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Copyright problem: The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Stanford University

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April 2010

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Proposed deletion of The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Stanford University

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Nuttah (talk) 10:15, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]