Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nabi Raza Mir


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The result was   delete. No reliable sources found to show notability. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 03:24, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Nabi Raza Mir

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I was asked out of the blue by another editor with whom I am unfamiliar to nominate this article. That being said, there are some unreliable sources who think he is a dangerous Muslim radical living in the US. The United States government seems to agree as it tried unsuccessfully to bar him from reentering the country. Neither this nor his accomplishments as listed in his article amount to enough to clear the notability bar IMO. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:39, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
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Delete: There are many reasons as to why I think this article should be deleted: All in all, an objective article is not going to be to the advantage of the imam anyway... YankeeYiddel (talk) 21:55, 30 May 2012 (UTC) 
 * 1) The subject of the article is not truly notable: he is an imam of a mosque but there are millions of imams in the world -- not every one of them should be allowed an article in WikiPedia
 * 2) The article has original content, which is against WikiPedia policy
 * 3) The contributer of the article has written it in a way that promotes the subject of the article
 * 4) The article is not objective as it fails to address the fact that:
 * 5) The United States Government does not desire Mr. Mir to stay in the United States
 * 6) That the imam has sued the United States Government on multiple occasions
 * 7) That the imam has serious conflicts with others
 * 8) That the son of the imam is subject to TV programs that allege that he is engaged in pro-terrorism activities
 * 9) The article relies on a single source: The organization hosting the imam
 * 10) The article fails to address the imam's political agenda in the United States (something obviously known to the U.S. Government)
 * 11) The article includes mainly insignificant "filler" information, such as the imam attending an obscure conference and answering questions or the story of the imam receiving a PhD in Iran...
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 01:09, 1 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete The article has no independent sources, and I couldn't find any independent sources for Nabi Raza Mir. Furthermore I agree with the concerns of YankeeYiddel that the article violates WP:NPOV. NJ Wine (talk) 03:48, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete BLPs need WP:V reliable sources and a reason to be in the encyclopedia, the vague claims in the sources available just say that this is a Shia pastor who studied in Iran and moved to the U.S.  Even for the claim that the FBI is interested in him, I see no source.  Unscintillating (talk) 01:56, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. I gave a link to the case. It wasn't the FBI, but a number of other agencies that filed. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:17, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.