Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shahara Islam

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The result of the debate was keep (no consensus), could probably be merged with the article on the terrorist attacks. I will leave that discussion to the talkpage. Sjakkalle (Check!)  08:50, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

Shahara Islam
Sad as this is, Wikipedia is not a memorial. I cannot find any verifying of the claims of "poster girl"; sad as her death is, it's not encyclopedic. smoddy 15:17, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I will provide provided citations from UK and International newspapers about the "poster girl" status --Zappaz 15:20, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. A Google search for "shahara islam" provides 15,800 results . She's notable. ulayiti 15:23, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * This is because she was mentioned on the news... it is now down to 13,700 in the 7 hours since you posted this, and I'd guess it will go down far lower during the next week...Phantomsteve 22:24, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Like it or not, Phantomsteve, she is not just a victim of terrorism. Being a devout Muslim in Britain, murdered by fanatics in the name of Islam, when her last name is Islam, makes her a powerful symbol that will not degrade with time. That is why the article needs to be kept. (btw, the google count is still 15,800) --Zappaz 00:39, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, certainly notable james gibbon  16:16, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for reasons already stated. AdorableRuffian 17:01, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete not notable. Dunc|&#9786; 18:38, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with 7 July 2005 London bombings article, showing a listing of all the victims? The 9/11 article doesn't list the victims, but does link to CNN's list of victims - perhaps something similar for the London Bombings?Phantomsteve 21:36, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge/delete. Not memorial. Pavel Vozenilek 22:15, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete wikipedia is not a memorial. JamesBurns 03:11, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as above. Somebody start the wikimorial already - Skysmith 09:39, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Deaths related to terrorism are tragic, but they are unfortunately far from unique enough to document each one individually.  People rarely become notable because of the manner of their death, and as tragic as this event is, the individual casualties of mankind's conflicts barely even register as a footnote in history.  Wikipedia is not a memorial. Indrian 15:46, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
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