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Seriously ??

Libyan 13:06, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

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Deletion of Libyan Arabic language boxes
I've restored them. Please see my response on my talk page. Thanks for bringing that to my attention! JesseW, the juggling janitor 06:19, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

animated wikipedia project
Hey, I guess i could join that project. I don't edit wikipedia as much as I used to though. What do I need to do? Fresheneesz 07:05, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Med. Union
Hi, thanks for yoru contribution to Mediterranean Union, but we are unable to find a citation for the fact that Lybia was "outraged" at the proposal. Where did that come from, can you help us on that please? Thanks. -  J Logan t/c: 11:16, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much! -  J Logan t/c: 18:57, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Famous acacia
Thanks for that piece of information - I had heard of the tree before but knew nothing specific about it! Ephebi 21:49, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

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Slavery by country
Hi. I see your rationale for keeping the page and it certainly looks as though it might be useful (though your definition of "slavery" will have to be well-sourced), however Wikipedia can't have effectively empty pages hanging about for indeterminate times while they're under development. Rather than deleting the page I've moved it to your user space here. You can edit it it there, taking as much time as you like to add content. When the content looks substantial enough for a mainspace article, you can move it back yourself (use the "move" tab at the top) or ask me, or any other editor, to do it for you. Cheers, Tonywalton Talk 11:55, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Libyan Arabic
Could you please write a stub about Kurów in Libyan Arabic here – just a few sentences based on http://kurow-wiki.openhosting.pl/wiki/ar:%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81 ? Only 5-10 sentences enough. Please.

PS. Article about Kurów is already in 276 languages and dialects. If your village/town/city isn't yet on PL wiki, I can do article about it. (I'm first author of requests and this article have the biggest number of interwikis) Pietras1988 TALK 12:14, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

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Barnstar
Oh thank you very much, shukran, shukran, I love editing Wikipedia articles on Libya and making them as neutral as possible. I always consider myself a very neutral person and thats why I started editing them in the first place. Once I find more time, my next goal are the cities. Only Tripoli and Benghazi have good articles at present.

Anyway thanks a lot for the barnstar, I really appreciate it! Jaw101ie (talk) 21:07, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Hala hala
Thanx for the welcome. I'm actually loving this. There's a lot of mess out there in the Syria categories. Time consuming though.

Yazan.

Hewar
Thanx a lot for the edits, they most definitely make more sense. Salamat. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zozo2kx (talk • contribs) 05:27, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Arab Summits
Marhaba Hakeem, I've created this template listing all Arab Summits. Would be nice if you can help just to write a bit about each one of them. If you have any sources.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:ArabSummits —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zozo2kx (talk • contribs) 06:31, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Libya map
Please see commons:Commons:Graphic Lab School/Images to improve for a coloured version. /Lokal_Profil 12:25, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Map of Kanem
Hello ! I am sorry for the late response. You asked on what source this map is based. It is a bit inacurate, because it does not represent the raw territory of the Kanem Empire, but mostly the cultural influence of the state. Also, it does include the Bornu kingdom, which explains the weird marking west of lake Chad. I hope it does not represent a problem. By the way I didn't knew about the existence of a territory map of Kanem in Commons, thank you. :)

- Tourbillon A ? 18:47, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

dromadaires
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dromedary&diff=189283153&oldid=189223568

I think that should answer your question. I already fixed back the caption :-) Anthere (talk)

流暢
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 * Thanks for letting me know. You should consider putting at the top. Regards, Accurizer (talk) 11:24, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Copts in Libya
Thanks for adding info about Copts in Libya. The lines you added say that the Coptic community in Libya is composed almost exclusively of foreigners. Are you sure that almost exclusively is the right choice of words here as I am not aware that there are non-Muslim Libyan nationals, which would mislead the reader to thinking that there is indeed a small (very small) indigenous minority of Libyan Copts - which is not the case. P.S. Consider adding the info to Christianity in Libya article as well. cheers. ;) --  hɑkeem  ¡ʇ u ɐ ɹ  ɯǝǝʞɐɥ  06:20, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


 * You mean I wrote that specifically in the article "Religion in Libya"? If so, than I only added to what had already been written.


 * This is the original sentence (as I remember it):


 * "The Anglican bishop of Libya has his seat in Cairo, as most Christians in Libya come from Egypt"


 * This is half-true, as Copts, who slightly outnumber the other denominations, are originally from Egypt — in fact, they are probably the closest to being pure descendants of the ancient Egyptians. However, you do have a point as to how this implies that the, quote, majority of Christians are almost exclusively foreigners.


