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A fact from Muhammad Sadiq (photographer) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 September 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Muhammad Sadiq's photographs were the first ever taken of the Islamic holy sites in Mecca and Medina?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 05:36, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The Kaaba photographed by Muhammad Sadiq

... that Muhammad Sadiq's photographs (example pictured) were the first ever taken of the Islamic holy sites in Mecca and Medina? "Sadiq Bey was the first person ever, Arab or foreign, to photograph the populace, pilgrims, officials and holy sites of Mecca and Medina" "The Arab Imago: A Social History of Portrait Photography, 1860–1910"

Reviewed: Arden Warner

Moved to mainspace by MartinPoulter (talk). Self-nominated at 16:07, 27 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image eligibility:

Freely licensed:
Used in article:
Clear at 100px: - /

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new, sourced and long enough. Very interesting hook which is cited, and no copyvio. The picture is free and used in the article, but I'm not sure it looks good at 100px. (The other images in the article have the same problem, which is fair because they're like 150 yrs old). I'll leave it up to the promoter whether this is promoted with or without a photo. BuySomeApples (talk)

The Kaaba photographed by Muhammad Sadiq

Thanks for an amazingly rapid review. I've cropped the image and turned up the contrast a bit: maybe this is more suitable? MartinPoulter (talk) 18:55, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @MartinPoulter: thanks for adjusting the image! That's a lot better I think. There's usually more hooks with photos than photo slots though, so it might not get included anyway. BuySomeApples (talk) 00:53, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]