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'''Magma''' is a [[computer algebra system]] designed to solve problems in [[abstract algebra|algebra]], [[number theory]], [[algebraic geometry|geometry]] and [[combinatorics]]. It is named after the [[algebraic structure]] [[magma (algebra)|magma]]. It runs mainly on the [[Unix|Unix-like]] and [[Linux]] based [[operating system]]s, but also supports [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]].
|}</div>[[Category:WikiProject Nigeria members|{{PAGENAME}}]]
<tr><td> '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Emailuser&target=IFaqeer Feel free to send me e-mail.]'''</td></tr>
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== Introduction ==
{{WikiProjectCSBTasks}}
Magma is produced and distributed by the [http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/magma/CayMagCAG/CayMagCAG.html Computational Algebra Group] within the [http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/ School of Mathematics and Statistics] of the [[University of Sydney]].
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Magma contains many of the most advanced and efficient known algorithms for the areas which it covers.{{Fact|date=October 2008}}


__TOC__
==History==
==Current: Working on==
* [[Adil Najam]]
* [[All India Muhammadan Educational Conference]]


==Me, I, ... er ...==
The predecessor of the Magma system was called [[Cayley computer algebra system|Cayley]] (1982-1993).
Starting out on the journey of self-discovery, (when I was young, and, well, cornier--cornier than '''''this''''', you might ask ;)), I came up with the following characterization for myself:


:''I am a 2nd generation [[:Category:Pakistani people|Pakistani]] of [[Arab]] extraction, [[India]]n origin, and [[Nigeria]]n birth.''
Magma was officially released in August 1993 (version 1.0).
Version 2.0 of Magma was released in June 1996 and subsequent versions of the
form 2.X have been released approximately once per year.


:or maybe I should say
== Mathematical Areas Covered by the System ==
* [[Group theory]]
: Magma includes [[permutation group|permutation]], [[matrix (mathematics)|matrix]], [[finitely presented group|finitely-presented]], [[solvable group|soluble]], [[abelian group|abelian]] (finite or infinite), [[polycyclic group|polycyclic]], [[braid group|braid]] and [[straight-line program]] [[group (mathematics)|groups]]. Several databases of groups are also included.
* [[Number theory]]
: Magma contains [[Big O notation|asymptotically-fast]] algorithms for all fundamental integer and polynomial operations, such as the [[Schönhage-Strassen algorithm]] for fast multiplication of integers and polynomials. [[Integer factorization]] algorithms include the [[Lenstra elliptic curve factorization|Elliptic Curve Method]], the [[Quadratic sieve]] and the [[Number field sieve]].
* [[Algebraic number theory]]
: Magma includes the [[KANT computer algebra system]] for comprehensive computations in algebraic number fields. A special type also allows one to compute in the [[algebraic closure]] of a field.
* [[Module theory]] and [[linear algebra]]
: Magma contains [[Big O notation|asymptotically-fast]] algorithms for all fundamental dense matrix operations, such as [[Strassen algorithm|Strassen multiplication]].
* [[Sparse matrices]]
: Magma contains the [[Structured gaussian elimination]] and [[Lanczos]] algorithms for reducing sparse systems which arise in [[index calculus]] methods, while Magma uses [[Markowitz pivoting]] for several other sparse linear algebra problems.
* [[Lattice (group)|Lattices]] and the [[LLL]] algorithm
: Magma has a provable implementation of [[fpLLL|''fp''LLL]] <ref>{{cite web|author=Cannon J. |url=http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/magma/htmlhelp/rel/node29.htm |title=Magma 2.13 release notes |month = July | year = 2006 }}</ref>, which is an LLL algorithm for integer matrices which uses floating point numbers for the Gram-Schmidt coefficients, but such that the result is rigorously proven to be LLL-reduced.
* [[Commutative algebra]] and [[Gröbner bases]]
: Magma has an efficient implementation of the [[Faugère F4 algorithm]] for computing [[Gröbner bases]].
* [[Representation theory]]
: Magma has extensive tools for computing in representation theory, including the computation of [[character tables]] of finite groups and the [[Meataxe]] algorithm.
* [[Invariant theory]]
: Magma has a type for invariant rings of finite groups, for which one can primary, secondary and fundamental invariants, and compute with the module structure.
* [[Lie theory]]
* [[Algebraic geometry]]
* [[Arithmetic geometry]]
* [[Finite incidence structures]]
* [[Cryptography]]
* [[Coding theory]]
* [[Optimization (mathematics)|Optimization]]


