Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shahina Siddiqui


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The result was   delete. -Scottywong | confabulate _ 20:58, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Shahina Siddiqui

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This subject fails WP:GNG and WP:ANYBIO. Although she does garner mention in press, it's generally passing mention (not substantial coverage), and it's almost never substantially about the subject. In coverage, she's usually talking about a controversy; the controversial topic itself may or may not be notable, but the topic is never this person. At any rate, speaking in the role of spokesperson is not notable at all. Even most things relating to the Winnipeg Islamic Social Services Association do not directly relate to this subject; whether that organization is notable is another matter. This person seems to talk about anti-Islamism, 9-11, movies, Muslim marriages, local news, and the Jewish community in Manitoba. I did find a letter to the opinion editor that's substantially about her, but this isn't exactly reliable coverage. Less reliable coverage, including press by and associated with Siddiqui's own organizations, waxes more biographical, but is neither of a quality nor a quantity to base a encyclopedic biography. JFHJr (㊟) 23:19, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
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Delete- Not notable as per nomination-- Bharathiya (talk) 05:29, 13 September 2012 (UTC) 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 22:34, 17 September 2012 (UTC)




 * Delete - Being quoted a lot does not denote notability. I can find no coverage about this person. -- Whpq (talk) 16:49, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - This unfortunately seems to be a case where Wikipedia notability rules almost force us into systemic bias. Unless they get involved in terrorism, lay Muslim community leaders in western countries seem to get distinctly less significant coverage in reliable sources (or at least what Wikipedia consensus recognizes as such) than do comparable Jewish leaders or ones connected with major Christian denominations. In this case, Siddiqui gets a number of mentions as executive director of and spokesperson for the Islamic Social Services Association (Canada) - and as a founding member and former executive director of the Islamic Social Services Association as a whole (it also operates in the United States) - and a few for some publications apparently aimed primarily at Muslim women living in North America. A dedicated researcher might just be able to add to this to construct a genuine case for notability - though I currently can't. However, even if Siddiqui is not notable, Google searches suggest that the Islamic Social Services Association is - however, we don't have an article on the Association, so I am not in a position to suggest redirecting this article there. PWilkinson (talk) 12:28, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
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