Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abdul Makim Khalisadar


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The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 06:07, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Abdul Makim Khalisadar

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WP:BLP1E, notable for only one crime. No lasting notability. BJ Talk 04:20, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete. Appears to be a case of WP:BLP1E, but the BBC article cited in the references does say he "was well known for giving religious talks" which indicates broader notability, and other sources also make this claim; however, I find no RS documentation of him before the crime, so I suppose this should be interpreted more as "locally well-known" which does not confer notability.  Cool3 (talk) 04:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:02, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article is focused on Abdul Makim Khalisadar, but it relates to, and evidences, much broader issues: Khalisadar was a well-known preacher at the UK's largest mosque; seven others from the mosque lied and said that Khalisadar was at the mosque when the rape was committed.  The issue here is that Kafira (non-Muslim women) are not considered full people by many ardent Muslims.  That made the rape seem much less bad, in the eyes of Khalisadar and his friends.   Rather than deleting this article, Wikipedia should have other articles discuss those issues and link to Abdul Makim Khalisadar as one of the pieces of evidence or references.  RomanLady (talk) 10:53, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep The notability is both as a preacher and a criminal. The intersection is also considered by the general public to add notability, hence the press attention  The sources are impeccable. DGG (talk) 12:16, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. I agree with the nominator - his only notability is for one crime. I found nothing to indicate that he is/was notable for any other reason. --Michig (talk) 15:10, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Move to an article on the event. This article violates the biography of living person's one event rule. ChildofMidnight (talk) 16:26, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per RomanLady. I agree completely with her first sentence: "The article is focused on Abdul Makim Khalisadar, but it relates to, and evidences, much broader issues." The article is a coatrack, not primarily concerned about this one incident, but masquerading as a biography. Otherwise, it's a one-time news story because of his religious affiliation, with no sustained coverage, which doesn't indicate any historical significance. Dominic·t 06:04, 22 April 2009 (UTC)


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