:''I am a 2nd generation [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Pakistan|Pakistani]] of [[Arab]] extraction, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians/India|Indian]] origin, and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Nigeria|Nigerian]] birth.''
==See also==
*[[Comparison of computer algebra systems]]


That might give you an idea of how it is that I butt in on the [[#WikiWikiMe]] that I do.
==References==

{{reflist}}
A [[writer]] whose day job is as a [[:Category:Technical communication|technical writer]] in the [[Silicon Valley]]/[[San Francisco Bay Area|San Francisco Bay]] Area, I blog at [http://iFaqeer.blogspot.com iFaqeer] and [http://wadiwallah.com/blog WadiWallah] and a few other places (see http://www.iFaqeer.com). I have recently also started paying attention to a blog I started a while back: [http://rickshaw.blogspot.com Rickshaw!], which captures the inscriptions on the back of [[Rickshaw]]s ([[Rickshaw|jinrickshaws]], [[Velotaxi|cycle rickshaws]] and [[Auto Rickshaw|auto rickshaws]]). It's part of what drew me into the Wikipedia; looking for places with information on rickshaws.

I recently had reason to say the following in a discussion on an article:

:''...the main reason I associate myself with the Wikipedia is that I consider it a chance to receive and present a more complete picture of the world than I grew up having to read.'' ([[Talk:Muhammad/archive 1#A_more_scholarly_article.3F|Source; for the curious.]])

...and in another discussion:

:''Let me say the following up front by way of disclaimer: I am a Muslim and sympathise with Islam. And I also am not sympathetic to inflexible and/or extreme rationalist "devotees" of any ideology—be it Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Communism, Capitalism, Progressive philosophies or any other.

:''And I am also a strong believer in the importance of strict NPOV policies for an encyclopedia to really live up to its name. See, for example, what I am trying to do at [[Template talk:Timeline of Islamist militancy]].''

Which is why I spend time on Wikipedia.

==Updates==

===[[Wikicities:c:Pakistan|Wiki Pakistan!]]===
6/18/05<br />
See: [[#Pakistan]]

===Urdu Language Users===
5/15/05
We are actually breaking some very interesting ground here on the Internet as the [[Urdu]] language starts to mature in its use on this medium. And Wikipedia is on the cutting edge. See:
http://urdu-ke-naam.blogspot.com/2005/05/urdu-speaking-wikipedia-users.html
and
http://urdu-ke-naam.blogspot.com/2005/05/on-being-saahib-e-zubaan.html

----

I have just finally got to publishing my thoughts and translations on Urdu poetry, Sufism and related topics. For now, it will be mainly on the following page:

:http://urdu-ke-naam.blogspot.com

See [[#Net sites I own/contribute to]] below for more details.
----
Just posted the following at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countering systemic bias#Can_we_measure_Wikipedian.27s_Bias.3F]]

:''My personal bias (excuse the pun) is that bias is something that exists in every person—it's basically a function of our being human and being shaped by our own experiences and background. The High Road, IMHO, is to understand what one's own bias is and work from there—identify opinion as opinion and try to work with others to achieve objectivity and completeness is a priority, as it is for projects like Wikipedia. (And yes, I have worked as a journalist and do [http://iFaqeer.blogspot.com have a blog].) The way I do this on Wikipedia is to place an honest statement of my background and an attempt at describing my own bias on my [[User:IFaqeer|user page]]. I know this will make me an easy target for people that want to discredit me or my contributions based on their perception of "people like me". So be it; it is the price of honesty.''
[[User:IFaqeer|<nowiki></nowiki>]]—[[User:IFaqeer|iFaqeer]] [[User talk:IFaqeer|(Talk to me!)]] 20:53, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)
----
Starting to take interest in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias]].[[User:IFaqeer|<nowiki></nowiki>]]—[[User:IFaqeer|iFaqeer]] [[User talk:IFaqeer|(Talk to me!)]] 20:55, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)
----
Just discovered something while reading [[User:DigiBullet]]). As that user puts it, "Im among the Top 1000 users of Wikipedia by edits or something, despite me reducing my usage of the site. I dont know if this is an honor or an indicator of something else. [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits|The List]]".[[User:IFaqeer|<nowiki></nowiki>]]—[[User:IFaqeer|iFaqeer]] [[User talk:IFaqeer|(Talk to me!)]] 02:21, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)
------
Just started engaging with the [[Wiktionary:Special:Contributions&target=IFaqeer|Wiktionary Project, too]]--[[User:IFaqeer|iFaqeer]] 08:47, Sep 15, 2004 (UTC)
----
<div class="noprint MainPageBG" align="center" style="border: 1px solid #f85101; padding: .1em .2em .1em .2em; font-size: 100%; color: #000000; background-color: #ffc166">''[[September 20]], [[2004]]'': Wikipedia passed [[m:Wikimedia press releases/One million Wikipedia articles (US)/Print|1 million articles]] in over '''100''' languages.</div>

