User talk:Al Ameer son

Thank you very much

I really appreciate the barnstar. It's very kind of you. I hope you are doing well and keep up your own good work! Tiamut^talk 08:32, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, Soman is asking for the exact wording in the Aburish text at the Talk:Palestinian fedayeen article. If you could reply to his request, that would be great since I don't have a copy of the book myself. Thanks in advance. Tiamut^talk 08:40, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

Hello. I am translating the article Yasser Arafat to norwegian, and I am wondering whether the picture "Israeli raid in house during Karama.jpg" can be uploaded to Commons? If not, is there any other way for me to use it? Cheers, JohnnyGoodfella (talk) 01:06, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for your reply. I will pass the question over to an expert on the norwegian wikipedia. By the way, I really liked the article myself, and this is what I have translated so far. Cheers, JohnnyGoodfella (talk) 01:19, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I am planning on replicating the english article as much as possible; that includes all the references. Thank you for your help. JohnnyGoodfella (talk) 01:33, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. The translation is taking quite some time, but I am also spending much time writing related articles (the Norwegian Wikipedia is much smaller than the English, so the article doesn't look as good with all the red links). Anyway, could you please explain the last part of the section "Jordan" for me?

By September 25, the Jordanian army achieved dominance, and two days later Arafat and Hussein agreed to a series of ceasefires. The Jordanian army inflicted heavy casualties upon the Palestinians — including civilians — who suffered approximately 3,500 fatalities.[26] Arafat and a number of his Fatah forces, including two high commanders, Abu Iyad and Abu Jihad, were forced into the northern corner of Jordan.

First they agreed to ceasefires, but did they suffer any losses (casualties) after that? Why were they forced into the corner of Jordan if they had agreed not to battle? Were there any clashes after the ceasefires? And one other thing: A series of ceasefires — is that many ceasefires at different places in Jordan, or at different times? Cheers, JohnnyGoodfella (talk) 00:40, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your quick response! It's fairly late here in Norway (2 AM), so I will have to look at your reply tomorrow, but I am grateful for any help with this. JohnnyGoodfella (talk) 01:02, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that definitely clarifies it. Your help is truly appreciated. I will let you know if I see anything else I don't understand. Cheers, JohnnyGoodfella (talk) 11:58, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Haifa

Hi. I have added references for this section - hope it looks to be ok now. It was to me the only section which I wasnt sure about before, to be honest. Thanks. Flymeoutofhere (talk) 18:56, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Flymeoutofhere (talk) 21:24, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for fixing the Arafat article. I was in the process of replacing the text, but ran into some technical difficulties on the references I was trying to put in. Jules1236 (talk) 01:26, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you

It's good to meet you and thank you. Can you explain what "Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti" means in the image caption? Is that the name of the person depicted in the image, or the name of the painter? Badagnani (talk) 21:08, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The 43rd edition? Do you know the year? Badagnani (talk) 21:48, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Got it fixed. Do you know why they say "maqāmah" instead of "maqām"? Badagnani (talk) 21:56, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No I'm not positive, but I think its just a dialect problem or English interpretation problem. --Al Ameer son (talk) 21:57, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arabic

I am learning Arabic and can tell you about a keyboard you can install, which will let you type Arabic using the English keyboard layout. It makes it so easy. Badagnani (talk) 21:58, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's up to you. I find it useful to search in Arabic or bilingually, and to add Arabic to Arabic-related articles. Badagnani (talk) 22:02, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is (Arabic ASDF Eastern). There are a few letters that are different, but most of them are in the spot where they'd be on the English keyboard (Z for Z, R for R, B for B, etc.) Badagnani (talk) 22:04, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please let me know if you have any problems or questions. Badagnani (talk) 22:17, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Name

Arabic Wikipedia gives this name:

<span=2 style="font-size: 19pt"> محمد القاسم بن علي بن محمد بن عثمان الحريري.

This looks like it would be Muhammad Al-Qasim bin Ali Bin Muhammad bin Uthman Al-Hariri. Badagnani (talk) 22:17, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if بن would be pronounced "ibn" or "bin." Maybe "bin," if it was classical Arabic. Badagnani (talk) 22:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Anas Salloum explained to me that it's the Hindu-Arabic numerals (Western numerals) that mess up the Arabic. The only way to do it is to put the name after the numerals, separately. Badagnani (talk) 22:29, 12 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and I'll try

I will try to add to Palestinian cuisine soon, though you did a great job there yourself. I'd like to add more to Ka'ak first and been thinking about doing a stand-alone article on Khamis Al-Amwat actually (though I still have not researched to see if there's anough material on the subject.) The customs and shared holidays of the din as'shaa'abiya (popular religion) of Palestine most interests me. I might do an article on that broader topic once I get some building blocks for it together too. Thanks again and good work yourself. Tiamut^talk 18:53, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Huldra often takes month or more wikibreaks, so I wouldn't be too concerned, though I do miss her when she's not around. Thanks for the link, by the way. Cheers. Tiamut^talk 23:01, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yup; and now she is back again! Thank you for your note, Al Ameer son, and congrats to you for the Cuisine article! Btw, I am ordering the Palestinian cook-book (There are a lot of copies for sale over at abebooks.com, so it shouldn´t be too difficult to get), and will add inf. from it to the article when I get it. Regards, Huldra (talk) 05:08, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

question about the flag

I see on your userpage you mention that you prefer the old Iraq flag and not the new one. I was wondering if you could elaborate on why the new one is a joke and a symbol of Arab and Iraqi decline. Cheers, Kingturtle (talk) 03:59, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

did you know nomination I have made

...that despite documenting land ownership in Palestine in 1945 for the British, Sami Hadawi was not buried in his native Jerusalem? by Al Ameer son OK? Victuallers (talk) 19:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arafat again

