Talk:Tawfiq Canaan

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This is a very good article. I noticed some things that should be addressed before it can pass GA, however.
*First is citation number one. When i visited the website it stated "To view the complete article, please see the accompanying PDF file." I would cite the PDF file instead of the website, because only a minimal amount of information is shown there.
*Secondly, citation number four is extremely overcited; consider not citing it as much or combining cites. For example: "In 1913, the Journal of the German Palestine Society published Canaan's article on "The Calendar of Palestinian Peasants," his first work in the field of Palestinian folklore.[4] A year later, he published his first book, Superstition and Popular Medicine.[4]" could become "In 1913, the Journal of the German Palestine Society published Canaan's article on "The Calendar of Palestinian Peasants," his first work in the field of Palestinian folklore. A year later, he published his first book, Superstition and Popular Medicine.[4]"
*Thirdly, I would consider, but do not deem it nessecery, that a seperate article be created to focus solely on his published works. Perhaps Published works of Tawfiq Canaan.
Let me know when you have addressed these and I will promote to GA. Best, Happyme22 (talk) 00:29, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, per the message at your talk page. Thank you again. Tiamut 02:00, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. I am passing this article per the GA criteria and comments left on User_talk:Happyme22. Happyme22 (talk) 04:21, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA review 

message: Looks like the whole site ref #4 was pointing to has gone missing. No More Mr Nice Guy (talk) 13:55, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: not really; it is just moved from to http://www.jerusalemquarterly.org/details.php?cat=5&id=198 to http://www.jerusalemquarterly.org/ViewArticle.aspx?id=133, Cheers, Huldra (talk) 22:40, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Missing Reference

message: In the Published works section is there a reason that some of the books' titles are italicized while other are in quotation marks? --Al Ameer son (talk) 05:19, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think its because more than one person added them (or I added them at different times and forgot how I was formatting). Anyway, what does the MoS say about it? Should they be italicized or in quotes? Or does it not matter as long as the format is internally consistent? Tiamuttalk 05:27, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok Just looked and it says the titles should be in italics. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Italics. On a side note, fantastic job on the article Tiamut. I'll read through it and give my opinion and possibly suggestions at the FAR soon. --Al Ameer son (talk) 05:32, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

text: You know what, you should also check with one of the reviewers for a tip of advice on this, because I don't how MoS rules on the English translations of the Arabic titles, whether or not there should be Arabic titles, and whether or not you italicize the publishers. --Al Ameer son (talk) 06:45, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I tried to standardize the use of italics in the article. I'm still italicizing journal names though and any foreign language article names (between quotes). I'll ask about that at the FA review page and see what people say. Thanks again. Tiamuttalk 14:26, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Minor concern 

message: I wrote that Mohammedan Saints & Sanctuaries was published as Tewfik. That's what appears on a facsimile edition I have and I can't explain why it differs from the linked or original version. This name has been spelt in many of the 24 variations T{aw,ew,au}fi{k,q} {C,K}anaan. I don't see a good reason for listing just two variants in the first sentence. Maybe a footnote? Zerotalk 02:25, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree there are several variations & no need to highlight any I think. Best just to make redirects for all the possible permutations. Nice to see you again Zero. Tiamuttalk 10:52, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction re spelling 

message: Hi, . There is more to discover about Canaan's role in the Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society. In the Palestine Gazette of Aug 24, 1933, there is a notice: "" The need for a permit in 1933 is because of the Press Ordinance 1933 and it doesn't imply that Canaan only started as publisher then. The interest in this source is that Canaan was for a time the official publisher, and not just an occasional contributor. It would be great if you can find more about this. Zerotalk 03:33, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Will try but would appreciate any more diggining you can do too. Tiamuttalk 06:46, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society 

message: I have opened a discussion here. Arminden (talk) 19:59, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Palestine ethnographers" category needed 

message: Does anyone know what the German name of the article "The Calendar of Palestinian Peasants" in Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins  in 1913 was? Huldra (talk) 23:46, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll email you a copy. Zerotalk 23:59, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks! got it. Also found it on archive.org ...when I had the name, Huldra (talk) 20:34, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

text:   Do you happen to have same author’s ‘The Saqr Bedouin of Bisan’? —Al Ameer (talk) 00:04, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:   I don't see it immediately but I'm late for an appointment. I'll look more later. Zerotalk 00:16, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: No worries, thanks! —00:18, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:   It should arrive in a day or two. Zerotalk 08:38, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  Excellent, I appreciate you taking the trouble. Al Ameer (talk) 19:14, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original name? 

message: Hi, , as you are most-likely aware, Tawfiq Canaan is often cited by German orientalist Gustaf Dalman. Dalman seemed to have drawn immensely from Canaan's vast knowledge of agricultural practices by the local Arab peasants in Palestine. I think that it would be of great interest to our readership to elaborate more in-depth on Canaan's invaluable contributions to the study of Palestinian agriculture in the early 20th-century.Davidbena (talk) 01:15, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm sorry,  , that I don't know more about it. As Zero mentioned above; a lot is not mentioned in the article. (Eg; he seems to have been involved with the construction of Jerusalem International YMCA?) Huldra (talk) 20:32, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem. I'm finding parallels being farming practices of the Arab peasantry in this country and of Jewish farmers in the 2nd-century of our Common era. Many of the old farming techniques are mentioned in the Mishnah, a work compiled in 189 CE.Davidbena (talk) 22:22, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gustaf Dalman