځمک‌پوهنې شواهد او د کمپیوټري اقلیم د ماډل جوړونې څېړنې هم ښيي چې د طبیعي اقلیم بدلونونو تر میلاد شاوخوا ۸۰۰۰ کاله وړاندې د افریقا په شمال کې د پراخو کرنیزو ځمکو پر وچولو پيل وکړ او بالاخره یې صحرا جوړه کړه. د وچکالۍ دوام د مصریانو لومړني نیکونه اړ کړل چې د نیل په شاوخوا کې په دایمي ډول استوګن شي او غیر کوچیاني ژوند غوره کړي. په مصر کې د ډبرې دورې د وروستیو وختونو پوره پرمختللی او تر ټولو پخوانی فرهنګ «فیوم» دی چې تر میلاد مخکې د ۵۵۰۰ کال په شاوخوا کې پیل شو.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bellwood12&quot;&gt;Bellwood, Peter. ''First Farmers: The Origins of Agricultural Societies''. 2004. Wiley-Blackwell&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Barich et al. (1984) Ecological and Cultural Relevance of the Recent New Radiocabon dates from Libyan Sahara. In: L. Krzyzaniak and M. Kobusiewicz [eds.], Origin and Early Development of Food-Producing Cultures in Northeastern Africa, Poznan, Poznan Archaeological Museum, pp. 411–17.&lt;/ref&gt;

=== لرغونی هند ===
د هند په نیمه وچه کې د ډبرې دورې د وروستیو وختونو یو تر ټولو پخوانی ځای «بیرانا» دی چې د اوسني هند په هریانه ایالت کې د ګهګر هاکرا لرغوني سیند په اوږدو کې پروت دی او لرغونوالی یې تر میلاد مخکې شاوخوا ۷۶۰۰ کال ته رسېږي. په نورو لرغونو ځایونو کې یو «لاهورادوا» دی چې د منځني ګنګ په سیمه کې دی او بل «جوسي» دی چې د ګنګ او یامونا سیندونو د یوځای کېدو سیمې ته نږدې پروت دی او د دواړو لرغونوالی تر میلاد مخکې نژدې ۷۰۰۰ کال ته رسېږي.&lt;ref name=&quot;oldest2&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title=Haryana's Bhirrana oldest Harappan site, Rakhigarhi Asia's largest: ASI|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Haryanas-Bhirrana-oldest-Harappan-site-Rakhigarhi-Asias-largest-ASI/articleshow/46926693.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=15 April 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite journal|last1=Fuller|first1=Dorian|year=2006|title=Agricultural Origins and Frontiers in South Asia: A Working Synthesis|url=http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~tcrndfu/articles/JWP20.pdf|journal=Journal of World Prehistory|volume=20|page=42|doi=10.1007/s10963-006-9006-8|s2cid=189952275}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Tewari, Rakesh et al. 2006. &quot;Second Preliminary Report of the excavations at Lahuradewa, District Sant Kabir Nagar, UP 2002-2003-2004 &amp; 2005–06&quot; in Pragdhara No. 16 [http://www.uparchaeology.org/pragdhara%20No-16.pdf &quot;Electronic Version p.28&quot;] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128194547/http://www.uparchaeology.org/pragdhara%20No-16.pdf|date=28 November 2007}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;UNESCO World Heritage. 2004. [https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1876/ &quot;]. ''Archaeological Site of Mehrgarh''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Hirst, K. Kris. 2005. [http://archaeology.about.com/od/mterms/g/mehrgarh.htm &quot;Mehrgarh&quot;] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118071157/http://archaeology.about.com/od/mterms/g/mehrgarh.htm |date=2017-01-18 }}. '' Guide to Archaeology''&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{Infobox person}}لیونارډ ایولر (/ˈɔɪlər/ OY-lər، په آلماني کې: [ˈɔʏlɐ] زوکړه د ۱۷۰۷م کال د اپرېل ۱۵مه – مړینه د ۱۷۸۳م کال د سپټمبر ۱۸مه) یو سویسی ریاضي‌پوه، فیزیک‌پوه، ستورپوه، جغرافیه‌پوه، منطق‌پوه او انجینیر وو چې د ګراف نظریې او توپولوژي مطالعې یې تاسیس کړې او د ریاضیاتو په ډېری نورو برخو کې یې د تحلیلي شمېرو نظریه، پېچلي تحلیل او لامحدودې محاسبې په څېر ډېر اغیزناک او مخکښ کشفونه ترسره کړل. هغه د عصري ریاضي ډېری اصطلاحات او نښې، له هغې جملې څخه د ریاضيکي تابع مفهوم معرفي کړل. هغه همدارنګه په میخانیک، د مایع متحرکاتو، آپټیک، ستورپوهنې او موسیقي تیوري کې د خپلو کارونو له امله نامتو دی.{{sfn|Dunham|1999|p=17}}

