Template:Did you know nominations/Malouma


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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 00:44, 3 February 2016 (UTC)

Malouma

 * ... that before she became a Senator of Mauritania, Malouma (pictured singing) was censored for her songs, which promoted women's rights and challenged apartheid, and denied a permanent address?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Dilys Glynne
 * Comment: Created 16 Jan; promoted to GA, 24 Jan. For March (Women's History Month).

Improved to Good Article status by SusunW (talk), Ipigott (talk), Megalibrarygirl (talk), 1bandsaw (talk), Rosiestep (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), and 7&6=thirteen (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 16:17, 24 January 2016 (UTC).


 * I think we might slightly simplify this with:
 * ALT1: ... that before she became a Senator of Mauritania, Malouma (pictured singing) was censored for her songs, which promoted women's rights and challenged apartheid? --Ipigott (talk) 16:30, 24 January 2016 (UTC)>
 * I like ALT1. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:35, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment I prefer ALT1 too. Was she censored because of her songs, or were the songs themselves censored? It seems ambiguous. Edwardx (talk) 20:51, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
 * She was personally censored, denied a permanent address, banned from performing, but the songs were banned from being played within the country as well. Ambiguity is not a bad thing, will require people to read the article to find out, IMO. SusunW (talk) 16:03, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks . I was only concerned if it was just the songs that were censored. Great article and hook, by the way. Edwardx (talk) 19:10, 27 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Substantial Good article, well sourced, in praiseworthy teamwork! Perhaps clarify in the article lead that traditional music means traditional Mauretanian music. I prefer the simpler ALT, raising enough interest. I hope to see the image on the Mainpage: expressive and licensed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:09, 30 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I added "traditional Mauritanian music" as suggested to the lede. SusunW (talk) 00:02, 1 February 2016 (UTC)