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The citation review is a concept introduced to WikiProject Pakistan after recent debates about maintaining neutrality on Pakistan-related articles and issues. More specifically, this forum was created to manage the disputes regarding sectarianism and nationalism expressions in the articles.

If a certain information is provided on an article that holds disputable accuracy, accompanying citations need to be posted on this page for them to be assessed and approved.

Contents 1 Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Following are some of the articles that are coiled into disputes:

[edit] Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Edit wars on the page suggested that articles versed Jinnah's religion as Shia Islam. To make it aptly accurate, following citations were provided.

1. Isphani, Mahnaz (2004-05-21). Religious Sword Over Pakistan. Los Angeles Times; Council on Foreign Affairs.
   • The article states the following prose:

     Pakistan's founder, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, was a Shiite, as were several others who helped him create the new homeland for Muslims.

   .. whereby the author tries to subjugate the concept of Quaid being a Shia. The source is respectable and so is the information provided. This information isn't much celebrated in the textbooks in Pakistan and some sources say that Quaid proclaimed he was an Ismaili (from The Shia Revival by Vali Nasr) but truly was an adherent of Twelver Shia Islam. Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 00:41, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

2. Haqqani, Hussain (2006-11-01). "Weeding Out the Heretics": Sectarianism in Pakistan. Hudson Institute.
   • The
3. Kumaraswamy, P. R. (June 1997). The Strangely Parallel Careers of Israel and Pakistan. Middle East Quarterly; Middle East Forum.

It isn't up to you or any editor to decide whether a source is reliable. WP:Reliable sources states: "Material that has been vetted by the scholarly community is regarded as reliable; this means published in peer-reviewed sources, and reviewed and judged acceptable scholarship by the academic journals." The sources are Vali Nasr, the Council on Foreign Relations, Husain Haqqani and the Middle East Forum, so their reliability is not questioned. LahoreKid (talk) 00:10, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

See above for what I mean by third opinions - Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 00:41, 11 May 2008 (UTC)