ایولر د تاریخ یو له لویو او د اتلسمې پېړۍ ترټولو لوی ریاضي‌پوه دی. هغه وینا چې پیر سیمون لاپلاس پورې اړوند ګڼل کېږي، پر ریاضیاتو باندې د ایولر اغېزه داسې بیانوي: «ایولر ولولئ، ایولر ولولئ، هغه زموږ ټولو استاد دی». کارل فرډریش ګاوس یادونه وکړه چې: «د ایولر د اثرونو مطالعه به د ریاضیاتو بېلابېلو برخو لپاره ترټولو ښه ښوونځی پاته شي او هیڅ بل څه نشي کولی د هغو ځای ونیسي». ایولر همدارنګه په پراخه توګه د خورا ګټور کس په توګه هم په پام کې نیول کېږي؛ د هغه ۸۶۶ خپرندویې او همدارنګه د هغه لیکنې په Opera Omina Leonhard Euler کې راټولې شوې دي چې له بشپړېدو وروسته به ترې ۸۱ جلده کوارټو جوړ شي. هغه د خپلې ځوانۍ ډېری وخت د روسیې په سنټ پټرسبورګ او برلین کې، چې په هغه وخت کې د پروسیا پلازمینه وو، تېر کړ.

ایولر د محیط په تناسب د دایرې د قطر ښکارولو لپاره د یوناني توري (کوچني pi) دودولو، او همدارنګه په لومړي ځل د یوې تابع د کچې f(x) لپاره د یوې نښې کارونې، د خیالي واحد لپاره د i توري کارونې، د جمعې بیان لپاره د یوناني توري (لویې سیګما) کارونې، د محدود توپیرونو لپاره د یوناني توري (لوی ډلټا) کارونې، او په داسې حال کې چې د مثلث زاویې په لویو تورو ښکارول کېږي د یوه مثلث د اړخونو ښکارولو لپاره د کوچنیو تورو کارونې او دود کولو له امله اعتبار ورکول کېږي. هغه د ثابت اوسنی تعریف، د طبیعي لوګاریټم بنسټ، چې اوس د ایولر شمېرې په توګه پېژندل کېږي، وړاندې کړ.{{sfn|Gautschi|2008|p=3}}

ایولر همدارنګه د ګراف نظریې لومړنی متخصص (د کونیګزبرګ د اوه پلونو ستونزې لپاره تر یوه حده د حل لاره) ؤ. هغه د خپلو ډېری نورو لاسته راوړنو په منځ کې، د بازل مسلې د حل له امله، پس له دې چې ثابته یې کړه د متقابلو صحیح شمېرو د لامحدودې لړۍ مجموعه په دقیق ډول مساوي ده &lt;var&gt;π&lt;/var&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;/6 ته، او د دې کشف له امله چې د یوه پوليهېډرون د سرونو او مخونو مجموعه منفي له څنډو مساوي کېږي ۲ ته، کومه شمېره چې اوس په معمول ډول د ایولر ځانګړنې په توګه پېژندل کېږي، نامتو شو. د فیزیک په برخه کې، ایولر د سختو بدنونو د حرکت لا ښې توضیح لپاره، د نیوټن د فیزیک قوانین د میکانیکا په نوم خپل دوه جلدي اثر کې په نوو قوانینو بدل کړل. هغه همدارنګه د جامدو توکو د الاسټیکي شکل بدلون مطالعې سره د پام وړ مرستې وکړې.

== لومړنی ژوند ==
لیونارډ ایولر د ۱۷۰۷م کال د اپرېل په ۱۵مه د سویس په بازل کې، د ریفورمډ کلیسا کشیش، دریم پاول ایولر او مارګاریټ (چې کورنی نوم یې بروکر دی)، چې نیکونو کې یې ګڼ کلاسیک نامتو عالمان شامل دي، په کورنۍ کې وزېږېد. هغه د څلورو اولادونو په منځ کې ترټولو مشر وو چې د آنا ماریا او ماریا ماګډالنا په نوم دوه کوچنۍ خوېندې او د یوهان هاینریش په نوم یې یو کوچنی ورور درلود. د لیونارډ له زېږېدو سمدستي وروسته، د ایولر کورنۍ له بازل څخه د سویس ریهن ښار ته کډه وکړه، چېرته چې د هغه پلار په ځایي کلیسا کې کشیش شو او لیونارډ هم د خپل ماشومتوب ډېری وخت هلته تېر کړ.{{sfn|Calinger|2016|p=11}}{{sfn|Gautschi|2008|p=4}}

ایولر له ځوانۍ څخه د ریاضياتو زده‌کړې له خپل پلار څخه ترلاسه کړې، چا چې څو کاله وړاندې د بازل په پوهنتون کې له یاکوب برنولي څخه ځینې درسونه اخیستي وو. ایولر په اته کلنۍ کې د ژوند کولو لپاره د خپلې مورنۍ نیا کور ته ولېږل شو او په بازل کې په لاتین ښوونځي کې یې نوم لیکنه وکړه. سربېره پر دې، هغه له یوهانس بورکهارټ، چې یو ځوان ارواپوه چې له ریاضیاتو سره یې ژوره علاقه درلوده، څخه خصوصي زده‌کړې ترلاسه کړې.{{sfn|Gautschi|2008|p=4}}

