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Comment: Draft shows signs of having been compiled using a LLM. Subject is not currently shown to have significant coverage outside of his own works and his involvement in a 2005 campaign regarding expatriate Iraqi voting (one event, so WP:BLP1E may apply). Paul W (talk) 12:06, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: I can't see how "presumed notability" could apply here, so for example WP:NPROF does not. In any event all the relevant sources go to the author, so zero independent reliable sources to confirm notability. See the WP:GOLDENRULE - listing what the subject has done through their own hand is not sufficient, what matters is what other people have said of the subject. In addition this appears to be an autobiography. In which case unless the subject is also a trained copywriter it is highly unlikely to succeed, though not formally banned. ChrysGalley (talk) 12:13, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest guideline, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Shakhanish (talk) 01:21, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
Shak Hanish is an Iraqi-born American political scientist and professor at National University in California. His academic work has focused on Iraqi politics and the identity and political circumstances of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq.[1]
Background and career
[edit]Hanish left Iraq and settled in the United States in 1980. In reporting on Iraqi expatriate participation in the 2005 Iraqi election, the Los Angeles Times described Hanish as an international relations professor and Chaldo-Assyrian Christian and reported on his opposition to the Ba'ath Party and his experiences under the government of Saddam Hussein.[2]
Hanish became a professor of political science at National University. His published research has addressed Chaldean, Assyrian and Syriac identity in Iraq, the situation of Christians, Yazidis and Mandaeans, and proposals for autonomy for ethnic minorities.[3][4]
Iraqi expatriate political activity
[edit]During preparations for Iraq's January 2005 election, Hanish was among Iraqi expatriates in Southern California who publicly criticized the limited number and location of polling sites. NPR's Scott Horsley reported that Hanish and other San Diego Iraqis held a news conference protesting the absence of a polling location in San Diego and the distance residents would have to travel to register and vote.[5]
The North County Times identified Hanish as a local leader of the Iraqi Democratic Union and reported on his efforts concerning participation by San Diego County's Iraqi community in the election.[6]
Hanish subsequently traveled to the Southern California polling site to vote. A CBS Evening News report by Bill Whitaker featured Hanish in its coverage of Iraqi expatriate voting and discussed his earlier political activism in Iraq and his participation in the election.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dr. Shak Hanish". National University. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ Watanabe, Teresa (2005-01-14). "Iraqis Are Far From Home but Voices Will Be Heard". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ Hanish, Shak (2008). "The Chaldean Assyrian Syriac People of Iraq: An Ethnic Identity Problem". Digest of Middle East Studies. doi:10.1111/j.1949-3606.2008.tb00145.x.
- ↑ Hanish, Shak (2009). "Christians, Yazidis, and Mandaeans in Iraq: A Survival Issue". Digest of Middle East Studies. doi:10.1111/j.1949-3606.2009.tb00104.x.
- ↑ Horsley, Scott (2005-01-17). "Limited Registration Sites in California Angers Iraqi Citizens". Morning Edition. National Public Radio.
- ↑ Connaughton, Gig (2005-01-23). "Local Iraqis fret over election turnout". North County Times. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
- ↑ Whitaker, Bill (2005-01-29). "Iraq / Elections / Mosul / Iraqi Police". CBS Evening News. CBS News.
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