Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Ismail Raji al-Faruqi/archive1

Ismail Raji al-Faruqi
I believe that this article should be nominated. Been working on it since Sept 2004, and I think its ready now. Menj 09:06, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Object: This needs to be more in depth. It's more his CV than a biography. There is no objectivity here at all. The quote.  " .....is widely recognized as an authority on Islam and comparative religion" -  recognised by whom? The reference section is the wrong place, and the formatting seems generally to be erratic.  This need to be expanded and then given another (it's already been there once) long period on peer review. Giano | talk 09:55, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. Looks like a solid start, given the extensive biography and the fact the article is rather well-formatted (on this point I disagree with the above), but i) it has serious POV problems (see Giano's comments above) ii) it fails to explain al-Faruqi's significance as an author. What were his views, what were his actual achievements; currently the article does little but list the various positions and honors he held. The three sentences explaining the presumed "focus" of his work at the end of the second section are insufficient. Phil s 20:07, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. the first line isn't even a complete sentence, and the discussion of his death in the introduction is much too speculative.  RickK 06:17, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)