په ۱۷۲۰م کال کې، په دیارلس کلنۍ کې ایولر د بازل په پوهنتون کې نوم لیکنه وکړه. په کم عمر کې پوهنتون ته تګ هغه وخت کې ډېر غیرعادي نه وو. د لومړنیو ریاضیاتو دوره د مړه شوي یاکوب برنولي (چې د ایولر پلار ته یې درس ورکړی وو) کوچني ورور، یوهان برنولي لخوا وړاندې شوه. یوهان برنولي او ایولر ډېر ژر له یوبل سره لا ډېر اشنا شول. ایولر په خپل ژوندلیک کې برنولي داسې توصیف کړی:{{sfn|Gautschi|2008|p=5}}&lt;blockquote&gt;«نامتو پروفیسور یوهان برنولي [...] د ځان لپاره یوه ځانګړې لېوالتیا رامنځته کړه ترڅو له ما سره د ریاضي په علومو کې مرسته وکړي. په هرحال، خصوصي درسونه یې د خپلو کاري مصروفیتونو له امله رد کړل. په هرحال، ما ته یې لا ګټوره مشوره راکړه، چې په هغه کې یې راته وویل ځینې لا سخته ریاضي کتابونه راونیسم او په لا ډېر دقت سره پر هغو باندې کار وکړم، او که کله له اعتراضونو یا ستونزو سره مخ شوم، هغه ما ته هره شنبه پس له غرمې د وړیا لاسرسي سپارښتنه وکړه، او هغه په کافي اندازه لطف درلود چې زما لخوا راټول شوي مشکلاتو باندې نظر ورکړي، دا کار له خورا ګټورتوب سره سر ته ورسېد چې کله هغه زما یوه ستونزه حل یا لرې کړه، لس نورې په خپله ورسره لرې شوې، کوم چې په رښتیا هم د ریاضي علومو کې ترټولو غوره میټوډ ده ترڅو د دې علم لړۍ په خوښۍ مخته لاړه شي».&lt;/blockquote&gt;په همدې وخت کې وو چې ایولر د برنولي په ملاتړ سره د کشیش کېدو پرځای د ریاضي‌پوه کېدو په اړه د خپل پلار رضایت لاس ته راوړ.{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=124}}

په ۱۷۲۳م کال کې، ایولر له یوې مقالې سره چې د رنه ډسکارټس او ایساک نیوټن فلسفې یې له یوبل سره پرتله کړې وې، په فلسفه کې ماسټري واخیسته. وروسته له هغه یې د بازل پوهنتون په الهیاتو پوهنځي کې نوم لیکنه وکړه.{{sfn|Gautschi|2008|p=4}}

په ۱۷۲۶م کال کې، ایولر د غږ خپرېدو په هکله د De Sono په نوم یوه مقاله پای ته ورسوله چې له هغې سره یې د بازل په پوهنتون کې د یوه مقام ترلاسه کولو لپاره نابریالۍ هڅه ترسره کړه. په ۱۷۲۷م کال کې هغه د لومړي ځل لپاره د پاریس اکاډمي ډالۍ سیالۍ ته (چې په ۱۷۲۰م کال کې پیل شوه او هر کال او وروسته هر دوه کاله بعد یوځل د اکاډمي لخوا په لاره اچول کېده) د ننه شو. ستونزه چې په هغه کال کې سیالۍ ته وړاندې شوه، په یوه بېړۍ کې د تیرونو ځای پرځای کولو لپاره د ترټولو ښې لارې موندل وو. پیر بوګوېر چې «د سمندري معمارۍ پلار» په توګه نامتو شو، ګټونکی شو او ایولر دوهم مقام لاس ته راوړ. د کلونو په اوږدو کې ایولر ۱۵ ځلې په دې سیالۍ کې ګډون وکړ چې ۱۲ ځلې په کې ګټونکی شو.{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=156}}{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=125}}{{sfn|Calinger|2016|p=32}}

