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I'm new to editing on Wikipedia. I translated the page "Amiria Press" from the Wikipedia Arabic page "المطبعة الأميرية" but I need permission to publish my translation. Thanks. Sambasoccer27 (talk) 15:28, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

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Thank you very much for the welcome, but trying what you suggested didn't help. I translated the article using Wikipedia's translation tool, so I can't edit the source. When I try to publish my translation, this is what I get:

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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Amiria Press. Thanks! SwisterTwister talk 22:25, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Amiria Press (April 2)

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Your proposed merger

You've not given any reason for your proposed merge (and you didn't even set up the required structure for it). If there is no reason available, I suggest we just close it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:44, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Michéle Lamy

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There's more than just the language differences between the wikis. The English wiki has a much higher threshold of notablity and requires reliable, verifiable, independent sources for biographies of living people than most other wikis. I hope you're able to provide some source material. Hope that helps, Cabayi (talk) 15:16, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Ways to improve TEDx Tarfaya

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Institute of Arabic Manuscripts

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Al-Boraq

Hey there,
I'd say that moving the article to Al-Boraq doesn't make much senses. While at the moment the Al-Boraq service runs only between Tanger and Casablanca, this might change in the future. So I suggest to make a difference between the train service called Al-Boraq (like e.g. AVE in Spain, TGV Inoui in France, ICE in Germany) and the actual highspeed railway line (Casablanca–Tangier) – because they describe to different things. What do you think? --Jcornelius (talk) 09:25, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

• @Jcornelius: Hello, I would argue that it's necessary to consider context. Spain, France, and Germany all have multiple services running on their high speed lines—Thalys, Eurostar, etc. whereas in Morocco, where the advent of high-speed rail is totally new, Al-Boraq is used to refer to both the state-run service and the state-owned line. Look at any article about the inauguration last November—they all talk about "Al-Boraq"; the name has come to refer to high speed rail in Morocco. If in the future, more services with different names are run on the line, then it would make sense to disambiguate the two, but for now it makes much more sense to keep the one article under the most recognizable, natural, and concise name. What do you think? Sambasoccer27 (talk) 10:59, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
• @Jcornelius: From Morocco's Ministry of Culture and Communication: "King Mohammed VI gave the symbolic name of 'AL BORAQ' to the Moroccan project of the high-speed rail line linking Tangier to Casablanca," (http://www.maroc.ma/en/royal-activities/hm-king-mohammed-vi-names-moroccan-high-speed-train-al-boraq) —Al-Boraq refers to the Moroccan high-speed rail project in general. Sambasoccer27 (talk) 12:28, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

@Sambasoccer27:: But don't you think it still makes senses to differ between the train service, the high speed project in general and the actual railway line? While the service and the high speed project in general could be described in the same article (to a certain extend), I still think it is more reasonable to describe the railway line between Casablanca and Tangier separately. Even more, I'd imagine the following distinction:

• Al-Boraq (describing the train service, amenities, schedules, etc.)
• Rail transport in Morocco (with a sub-section on the high speed railway project)
• Tangier–Casablanca high speed railway (for the specific railway line, describing the construction and technical details of the tracks)

These are three different things that need and deserve different articles. --Jcornelius (talk) 12:55, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

@Sambasoccer27: Yes, it makes sense to me to keep the service and the Moroccan high speed rail project in general together in one article at this point, as the former is the inextricable fruition of the latter. I do agree that a separate article with technical information about the track itself would be useful.

Also, should we copy this conversation and paste it to the talk page of Al-Boraq? Sambasoccer27 (talk) 14:06, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

I have repaired your cut-and-paste page move

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Modern Standard Arabic

Please, check my proposal. --Mahmudmasri (talk) 20:03, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

@Mahmudmasri: I agree; thanks! Sambasoccer27 (talk) 23:13, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Zaydani Library manuscripts

Hi Sambasoccer27, it was great to meet you at Wikimania!

We spoke about importing to Commons digitised manuscripts from the Zaydani Library - I can find the catalogues for the collection in both the Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial and National Library of Morocco but not the actual manuscripts. If I remember correctly, you said the manuscripts are digitised, online and available under a Creative Commons license - perhaps you can send me some links? I have already uploaded a couple of pages from a facsimile of the Koran of Muley Zaydan. Check them out - Coran de Muley Zaydan, 170v and Coran de Muley Zaydan, 264r. All the best, Simon Cobb (Sic19 ; talk page) 00:41, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

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Hi @Diannaa:, thank you for your vigilance and sorry for causing an issue. I am the author of this article. I wrote it as a student intern back around 2012 / 2013. Since the site has since gone offline, I thought I would put it up here. I tried to run some of the text through Google and got no hits, so I thought it would be ok. Since receiving this alert, I've contacted the company I was interning at to see if I can do it. If they say yes, I may have some questions about how to proceed. I've never done an OTRS before. Thank you, إيان (talk) 01:16, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

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Hi @Diannaa:, the company sent the email and received an automated response with a ticket number. What should my next steps be? إيان (talk) 10:04, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

We have to wait for an OTRS agent to assess the email - that could take a while, so be patient. — Diannaa (talk) 11:17, 11 February 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Diannaa:, do you know if I will be able to proceed through channels within Wikipedia once this ticket is handled, or will I need to follow up with the company? إيان (talk) 23:49, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Sorry I don't know the answer to that. If the OTRS team finds the permission email to be acceptable, they will notify us. If it's not okay, you will hear back and I likely will not. — Diannaa (talk) 23:50, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Hello @Diannaa:, I think it's resolved now. Thank you for your help. إيان (talk) 22:14, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

