Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Somaya Faruqi
per / - The first source listed in the nom is a bylined article from Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/3/15/the-female-afghan-tech-entrepreneurs-inspiring-each-other The female Afghan tech entrepreneurs inspiring each other (2021) that includes facts, e.g. "Now 18, Somaya is the leader of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team – also known as the “Afghan Dreamers”, a name they gave themselves," and biographical information, e.g. "Somaya’s mother had to leave school when she was 10. It was 1996 and the Taliban had come to power and banned education for girls," as well as background context, e.g. "Somaya and the team first made headlines in 2017 when, despite displaying their remarkable ingenuity in robotics, they were denied visas to the United States to attend a robotics tournament." The second source is from BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55042935 BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year? (2020), "This year 100 Women is highlighting those who are leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times," and includes a profile of Faruqi that begins with: "When Afghanistan’s first case of Covid-19 was reported in her home province of Herat, Somaya and her all-female robotics team – the "Afghan Dreamers" – set to work on a low-cost ventilator to treat coronavirus patients." The third source is written by a Forbes staff writer: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkang/2021/04/19/get-to-know-the-youngest-members-of-forbes-30-under-30-asia-2021/?sh=30f04c92ac82 Get To Know The Youngest Members Of Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 (2021), which per , {{tq|Forbes and Forbes.com include articles written by their staff, which are written with editorial oversight, and are generally reliable. Forbes also publishes various "top" lists which can be referenced in articles.}} The fourth source is published by UN Women, and even though it is written by Faruqi, she is being featured as part of what appears to be a "Generation Equality" campaign, https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/2/i-am-generation-equality-somaya-faruqi I am Generation Equality: Somaya Faruqi, young Afghan innovator who led the development of a low-cost ventilator prototype (2021) e.g. the subhead states, "Billions of people across the world stand on the right side of history every day. They speak up, take a stand, mobilize, and take big and small actions to advance women’s rights. This is Generation Equality," so it appears the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women finds her worthy of notice and contributes to her notability. The fifth source is from NPR: https://www.npr.org/2020/05/19/858499085/unique-robotic-team-in-afghanistan-creates-affordable-ventilator-prototype Unique Robotic Team In Afghanistan Creates Affordable Ventilator Prototype (2020) and offers details about how Faruqi and her team developed the ventilator, as well as challenges they faced, and there is a reference to an award that needs further research
— User:Beccaynr, 04:23, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:BASIC||WP:FORBES (Wikipedia:Notability)