== مسلک یا دنده ==

=== سن پیټرزبورګ ===
په ۱۷۲۵ کال کې د یوهان برنولي دوه زامن ډینیل او نیکولاس، په سن پیټرزبورګ کې د روسیې سترواکۍ په علومو اکاډمۍ کې خدمت ته ونیول شوو او اویلر یې په دې ډاډ سره پریښود چې که هغلته کوم بست یا پست شتون ولري نو دی به ورته وړاندیز کړي. نیکولاس په [[روسیه]] کې تر یوه کال نه کم وخت تیرولو وروسته د ۱۷۲۶ کال د جولای میاشتې په ۳۱ نېټه د اپنډیسیټس له کبله مړ شو. کله چې ډینیل د خپل ورور دنده د ریاضیاتو/فزیک په برخه کې په غاړه واخیسته، هغه دا وړاندیز وکړ چې د فزیولوژۍ په برخه کې هغه پوست چې ده خالي کړی و د هغه ملګري اویلر له خوا ډک شي. د ۱۷۲۶ کال په نومبر میاشت کې، په ډېرې لیوالتیا سره اویلر دا وړاندیز ومنه، په داسې حال کې چې هغه بازل پوهنتون کې د فزیک پروفیسورۍ لپاره په ناکامۍ سره غوښتنه وکړه نو د سن پیټرزبورګ پر لور سفر یې وځنډوه.&lt;ref name=&quot;mactutor&quot;&gt;{{MacTutor|title=Nicolaus (II) Bernoulli|id=Bernoulli_Nicolaus(II)|mode=cs1}} Retrieved 2 July 2021.&lt;/ref&gt;{{sfn|Calinger|1996|pp=121–166}}{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=125}}

اویلر د ۱۷۲۷ کال په می میاشت کې سن پیټرزبورګ ته ورسید. هغه د اکاډمۍ په طبي څانګې کې له خپل کوچني بست نه د ریاضیاتو په څانګه کې یوه بست یا پست ته وده وکړه. هغه له ډینیل برنولي سره چې نږدې همکاري یې ورسره درلوده یوځای شو. اویلر په [[روسي ژبه]] کې ډېر مهارت درلود، په سن پیټرزبورګ کې مېشت شو او د روسیې په سمندري ځواک کې د ډاکټر په توګه یې اضافي دنده پر غاړه واخیسته.{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=125}}{{sfn|Calinger|1996|pp=126–127}}{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=127}}

دغه اکاډمۍ په سن پیټرزبورګ کې د روسیې د زده کړې د ښه والي او له لویدیځې [[اروپا]] سره د علمي تشې د کموالي لپاره د لوی پيټر له خوا تاسیس شوې وه. دا د بهرنیو پوهانو لپاره په ځانګړې توګه د اویلر لپاره ډېر په زړه پورې کار وشو. د اکاډمۍ خیر رسوونکې، لومړۍ کاترین چې د خپل مرحوم خاوند پرمختلونکو تګلارو ته یې دوام ورکړی و، سن پیټرزبورګ ته د اویلر تر رسیدو دمخه مړه شوه. کله چې دولس کلن دویم پيټر واک ته ورسېد نو د روسیې محافظه کاره اشرافو هم واک ترلاسه کړ. اشراف د اکاډمۍ پر بهرنیو ساینس پوهانو شکمن شوي وو، چې د اویلر او د هغه د همکارانو بودیجه یې هم بنده کړه او همدارنګه جمنازیم او پوهنتونونو ته یې د بهرنیو او غیر اشرافي زده کوونکو د ننوتلو مخه ونیوله.{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=126}}{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=156}}

== شخصي ژوند ==
اویلر د ۱۷۳۴ کال د جنورۍ په ۷ مه، د سن پیترزبورګ د جمنازیم اکاډمۍ انځورګر جورج ګسل له لور کاترینا ګسل (۱۷۰۷-۱۷۷۳) سره واده وکړ. دې ځوانې جوړې د نیوا سیند پر غاړه یو کور اخیستی و.{{sfn|Gekker|Euler|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ta9bz1wv79AC&amp;pg=PA402 402]}}

د دوی د دیارلسو ماشومانو له ډلې، یوازې پنځه ماشومان درې زامن او دوه لوڼې له ماشومتوب نه ژوندي پاتې شوو. د دوی لومړنی زوی یوهان البرشټ اویلر و.{{sfn|Calinger|1996|p=129}}

اویلر د خپلې میرمنې له مړینې درې کاله وروسته په ۱۷۷۳ کال کې د هغې له ناسکه خور، سالوم ابیګیل ګسل (۱۷۲۳- ۱۷۹۴) سره واده وکړ. دې واده د هغه تر مړینې پورې یعنې تر ۱۷۸۳ کاله پورې دوام وکړ.{{sfn|Gekker|Euler|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ta9bz1wv79AC&amp;pg=PA405 405]}}

د هغه ورور یوهان هینریچ په ۱۷۳۵ کې په سن پیټرزبورګ کې مېشت شو او په اکاډمۍ کې د انځورګر په توګه وګومارل شو.{{sfn|Calinger|1996|pp=157–158}}

=== مړینه ===
اویلر په سن پیټرزبورګ کې د ۱۷۸۳ کال د سپټمبر میاشتې په ۱۸مه، له خپلې کورنۍ سره  تر غرمې ډوډۍ وروسته، کله یې چې له لیکسل سره د نوې کشف شوې اورانس سیارې او د هغې د مدار په اړه خبرې کولې، نو د مغزي وینې بهېدو یا خونرېزۍ له امله ومړ. د روسیې د علومو اکاډمۍ لپاره جاکوب وون سټیلین «ډي» د مړینې یو لنډ خبر ولیکه او نیکولاس فوس روسي ریاضی پوه، چې د اویلر د زده کوونکو له ډلې هم و، ډېره مفصله ستاینه یا مدحه یې ولیکله، چې د اویلر په ​​یاد غونډې کې یې وړاندې کړه. فرانسوي ریاضی پوه او فیلسوف مارکیس ډی کنډورسټ د فرانسې د اکاډمۍ لپاره په خپله ستاینه کې لیکلي:

il cessa de calculer et de vivre- ... هغه له محاسبې او ژوند نه لاس واخیست.