::::::::::::Articles I created on September 20, 2004:
::::::::::::*[[NED University]] (my alma mater)
::::::::::::*[[Razia Sultan]]
::::::::::::*[[Sahabzada Yaqub Khan]]

==WikiWikiMe==
''The very nature of the medium makes it difficult to list things like '''pages I have made a significant contribution to'''. And of course, on Wikipedia and in the wider Wikiworld, there is no such thing as '''owning''' a page, let alone a whole Wiki. Even pages one starts are communal property and contributed to by others, often extensively. And often that's the desired result. And things happen fast. The lists below are provided only to give you a small sampling and an idea of what I am interested and engaged in. They are, by definition, rather sketchy and out-of-date. You can check a list of my contributions to see what I have been up to lately.''

===Wikis===
====[[Wikicities:c:Genealogy|Genealogy]]====
The Wikipedia re-ignited the hope in my heart and mind to try and work on a dream project of mine; to collect and overlay genealogies, sufi initiation chains and other information, starting in South Asia and work outwards to document people and other topics around the world. After discussions on [[Wikipedia:Help]], I was able to make a case for its being hosted at [[WikiCities]]. Of course, like all WikiCities projects and all true Wikis, it is a community resource that I just have the honour being the founder of:

http://genealogy.wikicities.com
<!--''I am toying with the idea of starting a Wiki that would collect genealogies, sufi initiation chains and other information and thus start out in South Asia and work outwards to document people and other topics around the world. See [[Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archive_7#Large_Infobase|my query at the Help Desk]] in this regard.

''I am playing around with a [http://iFaqeer.swiki.net Wiki hosted at Swiki] as I think this through. I am hoping one day it will become a larger project--maybe under the MediaWiki rubric.''

''Any help, comments, feedback, etc. are welcome.''-->
====[[Wikicities:c:Pakistan|Pakistan]]====
I have the honor of being the founder of '''''Wiki Pakistan'''''! Or "The Pakistan Wiki", PakWiki, or WikiPak, call it what you will.(You may want to avoid "Paki Wiki", since in some parts of the world, that first word is seldom used in affection.) It is at:

http://Pakistan.wikicities.com

The basic idea is a national project. A "Pakistan Information" database to which everybody can and does contribute...You can read more at [[Wikicities:c:Pakistan:Pakistan:About|that wiki's About page]].

===WikiProjects and Boards===
====Those I started====
* [[Wikipedia:Africa-related regional notice board|Africa-related regional notice board]]

====Those I am subscribed to====
* Boards and lists of Wikipedia users related Pakistan, Africa, Urdu, etc.

