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Article 1

 * Cinema of Egypt
 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall, I think this article is well-developed, but misses a few sections throughout: I feel the article strongly focusses on commercial cinema in Egypt, thereby neglecting mayor counter-movements in Egyptian cinema such as "New Realism". I think these movements are crucial in illustrating a complete picture of the Egyptian film industry, as they were often led by key-figures in the industry such as Youssef Chahine (who is also not mentioned in the article). Also, the section on the present ends in 2007, which is not the present today. I feel the tone of the article is good, it is well-written, and the lay-out is visually appealing. The sources seem to be up to date, but I believe that there are some newer sources (2018-2021) that could be added.

Samak, Qussai. "The Politics of Egyptian Cinema." MERIP Reports 56 (1977): 12-15. Schochat, Ella. "Egypt: Cinema and Revolution." Critical Arts 2.4 (1983): 22-32. Shafik, Viola. Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity. American University in Cairo Press, 2007.
 * Sources
 * Ambrust, Walter. “Political Film in Egypt.” Film in the Middle East and North Africa: Creative Dissidence. Red. Josef Gugler. University of Texas Press, 2011.
 * Samak, Qussai. "The Arab Cinema and the National Question: From the Trivial to the Sacrosanct." Cineaste 9.3 (1979): 32-34.
 * Samak, Qussai. "The Arab Cinema and the National Question: From the Trivial to the Sacrosanct." Cineaste 9.3 (1979): 32-34.

Article 2

 * Religion in Egypt
 * Article Evaluation
 * I believe this article is well-balanced and well written. It is sectioned in clear subheadings, and it is visually pleasing. There are some little mistakes in spelling here and there, but the tone of the article is good. I do however think that there is more to say on sectarianism in Egypt. The article mentions sectarian conflicts once, very briefly, but does not come back to this issue later - it might be relevant to add a larger section on this issue. The sources are very up to date, and quite diverse.
 * I believe this article is well-balanced and well written. It is sectioned in clear subheadings, and it is visually pleasing. There are some little mistakes in spelling here and there, but the tone of the article is good. I do however think that there is more to say on sectarianism in Egypt. The article mentions sectarian conflicts once, very briefly, but does not come back to this issue later - it might be relevant to add a larger section on this issue. The sources are very up to date, and quite diverse.


 * Sources
 * Heo, Angie. "Sectarianism and Terrorism: The Libya Beheadings and ISIS Violence Against Egypt’s Copts." Middle East Christianity. Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2020. 113-124.

Article 3

 * Sectarian violence among Muslims


 * Article Evaluation
 * To me, this article seems incomplete: First of all, the article only focusses on the modern time-period. Second of all, many subheadings in the article do not contain any text - merely a reference to another Wikipedia page. Third of all, the sources in the article are not diverse enough - the sources used are not representative of the existing body of literature, nor are they recent enough. There are no sources written by minorities. Last but not least, I believe the tone of the article is out of balance - some sources/voices are favored over others, and on several occasions it seems like the writer takes a standpoint.


 * Sources
 * Abbas, Syed Ali, and Shabib Haider Syed. "Sectarian terrorism in Pakistan: Causes, impact and remedies." Journal of Policy Modeling (2020).