اویلر د واسیلیفسکي ټاپو په سمولینسک لوتران هدیره کې د کاترینا څنګ ته ښخ شو. په ۱۹۵۷ کې د اویلر د زیږیدنې د ۲۵۰ کلیزې د نمانځلو لپاره، د هغه قبر د الکساندر نیوفسکي خانقاه کې د لازاریفسکو هدیرې ته ولیږدول شو.

== سرچينې ==</text>
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له واده څخه مخکې جنسی اړیکې هغه جنسی فعالیت دی چې د واده څخه مخکې د افرادو لخوا ترسره کیږی. په تاریخی لحاظ، له واده څخه مخکې جنسی اړیکې یوه اخلاقی مسله ګڼل کیده چې په ډیرو کلتورونو کې تابو وه او د ځینو ادیانو په نظر کې ګناه ګڼل کیږی، مګر له ۱۹۶۰ راهیسې دا ډیره مشهوره شوې ده، په ځانګړې توګه په لویدیځو هیوادونو کې. په ۲۰۱۴ کال کې د نړیوال اخلاقو په اړه یوه رسمی څیړنه موندلې چې له واده څخه مخکې جنسی اړیکې د منلو وړ نه دی، په ځانګړې توګه په مالیزیا، اندونیزیا، اردن، پاکستان او مصر کې چې ۹۰ سلنه خلک یې مخالفت کوي.

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= پښتون قومي مومنټ — تاریخچه، مبارزه، پرمختګ او د پښتون قام د یووالي کاروان =

== د پښتون قام د تحفظ، امن، یووالي او هوساینې لپاره یو ملي تحریک ==

=== سریزه ===
پښتون قومي مومنټ یو داسې تحریک دی چې د پښتنو د تحفظ، د هغوی د کاروبارونو د خوندیتوب، د امن او امان د ټینګښت، د قومي یووالي او د پښتنو د حقونو د دفاع لپاره یې په ۲۰۲۴ کال کې د پاکستان په ستر ښار کراچۍ کې خپل غږ پورته کړ.

د دې تحریک اساسي موخه دا ده چې پښتانه په یوه منظم، متحد او باخبره چوکاټ کې راټول شي، د خپلو ستونزو د حل لپاره یو ګډ اواز ولري او په ټولنه کې د امن، ورورولۍ، درناوي او عدالت د ټینګښت لپاره په ګډه مبارزه وکړي.

د پښتون قومي مومنټ د بنسټ اېښودلو تر شا د پښتون قام د یووالي، تحفظ او هوساینې فکر پروت و؛ هغه فکر چې د پښتنو د ورځنیو ستونزو، د کاروباري فعالیتونو د خوندیتوب او د هغوی د حقونو د دفاع لپاره یې د یوه منظم او اغېزمن تحریک اړتیا احساسوله.

== د تحریک بنسټ اېښودل او تاریخي پیل ==
د پښتون قومي مومنټ بنسټ په ۲۰۲۴ کال کې د پښتون قام د یووالي او تحفظ په موخه د مشر داود جان نظري له لوري کېښودل شو. داود جان نظري د دې فکر د عملي کولو لپاره هڅې پیل کړې، څو په کراچۍ کې مېشت پښتانه د خپلو ګډو ستونزو د حل، د خپلو حقونو د دفاع او د قومي یووالي لپاره په یوه منظم کاروان کې سره راټول شي.

د دې تحریک پیل له محدود شمېر ملګرو او خواخوږو سره وشو، خو د پیل له لومړیو ورځو څخه ورسره داسې کسان ملګري شول چې د پښتون قام له عزت، یووالي، تحفظ او هوساینې سره یې ژوره مینه لرله.

د تحریک د لومړنیو پړاوونو په اړه د یادونې وړ ده چې جبار عابد او رحیم خان حقیار د هغو ملګرو په توګه یادېږي چې د مشر داود جان نظري ترڅنګ یې د مشورې، همکارۍ او د دې کاروان د بنسټ اېښودلو او پرمختګ په لاره کې ونډه لرله.

د دوی په ګډون د لومړنیو ملګرو هڅو د تحریک د فکري بنسټ په پیاوړتیا او د تنظیمي سفر په پیل کې مرسته وکړه. د دې ملګرو موخه یوازې د یوه تنظیم جوړول نه وو، بلکې د داسې یوه کاروان رامنځته کول وو چې د پښتنو د ستونزو پر وړاندې غږ پورته کړي او د هغوی د یووالي لپاره عملي هڅې وکړي.