===Categories===
*[[:Category:Chiefs of Army Staff, Pakistan]] (and pages on [[Jehangir Karamat]] and [[Mirza Aslam Beg]])

===Pages I Started===
====Entries====
*[[Ashraaf]]
*[[Asma Jahangir]]
*[[NED University]] (my alma mater--on ''[[September 20]], [[2004]]'', see top of this page)
*[[Razia Sultan]] (on ''[[September 20]], [[2004]]'', see top of this page)
*[[Sahabzada Yaqub Khan]] (on ''[[September 20]], [[2004]]'', see top of this page)
*[[Turuq]]

====Redirects====
:''The (usually pre-existing) articles are in brackets. I have just added another way of people might be looking for the same information.''
*[[Aurangzeb Alamgir]] ([[Aurangzeb]])
*[[Chagatai Turks]] ([[Chagatai Khan#Chagatai Turks]])
*[[Chagatai Turk]] ([[Chagatai Khan#Chagatai Turks]])
*[[Chughtai]] ([[Chagatai Khan#Chughtai]] -- including the content for that section)
*[[House of Taimur]] ([[List of Mughal emperors]])
*[[Lord Lugard]] ([[Frederick Lugard]])

====Projects, Notice Boards, etc.====
* [[Wikipedia:Africa-related regional notice board]]

===Pages I have Butted In To===
====Entries====
* [[Adil Najam]]
*[[Afghan Wars]]
*[[Ashraf Jehangir Qazi]]
*[[Aurangzeb]]
*[[Baisakhi]]
*[[Babur]]
*[[Bahadur Shah II]] (moved/changed title from ''Bahadur Shah Zafar II'' and pointed [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]] to it)
*[[Barbary pirates]]
*[[Bey]]
*[[Chagatai Khan]] (including adding [[Chagatai Khan#Chughtai]] and [[Chagatai Khan#Chagatai Turks]])
*[[Hina Jilani]]
*[[List of Mughal emperors]] (I am trying to add full names, not just short, common monikers)
*[[Mughal Empire]]
*[[Partition of India]]
*[[Tariqa]]
*[[Women as imams]] (including obtaining consensus and renaming the page)

===Pages I have Edited A Wee===
====Entries====
*[[Frederick Lugard]]
*[[Rajpath]]
*[[Sokoto]]
*[[Usman Dan Fodio]]

==WikiPedia Content I Recommend Highly==
:''The usual reason a page is listed here is that reading it will provides an insight that, in my humble opinion, is important in helping us all better understand (and be more understanding of) the universe around us.''
===Entries===
*[[Urdu poetry]]
*[[Urdu#Urdu - Hindi - Hindustani|Note on the Urdu-Hindi-Hindustani issue]] -- One of the best expositions I have seen of the issue.
* This image is very interesting:
:[[Image:ChristianityBranches.svg|thumb|500 px|center|Christian Denominations and their "lineage"]]
:Just like the charts available off:
:http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/index.html

===WikiHumor?===
* See [[Talk:Jean-Bédel Bokassa#Humor?]]

==WikiContent I like to browse==
*[[:Category:New religious movements]]

== To Do list ==
:''Please free to help—and [[User talk:IFaqeer#Working On A Project|let me know]] if you want to/are working on one.''
* Compile [[List of Caliphs]] either as part of [[Caliph]] or separately. Also [[:Category:Caliph]]s. <font color=red>'''Update:''' Under Construction at [[Caliph]]</font>
* Compile [[List of Shia Imams]] either as part of [[Shia Imam]] or separately. Also [[:Category:Shia Imam]]s. Current template stashed at [[Talk:Shia Imam]]. See also work being done at [[Caliph]]
* Compile [[List of Sufi Masters|List of Sufi Masters/''Murshid''s/''Peers'']] either as part of [[Tarika]] or separately. Also [[:Category:Sufi Masters]]s. Current template stashed at [[Talk:Tarika]]. See also work being done at [[Caliph]]
* Add [[Hejaz]] to list of places whose names starts with "The".
* Merge [[Urdu#Urdu - Hindi - Hindustani]] and [[Hindustani]]--the former has more/better info.
* Merge Note on Pen Names under [[List of Urdu poets]] with entry on [[Thakhallus]]
* I have preserved version http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohammad_Ali_Jinnah&oldid=18174021 of [[Jinnah]], because I am on WikiVacation and can't engage fully right now.