Hi. Thank you for your kind help. The translation is moving forward. I have another question though. Take a look at this chapter, in the beginning of the second section. Is it supposed to be in "non-chronological" order? Quote:

In February 1975, the Tigers assassinated the pro-Palestinian politician Ma'arouf Sa'ad. In April 1974, Phalangist forces killed twenty-seven Palestinians and Lebanese travelling on bus from Sabra and Shatila to the Tel al-Zaatar refugee camp.

Cheers from JohnnyGoodfella (talk) 16:45, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help. Tiamut has answered, take a look at my talk page! Regards, JohnnyGoodfella (talk) 13:30, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sami Hadawi at DYK

Thanks for suggesting this article for DYK. The suggestions process is a little complex; please note in future, suggestions are made at Template talk:Did you know under the date the article was created. Another user will move your article to the update template once it has reached the head of the queue and been checked. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 20:34, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 21 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sami Hadawi, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Now made it, congratulations! --Espresso Addict (talk) 02:59, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sumud and the Beit Sahour tax revolt

Very insightful of you Al Ameer Son to suggest that the two are related. I'm beginning to look for sources that make the link explicit so that information about it can be incorporated into the article. If you find anything yourself, do pass it on or add it directly to the article. Great thinking! Tiamut^talk 09:57, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tali Fahima

Ya Al Ameer son, as you've commented on the article's Talk page, perhaps you'd agree to help with the following: I've asked that some content be added to the Mercaz HaRav massacre#Reaction section, though I haven't succeeded in retrieving the source article from the Haaretz online English-language edition. (It was in the print edition though I neglected to note the date; I prefer citing Haaretz rather than Ynetnews as was done for the Yuli Tamir reaction.) Or perhaps you know of a better one? -- Thanks, Deborahjay (talk) 10:54, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
[Update]: You'll see in that section I added Dalia Itzik's reaction (and party affiliation, for those readers who won't bother to jump). Incidentally, this marks my first attempt at adding a referenced citation in a Wikipedia article, something I've long been wanting to learn and will need to use often in the future! -- Deborahjay (talk) 11:14, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
[Following your response ]: Thanks for checking; I went back to Haaretz online and likewise found nothing on March 12-14. I've heard in the past that the online edition doesn't include all the print edition's articles, and likewise that the English doesn't include all that's printed in Hebrew. On the other hand, I don't think an edit to that page would stand without citing an English-language reference, preferably online. So that's it for now. -- Deborahjay (talk) 17:22, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
[...and in conclusion]: I did succeed in finding the article thanks to Google (per: Haaretz "Tali Fahima") since the search engine on the Haaretz site is fairly useless. Have posted the results on the Talk pages for both subjects, as I consider the reportage (and the incident) too minor for editing into the mainspace of either. -- Deborahjay (talk) 18:08, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nablus photos

Hi Al Ameer son,

Nice work on re-arranging the Nablus page, photo wise. I wanted to add some images to an otherwise dull looking page. I like what you have done with them though. Best wishes.--RobNS 18:51, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tel Aviv

I've had a go at addressing the points (during which the tag was removed as I didnt know where it should go - hopefully no longer needed) - is this ok? Flymeoutofhere (talk) 17:02, 24 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tantura

Hi al Ameer son,
I removed the pov-tag.
Regards, Ceedjee (talk) 12:56, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No prob. Thanks for your efforts ! Ceedjee (talk) 13:17, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Eftekasat

Hi there, what's up?! Look, i wanted to ask you if you can state your opinion on this matter. Also please do visit those two pages, Eftekasat and Mouled Sidi El-Latini, to obtain a better understanding of the band! Thanks for your help. :) Maged M. Mahfouz (talk) 19:49, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jifna

I did some checking on the JMCC and I'm now satisfied it is a reliable source, since it's quoted by the BBC and other reliable organizations. So I have promoted your original hook. Regards, Gatoclass (talk) 04:55, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

On 27 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jifna, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Congratulations! Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 12:58, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I just redirect Jufna to Jifna since I think they are the same city. Just making sure with you. JoshuaZ (talk) 16:28, 27 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, some terrorists were killed

In the Khalil al-Wazir article, you mention some high profile operations that he planned against civilian targets in Israel, along with the casualties in each case. That's relevant information, of course. However, adding the number of terrorists killed by Israeli security forces in each case is not relevant, in my opinion, for two reasons. First, the death of the perpetrators was not one of the intended targets of such operations. Second, the information can be found in the articles about each incident (Savoy Operation and Coastal Road massacre). For this reason, I think that this information should be removed from the article. -- Gabi S. (talk) 18:54, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]