Talk:Suzanne Mubarak

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this is a really great article if you like long lists. 137.165.241.161 (talk) 20:35, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

This article from the New York Times says she stole a school bus.

From the New York Times here:

"However effusive the Americans were about Mr. Mubarak in public, the cables offered a less flattering picture of Egypt’s first lady, Suzanne Mubarak. During a visit to the Sinai, one reported, she commandeered a bus that had been bought with money from the United States Agency for International Development and that had been meant to carry children to school. "

Shouldn't this be mentioned somewhere, it's quite unusual and it must have made people angry.M4bwav (talk) 06:38, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

 Done -SusanLesch (talk) 17:49, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Unconfirmed rumours

Just deleted a section saying Suzanne Mubarak fled from Egypt. The only reference I could find was this article containing references to tweets spreading the rumour. As it has not been substantiated by other sources since then, I think we may consider that this was unsourced. Asavaa (talk) 17:37, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Does the concept of "First Lady" exist as such in Egypt?

"...and is the First Lady of Egypt".

Isn't it sufficient to say that she's married to the President? Adding this bit as well implies that there's some sort of statutory role bearing this title. If there is such a formal role, a citation is needed.183.32.92.235 (talk) 02:00, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

First lady is not a title. Check the article. Even in the US, where the term originates, it is an unofficial title, with no function or responsibility whatsoever.

One may argue that in a sense, in an english speaking WP, "First Lady" refers in general to the wife of any head of state. See for instance First Lady referring, in one of its sections, to a number of articles titled "First lady of...".

But on the other hand, some of these article are simple redirections, such as First Lady of France redirecting to Wife of the President of the French Republic, so one may question whether it is in general a good (or accepted) idea on WP to actually refer to the spouse of a head of state as being the "First Lady".

I will leave to to other to discuss this point: has the term become of general use for any wife of head of state? Even if for instance journalists are used to do so, should WP endorse such a use, or should WP refer to the local use? I tend to think that we should defer to the local use, and only use "First lady" if the term used in the local language is actually equivalent to that expression. Asavaa (talk) 08:51, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

I would tend to agree with the above. I accept that Wikipedia has an American bias, but this seems to be a form of cultural imperialism imposing an American term on a country where it has no currency. I would also suggest that the term "First Lady" is restricted to those countries where it has some validity in local usage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.130.229 (talk) 09:28, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Picture

We need better pictures for her. Not the black and white. I found a reuseable-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/byammar/2089575070/. Click this if the link does not work [[1]].Mni9791 (talk) 15:25, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

On November 13-14, 2006, she is in Manama, Bahrain in the First Arab Woman Organization Conference. Can someone post this on her page!!! (HELP) Mni9791 (talk) 15:25, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, this picture cannot be used: it is a share alike but non commercial licence, what makes it unfit for Commons. See Commons:Flickr files for the details. Asavaa (talk) 19:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

What a different article

How the mighty fall! A large amount of content on international awards and international and regional activities has been removed over the last few months without any explanation. 80.6.63.220 (talk) 12:55, 8 October 2011 (UTC)