==External links==
==External links==
===Net sites I own/contribute to===
*[http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/ Magma website]
* http://www.iFaqeer.com, my website
*[http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/calc/ Magma Free Online Calculator]
*http://blog.iFaqeer.com iFaqeer; I blog, therefore I am
*[http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/users/allan/gb/ Magma's High Performance for computing Groebner Bases]
*http://www.wadiwallah.com, another blog I am experimenting with; might get merged with the previous
*[http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/users/allan/mat/hermite.html Magma's High Performance for computing Hermite Normal Forms of integer matrices]
*[http://rickshaw.blogspot.com Rickshaw!] a blog that captures the inscriptions on the back of [[Rickshaw]]s ([[Rickshaw|jinrickshaws]], [[Velotaxi|cycle rickshaws]] and [[Auto Rickshaw|auto rickshaws]])
*[http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/users/allan/gcdcomp.html Magma V2.12 is apparently "Overall Best in the World at Polynomial GCD" :-)]
* I have just finally got to publishing my thoughts and translations on Urdu poetry, Sufism and related topics. For now, it will be mainly on the following page:
*[http://www.math.harvard.edu/computing/magma/ Magma example code]
:http://urdu-ke-naam.blogspot.com
:The blog's not really "mine", but a collaboration with some folks (among them {{User|manzoorkhan}}) who are mainly in Hyderabad (Deccan) (see [[Hyderabad, India]] and [[Hyderabad state]]), one of the homes of [[Urdu]].

===Other places you can catch up with me===

===Links of interest===

==Placeholder==
<pre><nowiki>
< nowiki >< /nowiki >]]—[[User:IFaqeer|iFaqeer]] [[User talk:IFaqeer|(Talk to me!)
</nowiki></pre>

==Awards==
{| align="center"
|-
| [[Image:Original_Barnstar.png|Barnstar]]
|}
''I present this Barnstar to you for your excellent contributions to articles related to [[South Asia]].'' -- [[User:Utcursch|utcursch]] | [[User talk:Utcursch|talk]] 08:04, May 17, 2005 (UTC)


[[Category:Computer algebra systems]]
[[Category:Muslim Wikipedians|IFaqeer]]
[[Category:Domain-specific programming languages]]
[[Category:Functional languages]]
[[Category:Numerical programming languages]]
[[Category:Linux computer algebra system software]]
[[Category:Cross-platform software]]

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Wikipedia:Babel
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
haWannan edita cikakken Bahaushe ne.
اس صارف کی مادری زبان اردو ہے۔ur
de-1Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.
Community Affiliations
This user is a Citizen of the World (Terra, ⊕).
This user is a
Pakistani Wikipedian.
Born in Nigeria, Africa
This user is a member of WikiProject Nigeria.
Feel free to send me e-mail.

Current: Working on

Me, I, ... er ...

Starting out on the journey of self-discovery, (when I was young, and, well, cornier--cornier than this, you might ask ;)), I came up with the following characterization for myself:

I am a 2nd generation Pakistani of Arab extraction, Indian origin, and Nigerian birth.
or maybe I should say
I am a 2nd generation Pakistani of Arab extraction, Indian origin, and Nigerian birth.

That might give you an idea of how it is that I butt in on the #WikiWikiMe that I do.

A writer whose day job is as a technical writer in the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area, I blog at iFaqeer and WadiWallah and a few other places (see http://www.iFaqeer.com). I have recently also started paying attention to a blog I started a while back: Rickshaw!, which captures the inscriptions on the back of Rickshaws (jinrickshaws, cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws). It's part of what drew me into the Wikipedia; looking for places with information on rickshaws.

I recently had reason to say the following in a discussion on an article:

...the main reason I associate myself with the Wikipedia is that I consider it a chance to receive and present a more complete picture of the world than I grew up having to read. (Source; for the curious.)

...and in another discussion:

Let me say the following up front by way of disclaimer: I am a Muslim and sympathise with Islam. And I also am not sympathetic to inflexible and/or extreme rationalist "devotees" of any ideology—be it Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Communism, Capitalism, Progressive philosophies or any other.
And I am also a strong believer in the importance of strict NPOV policies for an encyclopedia to really live up to its name. See, for example, what I am trying to do at Template talk:Timeline of Islamist militancy.

Which is why I spend time on Wikipedia.

Updates

Wiki Pakistan!

6/18/05
See: #Pakistan

Urdu Language Users

5/15/05 We are actually breaking some very interesting ground here on the Internet as the Urdu language starts to mature in its use on this medium. And Wikipedia is on the cutting edge. See: http://urdu-ke-naam.blogspot.com/2005/05/urdu-speaking-wikipedia-users.html and http://urdu-ke-naam.blogspot.com/2005/05/on-being-saahib-e-zubaan.html

I have just finally got to publishing my thoughts and translations on Urdu poetry, Sufism and related topics. For now, it will be mainly on the following page:

http://urdu-ke-naam.blogspot.com

See #Net sites I own/contribute to below for more details.

