Talk:Saleem Shahzad

Removed non-encyclopaedic text from main space

I removed the following text as being non-encyclopaedic and rather promotional. I'm posting here as I believe it contains interesting information which, if rewritten, might be worth adding to the article. --CharlieDelta (talk) 18:50, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

There are several breaking stories on Saleem's credit but he is the only one whose writings exclusively introduced the world with Al-Qaeda figures like Sheikh Essa and their ideology of Takfeer (see http://mondediplo.com/2007/07/02al-qaida). He trails the militancy through the Hindu Kash region, cross through the mountain passes and enters into the Afghan valley of Kunar along with the Taliban and then dodges the drones and ground American operations and come back to Pakistan safely with a kind of a coverage of a terrain which nobody did before (see http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JE22Df02.html)

He interviewed militants well before they became internationally known figures. This includes Sirajuddin Haqqani (see http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/FE05Ag02.html) and Commander Qari Ziaur Rahman (See http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JE23Df02.html. Saleem wrote an interview/story on Commander Ilyas Kashmiri (see http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KJ15Df03.html) when his role began as Chief of Al-Qaeda's military committee. Ilyas wrote exclusive email to Syed Saleem Shahzad in Feb. 2010 (see http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LB13Df03.html) in which he conveyed his warning for the beginning of Al-Qaeda's operations in India and sabotaging the sports events including the Common Wealth Games. He is the first reporter who broke the real inside story on Mumbai attack that how Al-Qaeda hijacked ISI's low profile proxy operation and turned it into a high profile attack which could have caused a war between India and Pakistan (See http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JL02Df05.html)

More, more, more

There is so much that needs to be written up about this brave man. Several of the cited sources have more to offer: Dawn, Guardian Onanoff (talk) 05:32, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

And some personal insights into the man from other journos BBC. Onanoff (talk) 08:26, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Parent

I removed the following as it was unreferenced and apparently conflicted with other information. But perhaps there are naming/genealogical details that I don't understand, so I mention it here:
Shahzad was the son of Alī ibn Ḥusayn, a descendant of Imam Zayd bin Ali
Onanoff (talk) 08:16, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Name

Is "Syed" his given name or is it a title? See Sayyid. If it is the title then I don't think it belongs here. Poyani (talk) 16:31, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

No idea. Is it your opinion that Syed is not part of the common name? Jesanj (talk) 17:14, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Personal websites and op-eds

Recent edits have been attempting to use a personal website (www.ahmedquraishi.com) and an opinion piece in The News International by Ahmed Quraishi as reliable sources. The website would meet the definition of a self-published website and should be avoided as a reference. In regards to the opinion piece, "Where a news organization publishes an opinion piece, attribute the statement to the writer (e.g. "Jane Smith wrote...")." per WP:NEWSBLOG. Thank you.--RDavi404 (talk) 14:50, 18 November 2011 (UTC)