 * I only added:


 * "The Anglican bishop of Libya has his seat in Cairo, as most Christians in Libya come from Egypt... including the Copts"


 * Either way, both are inaccurate, as it should probably only say that most Christians, the Coptic Orthodox, as well a few other denominations, have historical roots in Egypt.


 * I can tell you one thing for sure, though, I don't even remember writing the exact words: "the Coptic community in Libya is composed almost exclusively of foreigners". I know for a fact that this is not logical, as it is not feasible in most circumstances to have the majority being immigrants for centuries! The Italians have a history as well, as Libya was once a colony, so the same goes for all of the other Christians who have at least a notable prescence (ie: Catholics, Anglicans, Greeks, Russians).


 * Also, it was contradictary when it said that the Catholics have the largest minority, and then said the same for the Copts. According to the source I added, along with the Catholic source, the Copts should have about 10,000-20,000 more than the Catholics, so as this difference is not noticable, I see why the articles said what they used to.


 * Would you mind telling me where you think it needs help? Until then, I will try to add more information to the articles - may be it should clear up this mess with all this articles (the text is almost "exclusively" copy-and-pasted XD)Thanks a bunch. :)


 * ~ Troy (talk) 23:53, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


 * No problem. I agree entirely about what you say about Looklex Encyclopedia. The only problem is, it's probably the only source that I can find for the Copts in Libya — notice that I only used the 1% figure as an approxamite estimate. However, if I do find a better source (AKA, any other source at all XD ), then I'll replace Looklex with that other source. In any case, I would like to thank-you for helping me out and I look forward to working with you. Later,


 * ~ Troy (talk) 22:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, I should notify you that whoever wrote "exclusively" to begin with didn't have any of the right sources. Thus, I have changed "exclusively" —> "largely" — not the best word, but I think that you'll find that it's far more suitable ;). Cheers, ~ Troy (talk) 22:48, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Alright, then. Considering that you know more about Libya than I do, I'm not going to touch that sentence. Of course, if either one of us finds a reliable source which is contrary to any of our edits, then it should logically override our perspectives. Until then, I think that this is agreeable. Thanks for co-operating, ~ Troy (talk) 23:26, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Col. Kadaffi's Amazon Guard
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RE: Hello! Do you always delete 5 minutes old articles?
Yes, I do if they're not notable enough; especially with only 22 hits on Google. Regards, Craigy (talk) 07:15, 16 June 2008 (UTC)


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Hello
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Maltese
Sliem. I noticed the edit you made to the Maltese language history section (Jiġi żmien li fil-Wardija [l-Għolja Sciberras] kull xiber raba’ jiswa uqija); while your translation was indeed literal, it missed the metaphorical context completely. Maybe the literal translation could be followed by the metaphor meaning (one that is still used in Malta today). Thanks! the roof of this court is too high to be yours (talk) 21:32, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

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Il-Malti
You seem to be enjoying yourself on the Maltese article: great! A new pair of hands and smattering of gray matter are always welcome. However, please use the talk page regularly, as the Maltese language article is a hotbed of controversy.. strange, for such an innocuous little language hardly anybody speaks or understands, eh? But there it is. Rather than make bizarre changes (pushing a Maghreb connection) to Maltese (which has been isolated from its ancestor, Siculo-Arabic, for over 1,000 years) it may benefit the article if you found more interesting things to do. Enjoy your wiki experience. the roof of this court is too high to be yours (talk) 13:46, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Japanese
Can you really speak Japanese? MashAllah, I was very impressed. I was always wondering how many Libyans in the world have been to Japan, lived in Japan or can speak Japanese. You're my first. Anyway, thank you for the barnstar that you gave me ages ago; that's what got me wondering about your Japanese. Genki Deska and suburashi! Jaw101ie (talk) 11:28, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Ibn Sirin
While we certainly appreciate the eagle eye, it appears that the website we "copied" the content from actually uses Wikipedia content. I've watched Earth develop over time, and yet http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Earth shares its content.

Thus, I've reverted your blanking. Kylu (talk) 02:09, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Translation request
Hi. Sorry to bother you, but I've come here because you're listed as someone who can translate Arabic, and we need someone who knows the language. Basically, we've got this article listed at WP:PNT, Hosseinfsf, and we don't know what it means. I've run it through a couple of machine translators but it just gives meaningless words, and I don't know ifs accurate or a bad translation. If you have a free minute could you please take a look and give us the gist of it. Thank you-- Jac 16888 Talk 18:50, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
 * was Persian not arabic, never mind. Thanks anyway-- Jac 16888 Talk 22:43, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

Waynak?
Hakeem Pasha, shu akhbarak? How was your presentation? Yazan (talk) 06:55, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

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rub
Hi Hakeem,

Could you explain the pronunciation of rub (syrup)? Is /rub/ supposed to be English, or Arabic? If English, which /u/ is it, the vowel of foot, or of food? If Arabic, does it have an English pronunciation?

