Talk:Ousseina Alidou

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Hi, I am struggling to understand Alidou's notability. Looking at the references, the first is self-published, the second is her profile from Rutgers, the third seems dead but is also from Rutgers, and the last lists a book. Nothing in the article points to notability. No sources point to "coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Also it doesn't appear that she meets any of the 9 criteria listed in WP:NACADEMIC (unless the awards are a "highly prestigius academic award or honour at a national or international level). -- HighKing⁺⁺ 12:07, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, please could you point me to the Wikipedia pages which give details of people who have contributed more than her in the field of the study of Muslim women in Africa, thanks.Leutha (talk) 13:22, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If that was a criteria towards notability, I wouldn't have stuck a template on the article (its not). Also, her sister's achievements don't confer notability on Ousseina. I've looked myself for sources and I could find nothing to help so in my opinion, we should delete this article as the subject fails notability. -- HighKing⁺⁺ 14:51, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I repeat could you point me towards other people who have done work in the field of the study of Muslim women in Africa, whether on WIkipedia or not. The criteria for notability in Wikipedia:Notability_(academics)#Criteria is:

"1. The person's research has made significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources." If you can identify other people whose contributions dwarf her attempts, you may well have a point, but until you have done that, then the current list of award indicates a sufficient level of acclaim.Leutha (talk) 18:00, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And I repeat, please provide sources that back up your assertion that Ousseina has made a significant impact. If you take the time to read the notability guidelines, you'll find that the existence or absense of "other people who have done work in the field of study" isn't what is required. We need sources. -- HighKing⁺⁺ 19:14, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]