Saff V., In this and this edit, you removed a reliable source and well-sourced statements from the Ruhollah Khomeini article. Please stop or you'll be reported. Stefka Bulgaria (talk) 19:25, 24 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Stefka Bulgaria: - Pray explain to me about how Amir Taheri's or Marvin Yakos' self-published work is a RS. I am inches away from dragging you to AE for a TBan. ∯WBG^converse 12:52, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Winged Blades of Godric: When Saff V. pointed out that the Xulon publication was self-published (which I didn't know when I included the source in the article), then I removed the source. As for the Adler & Adler publication, as far as I know, that's not a self-published source. Both sources were used to support the following statement:

"One of Khomeini's first acts when he took power was to lower the age of marriage from eighteen to nine years old for girls, and down to fifteen years old for boys. Khomeini told the Muslim faithful that marrying a girl before she begins menstruation was a “divine blessing.” “Do your best to ensure that your daughters do not see their first blood in your house.” These new laws also encourage polygamy and prevented women from leaving abusive husbands."

In addition to those two sources, I also included the following sources to support that statement (and, as far as I can see, they are not self-published):

• "Under Khomeini, child marriage was allowed once more, with the age of marriage being reduced from 18 to nine for girls (revised, after protests, to 13) and 15 for boys. New laws encourage polygamy and prevented women from leaving abusive husbands. The husband’s right of unilateral divorce was reinstated. New policies encouraged temporary marriage as ‘morally sanctioned substitute for Western dating’, with trial ‘sigheh’ marriages recommended for high-school students, and sex workers being invited to enter short-term marriage contracts with returning war veterans."I.B. Tauris

• "Khomeini called marriage to a girl before her first menstrual period “a diving blessing,” and he advised the faithful: “Do your best to ensure that your daughters do not see their first blood in your house.” This practice continues to this day, despite the severe injuries girls often incur from early intercourse and childbirth. Encounter Books

Stefka Bulgaria (talk) 17:08, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Saff V.,

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Barkeep49 (talk) 16:46, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Saff - I didn't intentionally unreview this page you had done. I had been looking at reviews of someone who was doing UPE and grew alarmed when I saw a crypto related topic. So sorry about that. But I am skeptical, after having now looked into it, that this is a notable topic. What did you find that led you to mark it reviewed? Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:15, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi @Saff V.: I am contributing to Wikipedia Asia Month and also combining it with the Women in Red campaign. I have been writing a biographical article on Puah Rakovsky and she was a 19th century feminist. The references I have tagged are from journals and libraries and the person is notable. Can you review the references once again and help me understand why you think the article lacks notability? Thanks!--Parul Thakur (talk) 10:26, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you add a notable tag ?? Bivash Maji (talk) 13:33, 28 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Women in the Quran has been completed.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist (talk) 12:48, 30 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]