Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bushra Khalil


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Erik9 (talk) 03:30, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

Bushra Khalil

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Disputed prod. Like I said before, not notable other than a single incident. Probably somewhat notable years ago but lasting impact a concern. At best, possibly a redirect to Trial of Saddam Hussein. I'm really not sure how the fact that she graduated from Beruit University really changes things, but fine. Ricky81682 (talk) 08:53, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Redirect and possibly merge to Trial of Saddam Hussein, per WP:ONEEVENT. - Lilac Soul (talk • contribs • count) 09:35, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect as per Lilac Soul. --Ged UK (talk) 10:08, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep I've changed my mind, mainly because of the arguments of Esasus and Baileypalblue. She goes beyond one event, and certainly seems to have been involved in high level cases. --Ged UK (talk) 15:47, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - Is Wikipedia only for notable Americans? I am concerned by the large number of articles based on international subjects that are being proposed for deletion. Bushra Khalil is a notable, highly skilled and well known international criminal lawyer. Ricky81682 seems to sugest that there is a time limit on notability. If that is the case then Wikipedia should be removing the articles for all of the lawyers attached to the O.J. Simpson murder trial (and the Lindbergh kidnapping doesn't seem to still have that "lasting impact" of notability as it once promised to have). If she were an American this would not even be a debate. Esasus (talk) 13:49, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notability goes beyond just one event; she represented multiple notable figures of the Hussein regime through multiple trials, and apparently had a prior political career, or at least an attempt at one.  I have added some reliable sources to the article to satisfy the general notability guideline.  I agree with Esasus that there's at least some concern regarding systemic bias here; just because Western news outlets overload with coverage of her sensational conduct in the Hussein trial, it doesn't follow that's all she's notable for.  Baileypalblue (talk) 15:39, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I certainly agree that Wikipedia isn't only for notables of the anglosphere or western world. However, all the article describes (or at least described) was her role in the Saddam trial. If she is notable beyond, e.g. by her political career, she certainly merits an article, but that article should, then, describe this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lilac Soul (talk • contribs) 15:48, 20 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep - Per the new sources added by Baileypalblue since the opening of the AfD. A NYT article of which she was the main subject certainly helps. EdJohnston (talk) 16:43, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:01, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


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