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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title:
 * Abdeen Palace
 * Article Evaluation
 * Short, not detailed and bad description of the palace's development and what it represents. The sections it is divided into do not properly highlight the true elements of the palace. The sources I have looked into have showed how important and full of rich history this palace is, and this page dims the importance of the palace. The talk page has corrected various silly mistakes as the author mistakes the father of Egypt to be Muhammad Ali (the boxer) and has made various incorrect statements throughout. The language is also very repetitive within the article and seems the author was attempting to fill up the space, not fill it with crucial and useful information.
 * Short, not detailed and bad description of the palace's development and what it represents. The sections it is divided into do not properly highlight the true elements of the palace. The sources I have looked into have showed how important and full of rich history this palace is, and this page dims the importance of the palace. The talk page has corrected various silly mistakes as the author mistakes the father of Egypt to be Muhammad Ali (the boxer) and has made various incorrect statements throughout. The language is also very repetitive within the article and seems the author was attempting to fill up the space, not fill it with crucial and useful information.


 * Sources
 * https://www.presidency.eg/en/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86/

Abdeen palace -- a witness to egyptian history. TCA Regional News. Jun 15 2019. Available from: https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/abdeen-palace-witness-egyptian-history/docview/2241268871/se-2

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Censorship in Algeria


 * Article Evaluation
 * The sections stood out to me first as they are attempted to divided by the era of development of censorship in Algeria. It is not consistent and randomly mentions the 2007 symposium, which can be better explained, but then divided to the next section being "2020s". There is a lack of flow from each section to the next section. This article needs to show the development of censorship in Algeria and should show the other contributing events and figures that contribute to Algeria's censorship. The article should also include the Algerian war and how tourture and harsh conditions added to the development of censorship during 1954–1962. Then about the French reaction to the Algerian nationalism demonstrations within this time as well
 * Sources
 * CENSORSHIP IN ALGERIA: PARIS TO CONTINUE CURBS ON PRESS IN REFERENDUM. New York Times (1923-). Dec 20 1960:2. Available from: https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/censorship-algeria/docview/115107700/se-2.
 * CENSORSHIP IN ALGERIA: PARIS TO CONTINUE CURBS ON PRESS IN REFERENDUM. New York Times (1923-). Dec 20 1960:2. Available from: https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/censorship-algeria/docview/115107700/se-2.

Efrat Ben-Ze’ev, Ruth Ginio, Jay Winter. Shadows of War : A Social History of Silence in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge University Press; 2010. Accessed April 3, 2023. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=e000xna&AN=313366&site=ehost-live

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Gulf of Tunis


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is very short and has two images and one section. It should include the importance of the gulf of Tunis and the history of it. The article talks more about the city of Tunis than the gulf itself. There is also not much talk on the talk page. But I think it should mention the reports of heavy mental pollution that have been seen on the gulf. It should also mention the 1970 influx of architects that began this pollution issue and how the push for modernity also influenced the issue. The lake of Tunis also has a large story of its background and history that can be included in this article as well.


 * Sources
 * https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.02.027
 * Planning Middle Eastern Cities : An Urban Kaleidoscope, edited by Yasser Elsheshtawy, Taylor & Francis Group, 2004. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fsu/detail.action?docID=200238.
 * Planning Middle Eastern Cities : An Urban Kaleidoscope, edited by Yasser Elsheshtawy, Taylor & Francis Group, 2004. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/fsu/detail.action?docID=200238.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Baths of Antoninus


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article briefly talks about the baths being one of the oldest roman built site of architecture in North Africa. Unfortunately, it does explain the story of the baths themselves of how they were a community hub for the people at that time. It also should mention the depth of what the baths looked like 146-162 AD when they were being built and how they functioned. It would also be important to include the division of women and men in the baths and what the baths represented to people of ancient Tunisia. It is also important to touch on the development from the roman empire to now in that area.


 * Sources

https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com/carthages-antonine-baths/

Tunisia, Carthage, Ruins of Roman city, thermal baths of Antoninus Pius. (2014). In Bridgeman Images (Ed.), Bridgeman images. Bridgeman. Credo Reference: https://go.openathens.net/redirector/fsu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.credoreference.com%2Fcontent%2Fentry%2Fbridgemandeag%2Ftunisia_carthage_ruins_of_roman_city_thermal_baths_of_antoninus_pius%2F0%3FinstitutionId%3D2057

Option 5

 * Article title
 * 1912 Fez riots


 * Article Evaluation
 * The first thing I noticed about this article was the reference of naming the event was not properly explained. There should be an explanation of the difference of the names it is called, as it has to do with who is giving their perspective of the event as Muslim nationalist, Jews and the French define the riots differently. I also think there needs to be more sections that shows the development of the riots and why they began. I feel they should also talk about French colonization and how their timing was chaotic for Morocco and Jews who flushed as gold-thread craftsmen.

Sources

https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2018.1479694

1. Boussaa D. The social sustainability of historic centres in north africa: Cases from algiers, tunis and fez. The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social and Cultural Context. 2014;9(3):69-83. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/social-sustainability-historic-centres-north/docview/2713766979/se-2. doi: https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1115/CGP/v09i03/55239.