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February 4

Rashidun

Can I get the Brill Encyclopedia of Islam article on the Rashidun caliphate? I am adding to the wikipedia article on this subject and I think the EofI would be most useful Louis P. Boog (talk) 02:59, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In general, a good place for such requests is WP:RX. I suppose this is the article named al-K̲h̲ulafāʾ al-Rās̲h̲idūn, which should be accessible to editors with Open Athens, Shibboleth, or academic institutional credentials. ‑‑Lambiam 06:31, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Names of 12,000 martyrs

12000 modern martyrs (or Witnesses to Christianity) were commemorated in May 2000 during the Great Jubilee. Could anyone find a list of the names? Renata•3 05:22, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, the list was never finalized and published. There is now a renewed effort under the care of a newly created "Commission of the New Martyrs - Witnesses of the Faith".^[1] A recent addition to the list is Dorothy Stang.^[2] ‑‑Lambiam 07:24, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hm. I saw an article that 27 Lithuanians were on the list so I was expecting to find a full list somewhere. Thank you for looking into this. Renata•3 15:03, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tanks from the Kharkiv Armored Plant

Where can I find data on the fate of 585 tanks from the Kharkiv Armored Plant, which were listed there at the beginning of the Ukrainian events? And what is the fate of the minesweeper Balta, the sailing ship Druzhba and Project 1204 boats in Ukraine? And what are the estimates of Ukraine's mobilization resource now? Vyacheslav84 (talk) 10:06, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nice try, but I suspect Ukraine doesn't want Russians to know that. Shantavira|^{feed me} 13:52, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Future deportations to Colombia - what aircraft will be used?

Colombia refused to accept deported refugees transported in US military machines. Finally, they took their refugees back in their own machines. Trump administration triumphed that Colombia had given in. But the basic question remained unclear: Will Colombia accept US military planes with refugees in future or not? --KnightMove (talk) 15:40, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe. Maybe not. It is in the future and based on far too many factors to make an educated guess. 68.187.174.155 (talk) 20:35, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there must have been some kind of agreement between the two countries. The USA boasted that Colombia had totally given in, implying (but not explicitly claiming) that Colombia will accept military aircraft with deportees in future. Colombia did not contradict, but maybe actually the US government folded and will only use civilian planes in future - on the condition that Colombians keep their mouth shut and let the US present themselves as the winner. It seems possible that details of the actual agreement have been leaked anywhere. --KnightMove (talk) 07:11, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to the use of military aircraft, Colombia objected to the deportees being treated inhumanely, including being escorted by military personnel, being handcuffed on board and paraded before journalists. It seemed that they obtained concessions on these points although negotiations are still ongoing. Xuxl (talk) 10:44, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]