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Givennames, thanks for your edits to Mukhtar (disambiguation). I have made some changes to the page based on MOS:DAB. In particular, I removed Mukhtar (Indian lawyer) because I could find no mention of him in any article. If you have any questions about that or my other edits, feel free to ask on my talk page or at Talk:Mukhtar (disambiguation). If you reply at Talk:Mukhtar (disambiguation), be sure to start your message with {{ping|Leschnei}}, so I will be sent an alert. Leschnei (talk) 11:54, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Secretaries of the Mabeyn

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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:33, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Mabeyn

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Women in Red

Hi there, Givennames, and thanks for your interesting article on Chahla Chafiq. If you intend to write more biographies of women, you might like to join WikiProject Women in Red where we are trying to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women. Happy editing!--Ipigott (talk) 09:34, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

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