Thanks, kwami (talk) 08:03, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

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Wikipedia Arabic needs you!
Salam, Aid Mubarak. I am a Wiki Arabic contributor. We have some problems in organizing Arabic dialects in the template and in the article. I saw you edits in wiki English about this subject. Can you help us in Wiki Arabic ? We hope to see you more often in Wiki Arabic, it s really funny there! y the way, the article Arabic Language in Arabic is now a selected article, we really appreciate your comments or review. And don t forget to ask any thing here. Salam --Helmoony (talk) 14:24, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

arabic and japanese translation from English wiki,
Salami Hakeem, I found you on the translation section, it would be good to see English language articles in other languages, people like me who provide short articles and material for multi language projects will not have to use translators for words. A few suggestions for Arabic and Japaneese proactive and Super Skin Lightener I need these two for a project and I have more suggestions for future.

Eid Mobarak :) --Mabrooka2Hola (talk) 19:21, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

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Research survey invitation
Greetings Hakeem.gadi-

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Request for translation
I am writing this request because you are listed at Translators available. The text that I'm requesting a translation for is the following: The background for this request can be read here. I am preparing for a future discussion about this information at at WP:RSN, and from past experience with foreign-language sources I know that a qualified translation, not merely a machine Google translation, will be requested by the regular reviewers at that noticeboard.

Do note also that I have made this request with four other Arabic-to-English translators besides yourself as past experience is that most will not respond to this request, at least not in a timely fashion. Therefore, should you wish to offer yourself to this task, you should inform the other four so that they will know to disregard the request on their talk pages. You could also simply inform me that you will do the job and I can do the notifying. In any case, here are links to the four other requests: __meco (talk) 06:45, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
 * User talk:FayssalF
 * User talk:Aelfthrytha
 * User talk:Haytham abulela
 * User talk:JohnChrysostom


 * Dear Hakeem, I have finished the translation.
 * -- Haytham Abulela  07:54, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Arabic redirect discussion
Hello, you have been invited to join the discussion at Redirects for discussion because you are listed as an Arabic-to-English translator at Translators available. Thanks! BigNate37(T) 11:46, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks
It seems you had already created the article for Ibn Maḍāʾ. I've been doing some work, though you got it started - had there not already been an article on him, I might not have contributed. Your initiative there and on other pages has not gone unnoticed. MezzoMezzo (talk) 04:19, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

Tawfīq el-Hakīm
I'm currently writing a short thesis on Tawfiq al-Hakim with a specialized focus on Fate of a Cockroach: Four Plays of Freedom. I am finding it rather difficult to find good sources in english and suspect that there is much more information on Tawfiq in arabic. Do you know of any good arabic websites where I might find good information on him. If you had some free time I would appreciate pointing me in the right direction as the information I have found so far seems to be lacking in many respects. Is this a possiblity?

Regards, Johan1391 (talk) 00:57, 3 June 2013 (UTC)

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Request for translation: List of sources for an article
Dear Hakeem,

On the Reference desk someone recommended using the list of translators in response to a request. Are you willing to translate portions of or all of the list of references on this page? es:Wikipedia discusión:Consultas de borrado/Liceo Mexicano Japonés? It is for an AFD on the Spanish Wikipedia. This is so Spanish-speaking editors can understand what Japanese references exist about the subject. You are welcome to translate the references into English.

Thank you WhisperToMe (talk) 16:34, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

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English-Japanese Translation Assistance
Greetings Hakeem.gadi! It seems you have a rather coveted skill set with your translation abilities. Kudos! Would you have the time or the interest to collaborate on the AIG business page? The Japanese version looks like it could use some help on content and formatting. Best Regards! MsGingerHoneycutt (talk) 16:09, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

Language-population update project
Hi. The 18th edition of Ethnologue just came out, and if we divide up our language articles among us, it won't take long to update them. I would appreciate it if you could help out, even if it's just a few articles (5,000 articles is a lot for just me), but I won't be insulted if you delete this request.

A largely complete list of articles to be updated is at Category:Language articles citing Ethnologue 17. The priority articles are in Category:Language articles with old Ethnologue 17 speaker data. These are the 10% that have population figures at least 25 years old.

