Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kidnapping in Islamism (2nd nomination)
The notability of the topic is clearly established by the references provided in the article, including for example the book "Islamic Terror Abductions in the Middle East" by Shay. The references discuss this topic as such, so it's not synthesis. The objections seem to be mainly about , but that is not a reason to delete the article. Articles are supposed to be improved to accord with that policy, not be deleted. While kidnapping is a tactic that has been used by numerous armed groups throughout history, and there is not much essentially different about kidnappings by islamists versus those by people of other religions or ideologies, kidnappings by islamist groups have attracted attention as a specific phenomenon and been discussed in that way, which justifies having this article. In the same way, it could be justified to have an article on kidnappings in Colombia, bombings in Ireland, suicide attacks by Japanese in World War 2, and so forth, because these were significant phenomena even though numerous different groups, including many that are well-regarded by most people today, have used the same tactics
— User:Sammy1339, 00:13, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NPOV (Wikipedia:Neutral point of view)