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Change article name from "Houthi movement" to "Ansarallah"
[edit]Ansarallah is the proper way to refer to the organization. "Houthi" is a pejorative term and isn't even accurate since the vast majority of Ansarallah's members/followers are not in fact from the Houthi tribe. Kurdish Elf (talk) 22:03, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
- Refer to WP:COMMONNAME,
it (Wikipedia) generally prefers the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable, English-language sources)
. In this case, "Houthi" is the most commonly used name to refer the organization. Note that, "Ansar Allah" is also mentioned in the lead section. Ckfasdf (talk) 05:09, 7 April 2024 (UTC)- It's not about it being the more common term. It's about it literally being an incorrect and pejorative term that the group the article is about doesn't even use. Not only that, but it's not even accurate since the majority of Ansarallah's followers are not actually "Houthis" (from the Houthi tribe).
- It would be like naming the US article "America" or the Iran article "Persia". They're just incorrect terms. Kurdish Elf (talk) 21:02, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
- Also, the Islamic State article is titled "Islamic State" despite "ISIS" being the much more common designation (while also being incorrect, just like "Houthi", so your point doesn't stand. Kurdish Elf (talk) 18:02, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
Change article title to "Ansarallah", the proper name for the organization. Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 April 2024
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Change article title from "Houthi movement" to "Ansarallah".
Ansarallah is the proper way to refer to the organization. "Houthi" is a pejorative term and isn't even accurate since the vast majority of Ansarallah's members/followers are not in fact from the Houthi tribe.
Some will say that it is the more common term, but the Islamic State article had the same issue. The Islamic State article is titled "Islamic State" despite "ISIS" being the much more common designation (while also being incorrect, just like "Houthi"). Let's keep a certain level of consistency and factuality across articles covering West Asian geopolitics. Kurdish Elf (talk) 18:06, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: See WP:RSPM and get consensus on the move. RudolfRed (talk) 18:49, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
- Crazy how pushing political agendas seems to take precedence over academic honesty and unbiased reporting.
- I'll say it again, "Houthi" is a pejorative name. It's akin to naming the US article "Murica". Kurdish Elf (talk) 03:02, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: page move requests should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves.
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Addition of Anti-Semitism/Anti-Jewish Sentiment in the Ideology List
[edit]The slogan of the Houthi Movement has the phrase "A curse upon the jews", and the organization expresses anti-jewish sentiment. I had found another source from the UAE Embassy, but I believe this could be biased. I believe Anti-Semitism should be added to the Ideology list for this reason, though I understand if stronger sources are needed. 208.89.33.107 (talk) 23:07, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- Agreed to this. It's not an extraordinary claim that they are anti-semitic, given their flag's inflammatory "A curse upon the Jews" statement. Since it is not an extraordinary claim, it shouldn't require extraordinary sourcing. JohnR1Roberts (talk) 12:03, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- Antisemitism used to be in the ideology box, but was removed by Iskandar323.
- Might want to make an edit request about it. 2603:7000:CF0:68A0:F94:2F29:D11C:B2CD (talk) 02:36, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for pointing this out; I have reverted Iskandar's mass removal of ideologies from the infobox. Applodion (talk) 09:47, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
'Media' section needs attribution
[edit]The first paragraph of the 'media' section needs proper attribution.
The Houthis are said to have "a huge and well-oiled propaganda machine".
By who?
They have established "a formidable media arm"
According to?
"The most impressive part" of Houthi propaganda
You get the idea. The text in quotation marks are all referring to one source, an opinion-piece in The New Arab by Abdulelah Taqi. The article's current version talks about these descriptions as if they were popular consensus rather than the analysis of one author. This can't stay. Cadenrock1 (talk) 21:11, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Demographic Split of Shia VS Sunni is Wong
[edit]According to the source sited in the article Zaydi Shia are 45% of the population but the section keeps referencing 25%. This seems to be a continuing sticking point for whoever is actually editing this page where they disregard their own sited sources. 2600:8802:3001:C800:A820:C54E:7721:FDD3 (talk) 13:30, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 20 August 2024
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Remove "supposed" from the section below the media subheading, per MOS:DOUBT. May require other rewording. Aricardo1917 (talk) 22:44, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
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