User talk:Allevey/sandbox

The article I chose to evaluate is "Racism in the Arab World". This article discusses how intolerance has taken form against non-Muslim groups in North Africa and the Middle East. The article is not a long-winded article and everything that the author discusses is relevant to racism in the Arab world. The author discusses the general racist attitudes in the region, accusations of racism against specific Arab governments, the racist ideology in the region, an overview of racism, and victims who have been affected by racism in the Arab world. Some of the accusations against specific Arab governments are part of these countries histories and do discuss present racism in the Arab world at length. Even though the past racial climate in the Arab world is discussed mostly, these facts tell us how racism in the Arab world has changed over time. It would be beneficial if the author discussed the current racial climate in each of these countries in the Arab world. Knowing how each government handles racial issues in this region would definitely help the readers understanding of the Arab world.

Regarding the tone of the article, I believe that it is pretty neutral; however, the article argues that there is racism against non-muslims in the Arab world. Although there is evidence to support this argument, there are likely people who would argue against the author's argument about racism in this region. The viewpoints of the article are neither underrepresented nor overrepresented. The author uses evidence from a diverse group of sources to argue his or her point about the racial climate in various Arab countries. After looking at some of the citations the author used, all of the sources seem to be arguing similar points as the author. Additionally, almost all of the arguments made by the author are backed up by a source; however, there are a couple arguments made that need citations. For example, the paragraph about the racist accusations against the government of Iraq has a few places where citations are needed for evidence of the argument. Almost all of the sources used by the author are from reputable sources that are considered unbiased. However, there are some sources that use biases. From looking at the Talk page, we can see some of these sources pointed out. For example, some argued that certain sources should not be referenced because they strongly support Israel and may be considered unbiased. After looking at the Talk page, it is evident that this article is part of 4 WikiProjects: sociology, discrimination, ethnic groups, human rights. Racism in the Arab world has a different scope from what we have been talking about so far in Blacks and Jews in the Arab World. The article differs from what we have discussed in class. The article discusses developments of racism in the modern Arab world, while our discussions in class have focused on history of racism in the Arab world. Lastly, this article has poor writing and can be hard to read for the audience. Allevey (talk) 20:39, 21 September 2018 (UTC)