User talk:Hussein Allam

--Hussein M Allam 10:58, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

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Luna Santin 10:40, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Luna Santin, thanks a lot! :-)--Hussein M Allam 10:44, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Help please![edit]

Hello Hussein Allam, I am a journalist at The National newspaper in Abu Dhabi (www.thenational.ae), we circulate throughout the Middle East.

I noticed your name on the list of Arab Wikipedians and wonder if you would be interested in talking to me for an article.

It is about the recently proposed changes to the Wikipedia editing rules (http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/5405-wikipedia-proposes-moderatorapproved-editing).

If you are interested in talking to me, please email me on: ogood@thenational.ae (preferably with a phone number) as soon as possible. Also please include your location.

Many thanks, Oliver Good. Olivergood (talk) 11:13, 15 March 2009 (UTC) Olivergood 15:13, 15 March 2009 (GMT+4)[reply]

Image:Hassan Allam.PNG[edit]

I answered your Help desk question. But I am concerned about where you got Image:Hassan Allam.PNG. How do you know that the image is released under a Creative Commons licence? Do you own the image and/or website? If so, please explain that on the image description page.--Commander Keane 10:41, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Commander Keane,

Yes I own the image. I will update the image description. Thanks a lot for your help.--Hussein M Allam 10:44, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, also please email permissions AT wikimedia DOT org explaining that you own the image (and ideally put the licence on the image on your website). This is so we don't still get confused that the image is copyrighted.--Commander Keane 10:52, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have emailed them as you requested. Hoever, I don't understand what you mean when you say that I should put the license on the image on my website. How do I do that?--Hussein M Allam 10:58, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did you make the photography, or is Hassan Allam someone from your family? Or you just downloaded the photo? --Timichal 12:23, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Timichal, Hassan Allam was my grandfather.

By putting the licence on the image on my website, I just meant it would be good if it said that the image was licensed Creative Commons at http://www.allamsons.com/about.htm. It may not be essential.--Commander Keane 15:09, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Fouad el Mohandes.jpg)[edit]

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Wikimania 2007[edit]

Hi Hussein Allam,

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Fair use rationale for Image:100_Egyptian_Pounds.jpg[edit]

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Currency Image:100_Egyptian_Pounds.jpg[edit]

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Call for Wikipedians in Residence in Africa[edit]

Hello,

I hope you are well and thriving!! WikiAfrica has just put out a call for two Wikipedians in Residence. One in Cape Town at WikiAfrica, at the Africa Centre; and the other for WikiAfrica Cameroon in Douala, at doual’art. If you are interested, please contact either Marilyn [marilyn.doualabelldoualart.org] for the WikiAfrica Cameroon call or Isla [islahfafricacentre.net] for the WikiAfrica position in Cape Town.

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A barnstar for you![edit]

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	Thanks for writing on Egyptian Subjects. Kamal Osama Elgazzar (talk) 01:29, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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