Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ahmad Kaabour


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep.   A rbitrarily 0   ( talk ) 14:49, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Ahmad Kaabour

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speedy contested, elevating to afd for discussion, though I expect it won't meet our notability policies. delete UtherSRG (talk) 13:47, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lebanon-related deletion discussions.  -- UtherSRG (talk) 13:48, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions.  -- UtherSRG (talk) 13:49, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - the claim of a screening at Cannes bears out Go here. Although an IMDB listing is not included in the article, the subject is listed in the film's credits on IMDB, and subject has an IMDB page. A Google search found roughly ten or so hits. Not sure about notability, but I suspect the subject might pass muster. Evalpor (talk) 16:07, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment did a tiny bit of straightening up and added some citations and links.Evalpor (talk) 17:18, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Subject is notable in Lebanon, and there is coverage in the English-speaking world as well.Evalpor (talk) 20:51, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  -- UtherSRG (talk) 13:49, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Userfy, not good enough to be in the namespace right now but could become a very good article. I will host it if you want. Samwb123T (R)-C-E 23:15, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
 * * I'm fairly new at this and the Userfy thing is something I'm a bit unclear on. But I think this article, ratty though it remains, has value. Anything short of deletion seems desirable to me, thanks. Evalpor (talk) 02:04, 30 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Article improvements have begun. Input is required from Lebanese-reading Wikipedians, as notable in Lebanon is notable enough for en.Wikipedia.  Schmidt,  MICHAEL Q. 04:35, 31 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep Subject has been producing music since 1974 and has six studio albums release since. He also composed music for over six children's plays and countless musical compositions for TV promotions, ads, and series. He acted in several plays during the seventies and eighties as well as several TV series and one Egyptian feature film in 1991. Google search found 30,100 results. He is listed as one of the main six actors of "Carlos" which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (refer to official website of Carlos: carlos.canalplus.fr). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marwan.kaabour (talk • contribs) 08:04, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Thanks, but we cannot use information taken from a personal website. We're doing our best to save the article through Wiki-appropriate means. Evalpor (talk) 20:26, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment The information regarding the movie "Carlos" could be found on the movie's official website, which is a microsite within canal plus, one of France's biggest TV station: Carlos.canalplus.fr (Ahmad Kaabour is listed among the main six actors of the movie alongside Edgar Ramirez)

Other articles mentioning Kaabour in Carlos: http://www.parismatch.com/festival-de-cannes/2010/Actu/Carlos-autopsie-d-un-terroriste-184498/ http://www.iloubnan.info/artetculture/actualite/id/46250/lebanon/Carlos-et-le-petit-%C3%A9cran-:-la-piste-du-terroriste-qui-a-fait-trembler-le-monde-passe-par-Beyrouth%E2%80%A6 http://blogs.indiewire.com/toddmccarthy/archives/2010/05/19/carlos1 http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/people/376675/ahmad-kaabour.html

Concerning Ahmad Kaabour's musical career, you could refer to the following websites which mention or speak about recent festivals and concerts he has taken part in: http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=270906 http://www.bau.edu.lb/kaabour-zenni.php http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2009/April/theuae_April474.xml&section=theuae&col= http://www.abudhabievents.ae/en/events/music/sounds-of-arabi-mustafa-said-and-ahmed-kaabour.html

His albums could be purchased and/or read about from the following links: http://www.amazon.com/Ahmed-Kaabour/e/B001LI6Q8A/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1275381782&sr=8-1 http://www.passionate-music.com/2009/01/ahmad-kaabour-ounadikom.html http://www.timeoutbeirut.com/music/article/1909/ahmad-kaabour.html

There are plenty more articles about Kaabour, however they are mostly in Arabic, and that is why I am trying to build a Wikipedia page as it would be a main source for English-speaking people to read about him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marwan.kaabour (talk • contribs) 08:49, 1 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - sources indicate (rather borderline) notability, and this was an inappropriate nomination per WP:BEFORE. Claritas § 11:13, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
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