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4 Fight for the Right
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[edit] Biography assessment rating comment

The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- John Carter 21:27, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Expansion

I have completed a lot of research on Abd al-Rahman I's wondrous story. I felt that the existing account of Abd al-Rahman was told in rather simple terms, and that a lot of the meat of the story was ommitted. Over the next couple of weeks I intend to completely overhaul Abd al-Rahman's page. For my freshman effort I have concentrated on the section entitled 'Flight from Syria'. Any comments or advice? Thucydides1-talk

[edit] Exile

I finally finished the rather large recounting of Abd al-Rahman I's enigmatic voyage from Syria to Spain. If you truly want a more detailed version of the story I suggest you read Ahmed ibn Muhammad al-Makkari's (AKA al-Makkari) "The History of the Mohammedan Dynasties in Spain". It is such a fascinating read! Al-Makkari also uses the work of previous Muslim historians to offer different accounts of what happened. Good stuff! The next section I'll be working on (as time allows) is "Fight for the Right". By that I mean, of course, fighting for the right to rule Muslim Spain. Abd al-Rahman's ascention will not be easy, and then it will remain tenous at best. Thucydides1.

[edit] Fight for the Right

Yes! The story of Abd al-Rahman's struggle to gain power in al-Andalus is better than sliced bread with butter!! Abd al-Rahman definitely had to juggle many things at once, as politicians are apt to do. Thucydides1.

[edit] POV Tag

I'm doing NPOV tag cleanup. Whenever an NPOV tag is placed, it is necessary to also post a message in the discussion section stating clearly why it is thought the article does not comply with POV guidelines, and suggestions for how to improve it. This permits discussion and consensus among editors. This is a drive-by tag, which is discouraged in WP, and it shall be removed. Future tags should have discussion posted as to why the tag was placed, and how the topic might be improved. Better yet, edit the topic yourself with the improvements. Jjdon (talk) 23:08, 25 April 2008 (UTC)