User:Atlas002/Evaluate an Article

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Women in Syria - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
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I chose to evaluate this article because I think there's a lot to take away about feminism in the middle east. Global Feminist on the mainstream internet don't mention much about the condition and rights of women in countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria. As someone who grew up in Syria and has some secondhand experience through some Female friends and family I find it important to learn in more detail how the laws work. Feminism should strive to help women worldwide on the same level of importance without intervening in their cultures. It is important to provide a way for women from these countries to express their concerns and goals as opposed to putting them in the same mold as feminism in western world. With social media and the internet at the tip of our fingers we're able to hear women from these countries voice their struggles and do our part as people to help them.

Evaluate the article
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The articles lead section provides a clear introductory sentence that clearly shows the article is going to be about Women in Syria. It covers major points about women in Syria, such as their history, legal rights, education, politics, role in the economy and military, women's health, impact of the conflict on Syrian women, crime against women (such as honor killings, forced and child marriages, domestic violence, and notable women who have played a role in feminism there.

The content is up to date and contains information from the Syrian Civil War. It could use some improvement. Adding the role of women during the Syrian Civil War would be fantastic. Along with men, women in Syria also faced harsh consequences during the war but also played a huge role in society. With the scarcity of electricity, food, water, and other necessary resources during the war. Women were able to persevere and come up with new ways to take care of their families. I think this would be something nice to include as it gives people a perspective of women's lives in Syria and how strong and capable, they were during the war and the huge role they play in society that is not talked about or appreciated often. The article discusses Women in Syria which is historically underrepresented populations both from the feminist and humanitarian perspective. I also like how it mentions notable feminist figures from Syria which are underrepresented in womens history. One being a Syrian feminist from 1929 Nazira Zain al-Din who was "one of the first people to critically reinterpret the Quran from a feminist perspective, published a book condemning the practice of veiling or hijab, arguing that Islam requires women to be treated equally with men."

The article has a very balances tone all throughout. Most viewpoints have background information. It discusses both the good side of the story of how women were able to help in Military yet it also discusses the struggles women deal with in general in Syria.

The article does lack the use of Media images and fails to give the reader and good visual of the topic. The entire page contained only one media image of a random elderly woman from 1926 while failing to provide any other images of more recent events surrounding the topic of women in Syria.

The Talk page was very helpful. The article is rated a B which I agree with. Overall, it provides really good information, but it could use some more insight. The article was part of a Wiki Education- supported course assignment from Spring of 2015. I did see some good evaluation on the talk page. One person highlights bias points throughout the article. The use of the term Freedom Fighter for the opposition was discussed as it is not entirely an accurate way to describe people who had evil doings. At one point it talked about hospitals and schools being targeted yet there was no source to justify that claim. After reviewing the article, I see most of the suggested edits have been made.

Overall, I'd say the article provides good context on the topic of women in Syria. Some points that can be imporved is the struggles of women and their perseverance during the recent civil war. I would also add more current event visuals from women in Syria for the reader to get a better perspective of what women in Syria look like now. The only picture available was from the 1920s. The article is well-devleloped but can use some imporvements.