Probably 90% of the time, Ethnologue has not changed their figures between the 17th and 18th editions, so all we need to do is change "e17" to "e18" in the reference (ref) field of the language info box. That will change the citation for the artcle to the current edition. Please put the data in the proper fields, or the info box will flag it as needing editorial review. The other relevant fields are "speakers" (the number of native speakers in all countries), "date" (the date of the reference or census that Ethnologue uses, not the date of Ethnologue!), and sometimes "speakers2". Our convention has been to enter e.g. "1990 census" when a census is used, as other data can be much older than the publication date. Sometimes a citation elsewhere in the article depends on the e17 entry, in which case you will need to change "name=e17" to "name=e18" in the reference tag (assuming the 18th edition still supports the cited claim).

Remember, we want the *total* number of native speakers, which is often not the first figure given by Ethnologue. Sometimes the data is too incompatible to add together (e.g. a figure from the 1950s for one country, and a figure from 2006 for another), in which case it should be presented that way. That's one use for the "speakers2" field. If you're not sure, just ask, or skip that article.

Data should not be displayed with more than two, or at most three, significant figures. Sometimes it should be rounded off to just one significant figure, e.g. when some of the component data used by Ethnologue has been approximated with one figure (200,000, 3 million, etc.) and the other data has greater precision. For example, a figure of 200,000 for one country and 4,230 for another is really just 200,000 in total, as the 4,230 is within the margin of rounding off in the 200,000. If you want to retain the spurious precision of the number in Ethnologue, you might want to use the sigfig template. (First parameter in this template is for the data, second is for the number of figures to round it off to.)

Dates will often need to be a range of all the country data in the Ethnologue article. When entering the date range, I often ignore dates from countries that have only a few percent of the population, as often 10% or so of the population isn't even separately listed by Ethnologue and so is undated anyway.

If Ethnologue does not provide a date for the bulk of the population, just enter "no date" in the date field. But if the population figure is undated, and hasn't changed between the 17th & 18th editions of Ethnologue, please leave the ref field set to "e17", and maybe add a comment to keep it so that other editors don't change it. In cases like this, the edition of Ethnologue that the data first appeared in may be our only indication of how old it is. We still cite the 14th edition in a couple dozen articles, so our readers can see that the data is getting old.

The articles in the categories linked above are over 90% of the job. There are probably also articles that do not currently cite Ethnologue, but which we might want to update with the 18th edition. I'll need to generate another category to capture those, probably after most of the Ethnologue 17 citations are taken care of.

Jump in at the WP:LANG talk page if you have any comments or concerns. Thanks for any help you can give!

— kwami (talk) 02:41, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Tunisian Arabic
Dear User,

As you are one of the contributors to Tunisian Arabic. You are kindly asked to review the part about Domains of Use and adjust it directly or through comments in the talk page of Tunisian Arabic.

Yours Sincerely,

--Csisc (talk) 13:27, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Translation requests
Hi! Do you do translation requests? WhisperToMe (talk) 11:24, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Request for Help, please
Greetings Mr Hakeem.gadi,

Nice to meet you. Could you kindly help me translate this article into the wonderful Libyan Arabic language? Please.

Content  كنيسة يسوع الحقيقي أو كنيسة يسوع المسيح الرب الحقيقي هي كنيسة مستقلة غير تابعة لأي من الطوائف المسيحية الأخرى أنشأت في بكين في الصين في عام 1917 م. ينتمي حوالي 1.5 مليون شخص في ست قارات لهذه الفئة. وتعتبر هذه الكنيسة فرع للحركة الخمسينية ضمن المذهب البروتستانتي كانت انطلاقتها في أوائل القرن العشرين. تتمسك هذه الكنيسة بوحدانيه اللاهوت الخمسيني - عقيدة اسم يسوع. المباديء العشرة الأساسية:
 * 1) الروح القدس
 * 2) التعميد
 * 3) غسيل الأقدام
 * 4) العشاء الرباني
 * 5) يوم الراحةَ
 * 6) السيد المسيح
 * 7) الإنجيل
 * 8) الخلاص
 * 9) الكنيسة
 * 10) يوم القيامة

 Your help would be very Gratefully Appreciated, Thankyou very much. --Philip J (talk) 02:31, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

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Ali Al-Biski
Hi Hakeem,

I hope you're well,

I was looking at Arabic-English translators and saw your name on the list and, fortuitously, saw that you are also Libyan therefore wanted to reach out and ask whether you'd ever heard of Ali Al-Biski and to see whether the sources that I have used in this article would count as verifiable or (ideally) if you could point me in the direction of a better source so that I can flesh out his page? I've been using some Google translate mostly therefore I'm not even sure if I've spelt his name/nickname right!

No worries if you don't have the time, I just thought there wouldn't be any harm in asking.

Many thanks for your help,

Felixsv7 (talk) 14:38, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

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