User:Dinakmehta/Choose an Article

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
 * Zoroastrian Weddings
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is a good start, but brief in its analysis of the relevant of weddings within the community. As I discuss in my more formal evaluation of the article, the sources are out of date and there is only a couple of them. I would love to add depth and meaning to this page, as well as bring it up to more to date.
 * Sources
 * https://www.toppr.com/guides/legal-aptitude/family-Law-I/parsi-marriage-and-divorce-act/
 * https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2016/03/marriage-and-zoroastrian/475467/
 * https://www.culturalindia.net/weddings/regional-weddings/parsi-wedding.html
 * https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/india-interfaith-marriages-challenge-parsi-families

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Parsis
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is very robust and has a lot of historical information about the Parsi community and religion. I am very impressed with the amount and quality of sources as well. there is a great section about marriage ceremonies in here, however I feel like it cal also be expanded upon. I also think adding a section to this page about the context of, situation, and position of children who are only half Parsi would be very interesting to me. This would include a gender analysis as well analysis of Parsi religious rules. To my knowledge, half-Parsi children who have a Parsi dad are accepted, while if the mother is Parsi you are not accepted. This is one aspect of the community contributing to the dwindling population. This is also highly political as wealthy and famous Parsis, such as relatives of Jinnah, are able to pay off Priests to keep their children within the community.
 * Sources
 * Parsis
 * http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat55/sub350/item1921.html
 * https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2013/dec/08/zorastrianism-adapt-archaic-laws-die-parsi
 * https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-zoroastrians/irans-ancient-pre-islamic-community-dwindling-idUSDAH04300220080220
 * http://nycitylens.com/2015/02/must-a-zoroastrian-date-only-zoroastrians/

Option 3 ** If feasible, I actually think this would be favorite option **

 * Article title
 * Parsis
 * My Proposed Title/Topic - Parsi Women
 * Article Evaluation
 * There currently exists no Wikipedia page that discusses gender and the role of women within the Parsi community. I would LOVE to create/start this Wikipedia page. I think it would be amazing to analyze gender dynamics and a great way to incorporate the topics I have discussed above such as the significance of Parsi Marriages and having Parsi children. Also in this "Parsi" wikipedia page above the only people in the Notable People section are men, when I know there are lots of notable Parsis, for example it was a Parsi women who was one of the more prominent in the Indian independence movement, Bhikaiji Cama.
 * Sources
 * https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/a-daughter-fights/story-wHATGvGvyRYGaB0UPWNojN.html
 * https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/in-major-ruling-supreme-court-allows-parsi-woman-who-married-outside-religion-to-enter-fire-temple-1107112-2017-12-14
 * https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/where-we-belong-the-fight-of-parsi-women-in-interfaith-marriages-4900480/
 * https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/plar.12241
 * List of Parsis