== د مشر داود جان نظري مبارزه او مشرتابه ==
د پښتون قومي مومنټ په تاریخچه کې د مشر داود جان نظري نوم د دې تحریک له بنسټ اېښودلو، تنظیمي پرمختګ او د پښتنو د راټولولو له هڅو سره تړلی دی.

د هغه د مشرتابه اساسي فکر دا و چې په کراچۍ کې مېشت پښتانه باید د خپلو ستونزو د حل لپاره منظم شي، د خپلو حقونو په اړه پوهاوی ولري او د هر ډول ظلم، زیاتي او بې‌انصافۍ پر وړاندې په سوله‌ییز او منظم ډول خپل غږ پورته کړي.

د تحریک په لومړیو ورځو کې د ملګرو راټولول، د هغوی ترمنځ د باور رامنځته کول، د قومي یووالي پیغام خپرول او د تنظیمي فعالیتونو لپاره د یوه ګډ چوکاټ جوړول مهم کارونه وو.

د وخت په تېرېدو سره د دې تحریک فعالیتونو پراختیا وموندله او نور ځوانان، مشران او د پښتون قام خواخوږي هم ورسره یوځای شول. په دې توګه د تحریک د مشرتابه او ملګرو ګډو هڅو د یوه محدود کاروان د پراخ تنظیم پر لور د پرمختګ زمینه برابره کړه.

== جبار عابد او رحیم خان حقیار؛ د لومړني سفر ملګري ==
د پښتون قومي مومنټ د پیل په تاریخ کې د هغو ملګرو یادونه مهمه ده چې د تحریک له لومړیو ورځو څخه یې د مشرتابه ترڅنګ د مشورې، همکارۍ او تنظیمي پرمختګ په برخه کې ونډه لرله.

جبار عابد او رحیم خان حقیار د هغو ملګرو په توګه یادېږي چې د مشر داود جان نظري ترڅنګ یې د دې کاروان د بنسټ اېښودلو او د مبارزې د دوام لپاره همکاري کړې ده.

د یوه تحریک په لومړیو پړاوونو کې د ملګرو باور، متقابل احترام، مشوره او ګډ هدف د بریا مهم عناصر وي. د پښتون قومي مومنټ د پیل په سفر کې هم د همدې ډول همکارۍ اهمیت درلود.

د دغو ملګرو ونډه د دې پیغام څرګندونه کوي چې قومي مبارزه یوازې د یوه شخص هڅه نه وي، بلکې د هغو کسانو د ګډ عزم، قربانۍ، همکارۍ او دوامداره کار پایله وي چې د یوه ګډ هدف لپاره اوږه په اوږه درېږي.

== د ظلم او زیاتي پر وړاندې د پښتنو د غږ پورته کولو هڅې ==
پښتون قومي مومنټ د خپل فعالیت له پیل څخه د پښتنو د ستونزو د مطرح کولو، د هغوی د حقونو د دفاع او د قومي یووالي د پیاوړتیا پیغام وړاندې کړی دی.

د تحریک د فکر له مخې، په کراچۍ کې مېشت پښتانه باید د خپلو ستونزو د بیانولو لپاره یو داسې منظم مرکز او ګډ اواز ولري چې د هغوی خبرې واورېدل شي او د ستونزو د حل لپاره ورسره همکاري وشي.

د پښتنو د کاروبارونو تحفظ، د امن او امان غوښتنه، د قومي عزت ساتنه او د خلکو د ورځنیو ستونزو په اړه غږ پورته کول د دې تحریک له مهمو موخو څخه دي.

د تحریک پلویان د دې فکر ملاتړ کوي چې د هر انسان حقونه باید خوندي وي، له خلکو سره باید د قانون او انصاف له مخې چلند وشي او ستونزې باید د خبرو، سوله‌ییزو هڅو او منظمې ټولنیزې همکارۍ له لارې حل شي.

== د محدودو ملګرو څخه تر پراخ تنظیمي کاروانه ==
د پښتون قومي مومنټ سفر له محدود شمېر ملګرو او خواخوږو څخه پیل شو. په لومړیو کې د تنظیمي فعالیتونو ساحه محدوده وه، خو د قومي یووالي پیغام او د پښتنو د ستونزو د حل لپاره د یوه ګډ مرکز اړتیا د دې تحریک د پراختیا لپاره مهم عوامل وو.

په تدریجي ډول هغه باشعوره ځوانان، قومي مشران او د پښتون قام خواخوږي د دې کاروان برخه شول چې د خپل قام د هوساینې، پرمختګ او یووالي احساس یې درلود.

