Talk:Ahmed Dawood

Batliwala source possibly a fluff piece?
The title of the source for much of this article translates to "Ahmad Dawood - a figure of merit". Which sounds like possibly a commissioned bio. @Crosji, it looks like you might have added the Batliwala source in this edit, can you tell us more about it? Or about Faran Publications? Valereee (talk) 09:56, 29 June 2023 (UTC)


 * The book is written in Urdu and published in 1995. It has no ISBN or other numbers. In my research about Ahmed Dawood it turned out to be useful but I used several other sources and references as well, most of them added to this article, too. The authors family name "Batliwala" indicates Gujarati heritage, like Ahmed Dawood.
 * Thank you for helping to improve the article. Dawood is quite a known figure in Pakistan but there are relative less written sources about him. Crosji (talk) 12:17, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Yes, that sounds like a commissioned bio, probably needs to be considered a self-source. Valereee (talk) 12:56, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * A lot of books in South Asia, especially in local languages, are without ISBN or other codes. It doesn't mean one should ignore them, no? Crosji (talk) 17:53, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
 * No, we don't assume they should be ignored, but we do take a close look. Is the author a known historian? Is the publisher known to exert editorial control? If both answers are no, and the subject is a bio of a wealthy living person, perhaps we are a little suspicious. :) Valereee (talk) 18:08, 29 June 2023 (UTC)