Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ahmad Hussain (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 15:59, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Ahmad Hussain
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This article uses local mag sites and some other trivial mentions as references. I think these are not WP:RS. This article should be deleted. UserNumber (talk) 13:07, 10 October 2020 (UTC)


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 * Keep Ahmad Hussain is a young Nasheed singer-songwriter (similar to Naat Khawan in Pakistan and India) born in Sheffield, England in 1981. Seems to be active only in the British Muslim community, so naturally he is expected to use British websites as references for his article. This article has 11 working references - many of them are archived references. First reference on this article is his PROFILE by an Islamic North American grass roots umbrella organisation – Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA-MAS) Convention held in Baltimore, Maryland in 2014 - an independent, notable large organisation. A full page of profile is not a trivial mention. He is certainly a notable artist...Ngrewal1 (talk) 16:57, 10 October 2020 (UTC)


 * It does not meet Wikipedia's defined notability and inclusion guidelines for musicians (see WP:NMUSICIAN). It fails WP:NSINGER per lack of significant coverage in many independent sources (one is not enough). He may have worked with several blue-linked artists and organisations, but notability is not inherited. I can't find any evidence to demonstrate serious notability. He might well have a following in Western Muslim music but he doesn't appear to have attracted major attention as yet. UserNumber (talk) 10:52, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Comment Noted and well-known artists like Rahat Fateh Ali Khan may be selecting and collaborating with him for his talent? When several international disaster relief organisations – Human Appeal International, Islamic Relief invite him to perform at their events, that's evidence they are recognising his notability and talent. Islamic Circle of North America invitation to perform at their Baltimore convention is another example of his earned (not inherited) notability. Ngrewal1 (talk) 20:09, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep Meets WP:NSINGER. Saw over ten supporting references at this article. Kent Warfield (talk) 23:15, 14 October 2020 (UTC) — Kent Warfield (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   14:34, 18 October 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 07:46, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per Kent Warfield.  - Owais Talk 23:07, 1 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep BBC Radio is a source that corroborates the other sources and their information about this singer. I think its safe to say the information here is thus reliable. SacredSunflower (talk) 02:12, 3 November 2020 (UTC)


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