Just posted the following at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Countering systemic bias#Can_we_measure_Wikipedian.27s_Bias.3F

My personal bias (excuse the pun) is that bias is something that exists in every person—it's basically a function of our being human and being shaped by our own experiences and background. The High Road, IMHO, is to understand what one's own bias is and work from there—identify opinion as opinion and try to work with others to achieve objectivity and completeness is a priority, as it is for projects like Wikipedia. (And yes, I have worked as a journalist and do have a blog.) The way I do this on Wikipedia is to place an honest statement of my background and an attempt at describing my own bias on my user page. I know this will make me an easy target for people that want to discredit me or my contributions based on their perception of "people like me". So be it; it is the price of honesty.

—iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 20:53, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)

Starting to take interest in Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.—iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 20:55, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)

Just discovered something while reading User:DigiBullet). As that user puts it, "Im among the Top 1000 users of Wikipedia by edits or something, despite me reducing my usage of the site. I dont know if this is an honor or an indicator of something else. The List".—iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 02:21, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)

Just started engaging with the Wiktionary Project, too--iFaqeer 08:47, Sep 15, 2004 (UTC)

September 20, 2004: Wikipedia passed 1 million articles in over 100 languages.
Articles I created on September 20, 2004:

WikiWikiMe

The very nature of the medium makes it difficult to list things like pages I have made a significant contribution to. And of course, on Wikipedia and in the wider Wikiworld, there is no such thing as owning a page, let alone a whole Wiki. Even pages one starts are communal property and contributed to by others, often extensively. And often that's the desired result. And things happen fast. The lists below are provided only to give you a small sampling and an idea of what I am interested and engaged in. They are, by definition, rather sketchy and out-of-date. You can check a list of my contributions to see what I have been up to lately.

Wikis

Genealogy

The Wikipedia re-ignited the hope in my heart and mind to try and work on a dream project of mine; to collect and overlay genealogies, sufi initiation chains and other information, starting in South Asia and work outwards to document people and other topics around the world. After discussions on Wikipedia:Help, I was able to make a case for its being hosted at WikiCities. Of course, like all WikiCities projects and all true Wikis, it is a community resource that I just have the honour being the founder of:

http://genealogy.wikicities.com

Pakistan

I have the honor of being the founder of Wiki Pakistan! Or "The Pakistan Wiki", PakWiki, or WikiPak, call it what you will.(You may want to avoid "Paki Wiki", since in some parts of the world, that first word is seldom used in affection.) It is at:

http://Pakistan.wikicities.com

The basic idea is a national project. A "Pakistan Information" database to which everybody can and does contribute...You can read more at that wiki's About page.

WikiProjects and Boards

Those I started

Those I am subscribed to

  • Boards and lists of Wikipedia users related Pakistan, Africa, Urdu, etc.

Categories

Pages I Started

Entries

Redirects

The (usually pre-existing) articles are in brackets. I have just added another way of people might be looking for the same information.

Projects, Notice Boards, etc.

Pages I have Butted In To

Entries

Pages I have Edited A Wee

Entries

WikiPedia Content I Recommend Highly

The usual reason a page is listed here is that reading it will provides an insight that, in my humble opinion, is important in helping us all better understand (and be more understanding of) the universe around us.

Entries

Christian Denominations and their "lineage"
Just like the charts available off:
http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/index.html

WikiHumor?

WikiContent I like to browse

To Do list

Please free to help—and let me know if you want to/are working on one.

External links

Net sites I own/contribute to

http://urdu-ke-naam.blogspot.com
The blog's not really "mine", but a collaboration with some folks (among them manzoorkhan (talk · contribs)) who are mainly in Hyderabad (Deccan) (see Hyderabad, India and Hyderabad state), one of the homes of Urdu.

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Barnstar

I present this Barnstar to you for your excellent contributions to articles related to South Asia. -- utcursch | talk 08:04, May 17, 2005 (UTC)

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