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January 13

Arabic to English

Greetings,

I got translated one article from Arabic ar:أمينة داود المفتي to English Draft:Amina Dawood Al-Mufti

a) Arabic Wikipedia contains a reference to ar:عملية الموساد في طرابلس is there a corresponding article in English Wikipedia to this one.

b) Whether any Hebrew language sources available for Draft:Amina Dawood Al-Mufti

c) I need help in importing references from Arabic Wikipedia article ar:أمينة داود المفتي to English Draft:Amina Dawood Al-Mufti

d) Confirmations to her fathers name / father's profession or career background/ (updated request)

Thanks and regards

Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' (talk) 10:38, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

She's mentioned on the Hebrew Wikipedia article devoted to Sa'id Mufti, but I can't tell what the connection is at a casual glance. You might move her Circassian origins to the lead section... AnonMoos (talk) 22:17, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Arabic Wikipedia article mentions abort her father as "..Her father was a wealthy jeweler, and her uncle held the rank of major general in the royal court." Hebrew Wikipedia article seems to claim her to be daughter of Sa'id Mufti ex the Prime Minister of Jordan.

Whether both claims are correct? one of them is correct or both are doubtful?

Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' (talk) 00:08, 14 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Some info here... AnonMoos (talk) 20:48, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In re Helen Nicolay (1866-1954)

Moin. Said person was the daughter of John George Nicolay, in turn secretary and biographer of Abraham Lincoln. Helen Nicolay was, among other vocations, a painter. Works by her were, besides other venues, hung in the Smithsonian at some point. Or so I have read in a single sentence in some text I managed not to save, as it seems. As far as I can recall, it merely mentioned that a painting of hers, or maybe more than that, at one time or other was on display at said institution. I would appreciate any hint as to the circumstances, like if there's some online source regarding paintings that have ever hung there, or anything like that I might use for a reference in that matter. Regards, --G-41614 (talk) 11:30, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Smithsonian's collections database is searchable: 554 results for paintings by Nicolay, but it looks like most are false positives for people named Nicolai instead. You can also play with the filters in the sidebar (desktop view) and try searching drawings instead of paintings, etc. 70.67.193.176 (talk) 18:16, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Aha, found at least one, though I didn't go through every page of search results so if you do you might find more. It's a portrait in oils of her father, view database entry. 70.67.193.176 (talk) 19:25, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That is the National Portrait Gallery's Catalog of American Portraits, pointing to one of two portraits held by The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection. Good job working on an article here G-41614 (Helen Nicolay,de:Helen Nicolay)fiveby(zero) 19:37, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oh dear, this is awkward. First, allow me to thank both of you for your replies. This does help insofar as I now know the portrait of her father was the painting in question. Unfortunately, I am not currently working on a piece on Helen Nicolay for the en:wp - I am so egotistical as to use en:wp as help page for de:wp, especially regarding to matters related to the US. On the other hand, I just might, at some point in the future, go and translate my own work. Thanks again! Regards, --G-41614 (talk) 19:46, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

After playing around a bit, the Smithsonian lists two paintings by Helen Nicolay, a watercolour and an oil painting, both landscapes. Besides the portrait in the Lincoln-Collection. Ok, now I really got to think about that translation ... and I got about a half a dozen things at de:wp I've been wanting to do for about a year or so. Hmmm ... Thanks again, --G-41614 (talk) 13:49, 14 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

So happy you found what you needed! 70.67.193.176 (talk) 16:39, 14 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]