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Almoravid dinar

The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny pp:112–115 -TheseusHeLl (talk) 19:46, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

@TheseusHeLl:, thanks for sharing this. Unfortunately, I can't access those pages right now. If it indicates that there is something in the article Almoravid dinar that should be added or modified, please go ahead and make those changes. Thanks, إيان (talk) 17:08, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

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Sure, pinged you on the talk page. إيان (talk) 17:33, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. I responded to your comments there. danielkueh (talk) 17:46, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

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@Vami IV: this is great news; thank you! This is my first time through this process and I am eager for your feedback. إيان (talk) 20:11, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

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The majority of the English Wikipedia's readers can't read Arabic, so using the transliteration of the Arabic titles is more convenient. Ex: Ma'lamat al-Maghrib instead of "معلمة المغرب". -TheseusHeLl (talk) 20:46, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

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Missing cite in Literature of al-Andalus

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Hello Renata3, I fixed it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. إيان (talk) 04:46, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

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Recent changes to Culture of Morocco article by new editor

Hi Ian, You've made substantial edits of good quality to the Culture of Morocco article. Recently a new editor has made some changes to the article concerning languages spoken in Morocco. Could we get your input on this? Thanks, Carlstak (talk) 13:56, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Talk:Berbers#Requested_move_25_July_2020

Hey, that didn't go too well. I'm a bit baffled by the shortsightedness of some of those editors. There's the old "oh so some people find it offensive", which is revolting. The COMMONNAME argument is the most powerful, and maybe the only valid argument; it will take a while for this to change in common parlance, if it ever does--I myself am working on it, but it's hard to lose an old habit. The argument that "older sources call it that" is not convincing; older sources can still be cited in the same way, and at any rate it's not others who decide what a people should be called; all this can be handled in the writing process with context and ascription. Two editors used that argument; I do not find it convincing. "Historical sources" use all kinds of terms for people that are now widely considered offensive. And that a tourist was welcomed and did not note any offense related to his use of the term doesn't say much. I'm a bit taken aback by Syphax98's comment and don't know how to respond to that. Anyway, if you or User:Abdeaitali ever want to pick this up again, please ping me--I fully support the move though it will continue to be an uphill battle, I think, until, for instance, major publications offer explicit guidance for the name. I'm not familiar with Ramzi Rouighi. Good luck, Drmies (talk) 01:55, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

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Requesting you to visit articles Islamic advice literature and Draft:Aurats (word) and help expand the articles if topics interest you.

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French cruiser Galilée

Hi, I saw your addition to the article and I was cleaning up the references, when I noticed you hadn't put page numbers for the André citation - can you add those to the relevant citations please (or let me know here and I'll add them in)? Thanks. Parsecboy (talk) 19:34, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Hello Parsecboy, the relevant chapter is "Chapitre V - Le drame de 1907", p. 103-136. إيان (talk) 19:39, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Excellent, thanks, I'll add it in. Parsecboy (talk) 19:41, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Oh, by the way, can you tell me a good translation of the article title from maghress.com? I don't exactly trust Google's result ;) Parsecboy (talk) 19:45, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

I think "Mahgress" is fine, but it represents "Maghreb Press" إيان (talk) 19:49, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

No, I meant the article title - Google gave me more or less gibberish. Parsecboy (talk) 20:06, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Parsecboy Oh, sorry—read your message too quickly. So the title "مجزرة 1907.. هكذا دمرت البحرية الفرنسية البيضاء عن آخرها" could be translated as "The Massacre of 1907... How the French Navy Destroyed Casablanca" إيان (talk) 20:13, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

No worries, thanks again. Parsecboy (talk) 20:15, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

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Request for inclusion of new reference for Islamic influence on Western Art

Dear Ayyan A new book of direct relevance to this article has appeared recently - see https://www.mei.edu/publications/stealing-saracens-how-islamic-architecture-shaped-europe I have found it extremely difficult to make edits on Wikipedia - whatever I do, it is almost instantly reverted. I think one has to be patient and learn the ropes, but at the moment I am too busy with other work. However, I think that it would be worth modifying the Wiki article on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_influences_on_Western_art since the book/article are directly relevant - at the least one can add a citation, and more ambitiously a paragraph/section describing the work. Seeing that you have done similar edits in the past, I thought you might be interested in doing this Best wishes Asaduzaman (talk) 17:32, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

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Mechoui

I just wanted to let you know that I asked for a WP:RMTR since Mechoui is the Common name for the spit-roasted lamb and we would be doing a disservice to the readers by conflating it with every other roast out there. That being said, once reverted, I wouldn't mind if it's renamed "Mechoui" (i.e., if "é" is replaced with "e" to make it less French). Best, M.Bitton (talk) 15:01, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Per MOS:FIRST, the page title should be the subject of the first sentence. therefore, we cannot have "Meshwi" first. The uneventful image of a piece of meat was replaced with images that show what Mechoui is. I also noticed that while adding images to other articles concerning Maghrebi food, you injected a national element into them. I'm sure you didn't mean it, but given the those articles' history, do you really think that is a good idea? Does it matter where the photo of a dish that looks more or less the same everywhere was taken? Could such edits be seen as UNDUE? Would such edits invite more of the same in the name of NPOV? I hope you'll understand what I'm trying to get at and maybe review those additions. Best, M.Bitton (talk) 16:32, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

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