د ملګرو د زیاتېدو سره د تنظیمي فعالیتونو د پراختیا اړتیا هم زیاته شوه. د سیمو له خلکو سره اړیکې، د ستونزو اورېدل، د مشورو لپاره ناستې او د تنظیمي جوړښت پراخول د تحریک د پرمختګ مهم پړاوونه وګرځېدل.

دا پرمختګ د دې څرګندونه کوي چې د یوه تنظیم د پیاوړتیا لپاره یوازې شعارونه کافي نه دي؛ بلکې منظم کار، د خلکو باور، دوامداره اړیکې او د ټولنې د اړتیاوو درک هم اساسي اهمیت لري.

== د ۲۰۲۵ کال ثبت او تنظیمي پرمختګ ==
د تحریک د تاریخ په مهمو پړاوونو کې د ۲۰۲۵ کال یادونه هم کېږي. د ورکړل شوو معلوماتو له مخې، پښتون قومي مومنټ په همدې کال کې د مشر داود جان نظري په هڅو د پاکستان د اړوندو حکومتي ادارو له خوا ثبت شو.

د تنظیم ثبت د دې کاروان د رسمي او منظم جوړښت په لور یو مهم ګام و، ځکه د یوه ثبت شوي تنظیم لپاره د تشکیلاتو، مسؤلیتونو، تنظیمي اصولو او فعالیتونو د منظمولو زمینه برابرېږي.

د همدې کال په ترڅ کې لس کسیزه مرکزي کابینه هم جوړه شوه، څو د تنظیم د چارو د پرمخ وړلو، د مسؤلیتونو د وېش او د فعالیتونو د همغږۍ لپاره یو مشخص تنظیمي چوکاټ موجود وي.

همدارنګه د کراچۍ ډویژن د ځوانانو ډله یا یوتھ وینګ هم رامنځته شوه، څو ځوانان د تنظیمي فعالیتونو، قومي پوهاوي، ټولنیزې همکارۍ او د پښتنو د یووالي په هڅو کې ونډه واخلي.

د مرکزي کابینې او ځوانانو د څانګې جوړېدل د تحریک د تنظیمي جوړښت د پراختیا په لړ کې د پام وړ ګامونه ګڼل کېږي.

== د کراچۍ په بېلابېلو ضلعو کې تنظیمي پراختیا ==
کراچۍ د پاکستان له لویو او ګڼ‌مېشتو ښارونو څخه دی او د پښتنو یوه لویه ټولنه پکې ژوند کوي. په داسې ښار کې د پښتنو د ستونزو د مطرح کولو او د هغوی د یووالي لپاره منظم تنظیمي فعالیتونه ځانګړی اهمیت لري.

د ورکړل شوو معلوماتو له مخې، تر ۲۰۲۶ کال پورې پښتون قومي مومنټ په کراچۍ کې پراخ پلویان او تنظیمي مسؤلین لري. د تحریک فعالیتونه د ښار بېلابېلو ضلعو ته رسېدلي او په ګڼو سیمو کې یې د یونټونو د جوړولو له لارې د تنظیمي اړیکو د پراخولو هڅې کړې دي.

د هرې ضلعې او یونټ اساسي اهمیت دا دی چې له خلکو سره اړیکې نږدې وساتل شي، د هغوی ستونزې واورېدل شي او د مرکزي دفتر او سیمه‌ییزو مسؤلینو ترمنځ همغږي رامنځته شي.

د تنظیم د پرمختګ لپاره د هر یونټ فعالیت، د مسؤلینو اخلاص، د خلکو باور او د ستونزو د حل لپاره عملي همکاري مهم رول لري.

== مرکزي دفتر؛ د پښتنو د ستونزو د اورېدو مرکز ==
د پښتون قومي مومنټ مرکزي دفتر د دې تحریک په تنظیمي فعالیتونو کې مهم ځای لري. د ورکړل شوو معلوماتو له مخې، په کراچۍ کې ګڼ پښتانه د خپلو ستونزو، اړتیاوو او شکایتونو د مطرح کولو لپاره دې دفتر ته مراجعه کوي.

د یوه قومي او ټولنیز تنظیم دفتر یوازې د غونډو او مشورو ځای نه وي، بلکې د خلکو د خبرو اورېدو، د هغوی د ستونزو د درک کولو او د ممکنه حل لارو د لټولو لپاره هم مهم رول لرلای شي.

د پښتون قومي مومنټ د فعالیتونو په اړه وړاندې شوی پیغام دا دی چې د هر پښتون خبره باید په درناوي واورېدل شي او د هغه د ستونزې د حل لپاره باید د وس او امکاناتو تر حده هڅه وشي.

د خلکو د ستونزو اورېدل، د هغوی د لارښوونې لپاره هڅې کول او د اړوندو ادارو سره د اړیکو له لارې د حل لارې لټول د داسې یوه دفتر مهم مسؤلیتونه دي.

د دې خدمتونو دوام او پیاوړتیا د خلکو باور زیاتولای شي او د تنظیم او ولس ترمنځ اړیکې لا ټینګې کولای شي.

