Talk:Hussein Bicar

Close paraphrase
This appears to be a very close paraphrase of http:www.hbicar.com, which asserts copyright. --ColinFine (talk) 23:17, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

more sources
First - keep in mind the rather well known blogs about the Baha'i Faith in Egypt do not count well as references in wikipedia (though worth reviewing for hints where to look for more substantial information or perhaps they could help track down reliable refs) That being the case here are some refs that do or refer to content that should be wikilinked. Some of these refs are small, some large... reviewing these will help a lot I think.


 * Celebrating art in a factual way - Is documentation the best way to commemorate great pioneer artists? by Rania Khallaf, Al-Ahram Weekly, 23 - 29 June 2011, Issue No. 1053 (listed as a artist affecting trends in Egypt, and Walid Aouni painted one dedicated to him for his work on Nubian women.
 * 1- Bibliotheca Alexandria (online Library) appears to have a video tape interview with him....
 * Hussein Bikar: Rescuing an Egyptian Artist’s Legacy, by Sayyid Mahmoud, Al-Akhbar English, November 22, 2011. Notes cultural relevance and controversy and conversion to the Baha'i Faith.
 * Auction Result: La Nubie se noie by Hussein Bikar notes sale of auction
 * A new dawn for Egypt by Rania Khallaf, Al-Ahram Weekly, 15 - 21 December 2011, Issue No. 1076 - refers to Bikar's mentorship of Mohamed El-Nasser.
 * About Bicar, Official website biography
 * Bikar wins LE. 100,000 worth Mubarak Award for Arts, ArabicNews.com, announces award in 2000.
 * El Guna - Travel in Egypt travel website notes showing of Bikar at El Guna museum (wikilinakable?)
 * Memories of Alexandria: From a Void to Nothingness By Ricardo Wahby Tapia, mentions Bikar in France in 1940
 * Frommer's Egypt By Mohamed el Hebeish, mentions/praises Bikar's portraits of the Abu Sibel Museum, (wikilink?)
 * Colors of Enchantment: Theater, Dance, Music and the Visual Arts of the Middle East, Editor Sherifa Zuhur, talks about Bikar among leaders of art in Egypt
 * A place in the nation's art - An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by major Egyptian artists of modern times marks the nation's fine arts centenary by Nevine El-Aref, Al-Ahram Weekly, 23 - 29 October 2008, Issue No. 919, speaks of Bikar's work among leaders.
 * George Bahgoury mentions Bikar's tutelage.
 * George Bahgoury: Painting Egypt from Exile by Radwan Adam, Al-Akhbar English, November 30, 2011, mentions Bikar's tutelage.
 * The Adventures of Arnabad (Arabic), Mohamed Said El Erian Author, Hussein Bikar, Artist, Cover (credit given) (also on iTunes -
 * The pulsating heart of Nubia by Osama Kamal, Al-Ahram Weekly, 29 March - 4 April 2012, Issue No. 1091, mentions affect on artist  Ahmed Salim.
 * Bikar's death Al-Ahram Weekly, 21 - 27 November 2002, Issue No. 613 - obituary
 * Helwan wax museum mentions Bikar founded it (as does the above Al-Ahram article) (but the original ref in the article needs to be found - url is dead
 * Mabrouk: Salt of the earth, By Pierre Loza, Al-Ahram Weekly, 8 - 14 June 2006, Issue No. 798, mentions in context with another artist
 * Around the galleries, by Nagwa El-Ashri, frames Bikar in multiple roles and relationships briefly
 * At a glance - A shorthand guide to recent publications by Mahmoud El-Wardani, Al-Ahram Weekly, 19 - 25 December 2002, Issue No. 617, reviews Al-Hilal, monthly magazine, issue no.12, December 2002, which mentions Bikar
 * Pack of Cards, By Madame Sosostris, Al-Ahram Weekly, 12 - 18 June 2003, Issue No. 642, mentions Bikar at another showing, perhaps wikilinkable
 * The others - A court ruling providing official recognition to Bahais has done little to ease the debate on this Israeli-based cult by Gihan Shahine, Al-Ahram Weekly, 11 - 17 May 2006, Issue No. 794. mentions Faith in Egypt and Bikar for being given a task
 * A jubilee of the arts by Samir Sobhi, Al-Ahram Weekly, 17 - 23 April 2008, Issue No. 893, mentions Bikar's place and role as artist and developer of artists
 * At a glance - A shorthand guide to the month, by Mahmoud El-Wardani, Al-Ahram Weekly, 10 - 16 August 2000, Issue No. 494, reviews Al-Kotob: Weghat Nazar, monthly magazine, issue no. 19 August 2000, which mentions Bikar
 * The American University in Cairo Audio-Visual Collection, 1945-2004: A Preliminary Inventory of the Collection mentions several tapes with Bikar on them
 * Dr. Basma’s Crime, May 6th, 2009, a translation of an article by Alaa Al Aswany,  mentions Baha'is in Egypt and Bikar among them
 * Religious Identity and the Bahá'í Community of Egypt by Universal House of Justice, 2006-12-21, mentions Bikar's death without an ID card.
 * HUSSEIN BICAR (EGYPTIEN, 1912-2002), La Nubie se noie autioned at Christie's

This article is from a blog and the article it refers to is on a different url now or dead - but perhaps it can be dug for with the right eyes - see and then it's link to
 * Hussein Bicar, 89; Egyptian Portrait Artist, Illustrator, November 18, 2002, LA Times, OBIT.
 * Obituaries in the News, Associated Press, AP NEWS ARCHIVE, November 17, 2002, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 * BICAR, HUSSEIN The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), November 18, 2002 (Highbeam article Obit in Boston Globe)

and I don't think that is exhaustive.... lol Smkolins (talk) 14:57, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

Bad ISBN
Because it is causing a Checkwiki error #73: "ISBN-13 with wrong checksum", I removed the ISBN from the entry:

Inas Elhindy (2009). Bicar...Recitals In Painting. published by the Supreme Council of Culture in Egypt. ISBN 978-977-479-470-7

I have tried unsuccessfully to locate the correct ISBN on the Internet. If we had the bibliographic information in the original language, we could find the correct ISBN more easily. Knife-in-the-drawer (talk) 04:16, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

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