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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Dori ☾Talk ☯ Contribs☽ 02:00, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mouin Rabbani[edit]

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Per WP:BASIC, a person is only notable "if he or she has been the subject of multiple published secondary sources which are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject." This has not been demonstrated, nor the fact that he is "regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors" per WP:AUTHOR. 7 of the refs are simply articles that this journalist has written and have nothing to do with the subject themselves. The trivial coverage in the author bios of the Nation and Al Shabaka is not secondary and does not sufficiently establish notability. Ankh.Morpork 20:26, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Keep - Totally ridiculous discussion.

Sample of 10 Authors citing Mouin Rabbani out of over 1,000 hits for "Mouin Rabbani" in google books search[1]

  1. Massad, Joseph (2006). The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians. 201: Routledge. ISBN 0415770092.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. Pearlman, Wendy (2011). Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement. Cambridge University Press. pp. 126, 254, 260, 268. ISBN 110700702X.
  3. Honig-Parnass, Tikva (2007). Between the Lines: Israel, the Palestinians, and the U.S. War on Terror. Haymarket Books. p. 561. ISBN 1931859442.
  4. Byman, Daniel (2011). A High Price: The Triumphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism. OUP USA. pp. 387, 394, 396, 400, 445. ISBN 0195391829.
  5. Caridi, Paola (2012). Hamas: From Resistance to Government. Seven Stories Press. p. 132. ISBN 9781609800833.
  6. Beitler, Ruth Margolies (2004). The Path to Mass Rebellion: An Analysis of Two Intifadas. Lexington Books. pp. 141, 178. ISBN 0739107097.
  7. Radhakrishnan, R. Said Dictionary. John Wiley & Sons. p. 163. ISBN 9781118253519.
  8. McMahon, Sean (2010). The Discourse of Palestinian-Israeli Relations: Persistent Analytics and Practices (Middle East Studies: History, Politics and Law). Routledge. pp. 167, 211, 213. ISBN 0415995485.
  9. Saghi, Linda (2005). Beliefs &Policymaking in the Middle East. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 113, 187. ISBN 1413498809.
  10. Finkelstein, Norman (2003). Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict. Verso Books. pp. 202, 204. ISBN 1859844421.

Sample of 10 internationally recognized news media quoting Mouin Rabbani or citing his analysis:-

  1. The Guardian [2]
  2. The New York Times [3]
  3. The American Prospect [4]
  4. Al Jazeera [5]
  5. Los Angeles Times [6]
  6. The Boston Globe [7]
  7. Reuters [8], [9]
  8. Fox News [10]
  9. The Scotsman [11]
  10. Newsweek [12]

Sample of 10 publications in which Rabbani's writing has appeared

  1. Third World Quarterly[1]
  2. Journal of Palestine Studies[1]
  3. The Nation[2]
  4. Foreign Policy,[3]
  5. London Review of Books[4][5]
  6. The Hill.[6]
  7. The Daily Star (Lebanon) [13]
  8. Counterpunch [14]
  9. Middle East Report Articles written by Mouin Rabbani (as contributing editor)
  10. Jadaliyya Articles written by Mouin Rabbani (as co-editor)

Google scholar returns 403 hits for "Mouin Rabbani" [15] which from a brief look appear to be a mixture of Rabbani's own scholarly research and academics citing Rabbani's work.

Some examples of News Media that have interviewed or conducted a debate involving Mouin Rabbani:-

  1. Democracy Now [16]
  2. Al Jazeera [17], [18]
  3. RT [19] Dlv999 (talk) 23:04, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Seeing as his specialism is the the Arab-Israeli conflict I had a quick look at Israeli RS. He has been cited by the mainstream English language Israeli papers:

  1. Haaretz [20]
  2. The Jerusalem Post [21],
  3. The Times of Israel [22]
  4. Ynet [23]
  5. And even partisan, fringe Israeli sources like Arutz Sheva [24] Dlv999 (talk) 23:52, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "IPS Fellow: Mouin Rabbani". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Author Bios: Mouin Rabbani". The Nation. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. ^ Rabbani, Mouin (10 October 2012). "Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  4. ^ Rabbani, Mouin. "Abbas's Next Move". London Review of Books. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  5. ^ Khalidi, Rashid (30 September 2011). "The Palestinians' Next Move". The National Interest. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  6. ^ Rabbani, Mouin. "Palestine at the UN: An alternative strategy". The Hill. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Middle East-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:07, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 15:07, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep- This article (and the additional information provided above) satisfies WP:NOTE. -Classicfilms (talk) 23:01, 11 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've expanded the article. It fulfills the requirements of WP:BLP at the WP:STUB level. -Classicfilms (talk) 00:10, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
A WP:STUB is capable of expansion. The Mouin Rabbani topic is not capable of being expanded beyond being too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of an account of Rabbani's life. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 01:23, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Most articles on the Wikipedia begin at the stub level and grow over time to Start, B, etc. This is usually because as more information becomes available on a subject, it is added to the article and it grows. There isn't any reason why the article isn't capable of growing over time-hard copy information that is not easily available on the web can be added for example and over time more digital information can be added. It thus qualifies as a stub or a starter article.-Classicfilms (talk) 01:58, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The topic has not received significant coverage in Wikipedia reliable sources that are independent of the subject. There's no reason to believe that there are off-line Wikipedia reliable sources for the topic. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 02:47, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Have you read through, for instance, all of the over 1,000 google book hits for this topic to confirm this? Also please see WP:AUTHOR : "People are likely to be notable if they meet any of the following standards.....1.The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." It has been shown that the writer is widely cited by his peers, both in the media and in scholarly publications on his area of expertise. He meets notability as a writer on the basis of his work. Dlv999 (talk) 06:09, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Keep Sufficient sources to show a notable expert in his field. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 01:53, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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