Talk:Kefah Ali Deeb

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A fact from Kefah Ali Deeb appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Syrian artist Kefah Ali Deeb painted an empty chair (pictured) as her vision of victims and refugees?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kefah Ali Deeb.

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by PrimalMustelid talk 17:33, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that for Syrian artist Kefah Ali Deeb (pictured) the weather god Hadad is an example of ancient myths?

Source: https://universes.art/en/specials/multaka-berlin/kefah-ali-deeb

ALT1: ... that artist Kefah Ali Deeb (pictured) painted an empty chair instead of refugees? Source: https://ga.de/news/kultur-und-medien/regional/hommage-an-die-heimat_aid-42874961
ALT1a: ... that Kefah Ali Deeb (pictured) painted an empty chair as her vision of Syrian victims and refugees? Source: https://ga.de/news/kultur-und-medien/regional/hommage-an-die-heimat_aid-42874961
ALT1b: ... that Syrian artist Kefah Ali Deeb painted an empty chair (pictured) as her vision of victims and refugees? Source: https://ga.de/news/kultur-und-medien/regional/hommage-an-die-heimat_aid-42874961
ALT2: ... that Kefah Ali Deeb is helping refugees understand their cultural heritage? Source: https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/berlin-refugee-guides-show-cultural-riches-home
Reviewed: Hae Nang Maew

Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Munfarid1 (talk) 21:34, 11 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Performing a review here. A QPQ is in progress for Hae Nang Maew, and I'm WP:AGF that it will be completed. The sources for the article look to be reliable, and I see no red flags as far as NPOV. Article is sufficiently new and long.
Let's work with ALT1, as I think it's the most interesting for outside readers. It also needs some edits to be clear for an outside reader.. "Instead of" is a little unclear as it implies that maybe she was supposed to do something and disobeyed. The article is more accurate in that the chair "represented her artistic vision of Syrian victims and refugees". We should also somehow note the Syrian context, both for the artist and refugees. This probably doesn't need more than a few wording tweaks, if you want to try again. Shooterwalker (talk) 15:42, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for your review and comments. - How about ALT1a then? Munfarid1 (talk) 16:00, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - It's really close. Can we re-add context of who she is? (e.g.: a Syrian artist and activist?) I might consider a more precise word than "vision". Maybe "representation"? But if there isn't a better word, "vision" is fine. Shooterwalker (talk) 16:26, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    - Well, I have added Syrian artist to ALT1b now, but IMHO "vision" is the better word here. Hooks are supposed to be somewhat enigmatic, to make people curious. I think you can choose now, and finish your review. Munfarid1 (talk) 21:02, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      - I agree "vision" is better. Let's go ahead with ALT1b. . Shooterwalker (talk) 13:58, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
        I just changed the picture to the empty chair, as I think this will attract more attention than the earlier suggested portrait of the artist. Hope this is okay for everyone.Munfarid1 (talk) 10:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
        That's an interesting idea and I support it. The approval for ALT1b is still valid, whatever picture we decide. Shooterwalker (talk) 19:09, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
        
        On the QPQ requirement, I don't think it matters if the DYK you reviewed succeeds or fails. But maybe give them a ping at Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Hae_Nang_Maew. It wouldn't hurt to keep that process moving and close it off. Shooterwalker (talk) 19:16, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]