Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samir Altaqi
Meets  #1 and #7 as an academic who's frequently hailed as an expert and widely quoted in the media. As well as above sourceshttp://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1003/p06s01-wome.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/world/middleeast/assad-wages-war-shielded-with-a-smile.html?_r=0http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l-wcqTCdFIkC&lpg=PA129&ots=Q4cvbbBWr9&dq=Samir%20al-Taqi&pg=PA87#v=onepage&q=Samir%20al-Taqi&f=false This book has 2 pages on his role as an envoy for the Syrian government.http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bk2rmhn_5hwC&lpg=PA210&ots=-CfwVDr3vo&dq=Samir%20al-Taqi&pg=PA210#v=onepage&q=Samir%20al-Taqi&f=false. So he seems to meet  as well
— User:Colapeninsula, 10:54, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
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