== د پښتون قومي مومنټ اساسي موخې ==
د تحریک د وړاندې شوي فکر او فعالیتونو له مخې، مهمې موخې یې په لاندې ډول دي:

'''۱. د پښتنو تحفظ:''' د پښتنو د حقونو، عزت، امنیت او قانوني خوندیتوب لپاره غږ پورته کول.

'''۲. د کاروبارونو تحفظ:''' په کراچۍ کې د پښتنو د کاروبارونو او د هغوی د قانوني اقتصادي فعالیتونو د خوندیتوب لپاره د ستونزو مطرح کول.

'''۳. د امن او امان ټینګښت:''' د سولې، ورورولۍ، زغم او سوله‌ییز ګډ ژوند د فکر پیاوړتیا.

'''۴. قومي یووالی:''' د پښتنو ترمنځ د اختلافاتو کمول، د متقابل احترام زیاتول او د ګډو موخو لپاره د همکارۍ پراخول.

'''۵. د خلکو د ستونزو اورېدل:''' د پښتنو د ورځنیو مشکلاتو د معلومولو او د حل لپاره یې د ممکنه لارو د لټولو هڅې.

'''۶. د ځوانانو تنظیمول:''' ځوانانو ته د مثبتو، سوله‌ییزو او ټولنیزو فعالیتونو لپاره د ګډون زمینه برابرول.

'''۷. د حقونو په اړه پوهاوی:''' خلکو ته د خپلو حقونو، قانوني لارو او د ستونزو د سوله‌ییز حل په اړه د پوهاوي د پراختیا هڅې.

'''۸. د ټولنیز پرمختګ ملاتړ:''' د پښتنو د هوساینې، پرمختګ او د ټولنې د ګډو اړتیاوو لپاره د همکارۍ پیاوړتیا.

== د ۲۰۲۶ کال وضعیت او راتلونکی سفر ==
د ورکړل شوو معلوماتو له مخې، په ۲۰۲۶ کال کې پښتون قومي مومنټ د خپل پیل په پرتله پراخ تنظیمي جوړښت لري او په کراچۍ کې په زرګونو پلویان او په سلګونو تنظیمي مسؤلین لري.

د ښار په بېلابېلو ضلعو او سیمو کې د یونټونو شتون د دې فرصت برابروي چې د خلکو ستونزې په سیمه‌ییزه کچه وپېژندل شي او د تنظیم له مرکزي دفتر سره د هغوی د حل لپاره همغږي رامنځته شي.

د یوه تحریک راتلونکی یوازې د پلویانو په شمېر نه ارزول کېږي؛ بلکې د هغه د تنظیمي نظم، د مسؤلینو د حساب ورکولو، د خلکو د ستونزو د حل، د قانوني فعالیتونو او د خپلو ژمنو د عملي کولو له لارې هم ارزول کېږي.

که پښتون قومي مومنټ خپل فعالیتونه د همدې اصولو پر بنسټ لا منظم کړي، د ځوانانو ګډون پیاوړی کړي او د خلکو د ستونزو د حل لپاره روښانه او دوامداره تګلاره ولري، نو کولای شي د خپل ټولنیز خدمت او تنظیمي فعالیتونو اغېز نور هم زیات کړي.

== پایله ==
پښتون قومي مومنټ د ۲۰۲۴ کال له پیل څخه تر ۲۰۲۶ کال پورې د یوه داسې تنظیم په توګه خپل سفر پر مخ وړی چې د پښتنو د تحفظ، د کاروبارونو د خوندیتوب، د امن او امان، قومي یووالي او د خلکو د ستونزو د مطرح کولو فکر یې د خپلو فعالیتونو په مرکز کې ساتلی دی.

د مشر داود جان نظري مشرتابه، د جبار عابد او رحیم خان حقیار په څېر د لومړنیو ملګرو همکاري، د نورو مشرانو او ځوانانو ګډون، د ۲۰۲۵ کال د ثبت او د مرکزي کابینې جوړېدل د دې تحریک د تاریخ د مهمو پړاوونو په توګه یادېږي.

د دې کاروان اصلي قوت باید د خلکو باور، متقابل احترام، منظم فعالیت، سوله‌ییزه مبارزه او د پښتون قام د ګډو ګټو لپاره صادقانه خدمت وي.

د پښتون قومي مومنټ د راتلونکي پرمختګ لپاره مهمه ده چې د هر پښتون غږ په درناوي واورېدل شي، د خلکو د ستونزو د حل لپاره عملي ګامونه واخیستل شي او د قومي یووالي پیغام د سولې، انصاف او ورورولۍ له اصولو سره یوځای وړاندې شي.

'''پښتون قومي مومنټ — د پښتون د تحفظ، امن، یووالي او هوساینې لپاره د ګډ عزم کاروان.'''

'''د پښتون قام یووالی، د امن پیاوړتیا او د خلکو خدمت؛ زموږ ګډ مسؤلیت دی.'''

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