Talk:Waleed Aly

Duplicated Sentence
"In May 2016 Aly was Liberty Victoria's winner of the Voltaire Award for free speech." - appears twice 122.109.97.212 (talk) 06:49, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

John Perkins
does John Perkins really rate a free plug on this article? If so why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.9.63.150 (talk) 01:07, 13 September 2012 (UTC)

What ISIL wants = ISIL is weak?
The ref for "What ISIL wants" is now a dead link. There is http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/the-project/extra/season-7/isil-is-weak but I don't know that it is the same video, even though Google thinks it is.

Mark Hurd (talk) 15:23, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Two sentences which require examination
The following sentence has been removed with the challenge based on, (1) "why should this opinion be included over any other?" and (2) with, "no other quotes, seems WP:UNDUE and WP:NPOV". On this basis, the following content also requires assessment. Recommend both sentences are retained. Please discuss. Enabsir (talk) 04:53, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Writing in The Australian, Dr Paul Monk has said, "In accepting his Voltaire Award, Aly needs to step up and champion freedom of speech in the Muslim world and freedom to criticise Islam itself, including the Prophet — as Voltaire himself did."
 * Aly has been defended by Scott Stephens, editor of Religion and Ethics ABC, in response to claims that Aly's role, "is to sanitise the public image of Islam". Stephens has also said that "Aly is idolized by young Muslim academics".


 * What value does the extra quote add? - it needs to stand on its own legs to warrant inclusion. It looks to be contextless abuse of Aly and Islam to me, and Monk doesn't seem to be a specialist in any relevant field. Nick-D (talk) 08:27, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Monk's article received some coverage from like-minded circles, which shows the impact of his writing in this instance. The quote shows that awarding the Voltaire Award to Aly was not without controversy. But, as Enabsir asks, if Monk's piece can't be part of the article, why should Scott Stephens', who is just a much or as little qualified as Monk? I wouldn't mind if both commentators were mentioned here. If they are, the paragraph with Stephens' opinion should be repositioned away from the chronology of "Media". -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 11:59, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Two weeks & consensus, two-to-one Enabsir (talk) 20:36, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 June 2017
Hi there, I suggest that either in the education or legal and academic career section it be added that in May 2017 Waleed Aly completed/received a PHD on global terrorism, as per this link from Monash Uni's website: https://www.monash.edu/news/internal/newsletter/the-insider/25-may-2017/articles/waleed-aly-receives-his-phd Gatthow (talk) 09:22, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I've just added this - thank you for pointing it out. Nick-D (talk) 11:26, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Reverts not notable enough
Nick-D it's really good that you have now managed to find a source for all these parts of the article which were not sourced and so quickly like you highlighted. well done. However I don't believe they are notable enough to be included in the article but rather seems to be some type of coatrack and making Aly out in an overly positive light while I see you have reverted the criticisms of Aly that are equally found in various Sources and could just as easily be hung on the same coatrack. I look forward to the reasons you think they are notable enough to include.Birdy1234 (talk) 11:23, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Do not disrupt Wikipedia articles to illustrate a point Nick-D (talk) 08:28, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

criticism
There is a tonne of criticism out there against this guy and has caused his fair share of controversy. I feel there ought to be some summary of this stuff.? Alexandre8 (talk) 12:38, 16 June 2017 (UTC)

Controversies
In 2017, the documentary Fair Game was released about Heritier Lumumba's life and his experience of racism while playing professional football.

On 19 September 2017, on Network 10's The Project, Lumumba was interviewed by Waleed Aly about his experiences and was disappointed in Aly's response to the interview, as Lumumba felt that he approached the interview with the "preconceived idea that we would both see eye to eye on the basic truths of racism/white supremacy ... However, it is now very clear to me, that he and I have fundamental differences in our understanding of what racism/white supremacy is, and how it should be effectively dealt with." Lumumba felt that he was undermined by Aly and claimed that Aly was indifferent to racism.

Lumumba said he was also horrified Aly, who is Muslim, did not assert the fact five players, including himself, had gone on record to highlight racist culture in the AFL.

In 2021, the Do Better report was leaked to the Australian media. The report found the Collingwood Football Club guilty of systemic racism. This has led to calls for The Project, and hosts Waleed Aly and Peter Helliar, to apologise on-air. Helliar has written an apology, "This report is heartbreaking. To @iamlumumba I am truly, unequivocally sorry. I should have believed you. I will do better."

Since the release of the report Waleed has not publically acknowledged his part in the 2017 interview. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thornbury3071 (talk • contribs) 03:52, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

About negative gearing
the most important question to ask, if investors don't negative gear, who will provide rentals. 124.171.32.40 (talk) 07:56, 8 February 2024 (UTC)