Template:Did you know nominations/Abu Firas al-Hamdani

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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 21:39, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Abu Firas al-Hamdani

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... that the Hamdanid prince Abu Firas (pictured), widely regarded as one of the greatest Arab poets, wrote his most renowned work while a Byzantine prisoner of war?

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Comment: Other hook suggestions welcome.

5x expanded by Cplakidas (talk). Self nominated at 21:12, 26 February 2015 (UTC).

"one of the greatest Arab poets" is not neutral. Eurodyne (talk) 03:58, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

@Eurodyne: Well, he is commonly held to be of the greatest classical Arab poets, and has been so since his lifetime. What if the hook were rephrased as "considered to be one of the greatest Arab poets"? Constantine ✍ 08:10, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

That would be more neutral, but could you find a source? Did I miss it in the article? Eurodyne (talk) 22:06, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

It is twice referenced in the "Work and legacy" section: the first two sentences, and later on "have secured Abu Firas' place among the greats of Arabic poetry". Constantine ✍ 08:55, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Looks good to me. Recently 5x expanded, within policies, no copyvio, hook is catchy. AGFing since I don't have access to the actual source. Please move this to the prep area. Eurodyne (talk) 20:24, 1 March 2015 (UTC)