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On 23 June 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to Ansar Allah (Yemen). The result of the discussion was not moved.

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Reference of "Anti-LGBT sentiment"[edit]

The reference for the ideology being "Anti-LGBT sentiment" is this from The Irish Times, but it's just a cut version of this original article from The Tower Magazine. Also The Tower Magazine seems a potentially unreliable and biased source as it had no published editorial policies and it was founded under the The Israel Project. I think the reference should be changed to the original Tower article and a better source for it should be found. RikyBiky (talk) 18:48, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Uprising Today" Current Relevance[edit]

The last line of the "Media" subsection reads as follows:

"Another western-based media, "Uprising Today", is also known to be extensively pro-Houthi."

This line appears to have been inserted in 2018. However, looking at the web archive, the site appeared to have lost the domain and virtually ceased existence in 2021.

It is interesting that there is a pro-Houthi English language media outlet such as this. However, given that the site is no longer operative, and the fact that the outlet has not been discussed at length anywhere and provided almost no information on its own origin or operation, its relevance seems questionable. At a minimum, the line should be revised to reflect that this site formerly existed, but appears to no longer be functional. Flashman7870 (talk) 01:37, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References for Anti-Christian sentiment[edit]

Are there any sources allowed on Wikipedia to cite the anti-Christian sentiment in the Houthi movement? Firekong1 (talk) 15:15, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Addition of the name of the Houthi government in Yemen[edit]

The Houthis have established their own government in Yemen, named the Supreme Political Council. Because of that, it should be mentioned as the name of the government in the page, in the same way that the country named the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" is referred to by the governing body's name: the Taliban. Liam2005 (talk) 01:11, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Change article name from "Houthi movement" to "Ansarallah"[edit]

Ansarallah is the proper way to refer to the organization. "Houthi" is a pejorative term and isn't even accurate since the vast majority of Ansarallah's members/followers are not in fact from the Houthi tribe. Kurdish Elf (talk) 22:03, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Refer to WP:COMMONNAME, it (Wikipedia) generally prefers the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable, English-language sources). In this case, "Houthi" is the most commonly used name to refer the organization. Note that, "Ansar Allah" is also mentioned in the lead section. Ckfasdf (talk) 05:09, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not about it being the more common term. It's about it literally being an incorrect and pejorative term that the group the article is about doesn't even use. Not only that, but it's not even accurate since the majority of Ansarallah's followers are not actually "Houthis" (from the Houthi tribe).

It would be like naming the US article "America" or the Iran article "Persia". They're just incorrect terms. Kurdish Elf (talk) 21:02, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the Islamic State article is titled "Islamic State" despite "ISIS" being the much more common designation (while also being incorrect, just like "Houthi", so your point doesn't stand. Kurdish Elf (talk) 18:02, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Change article title to "Ansarallah", the proper name for the organization. Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 April 2024[edit]

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Change article title from "Houthi movement" to "Ansarallah".

Ansarallah is the proper way to refer to the organization. "Houthi" is a pejorative term and isn't even accurate since the vast majority of Ansarallah's members/followers are not in fact from the Houthi tribe.

Some will say that it is the more common term, but the Islamic State article had the same issue. The Islamic State article is titled "Islamic State" despite "ISIS" being the much more common designation (while also being incorrect, just like "Houthi"). Let's keep a certain level of consistency and factuality across articles covering West Asian geopolitics. Kurdish Elf (talk) 18:06, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: See WP:RSPM and get consensus on the move. RudolfRed (talk) 18:49, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Crazy how pushing political agendas seems to take precedence over academic honesty and unbiased reporting.

I'll say it again, "Houthi" is a pejorative name. It's akin to naming the US article "Murica". Kurdish Elf (talk) 03:02, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: page move requests should be made at Wikipedia:Requested moves. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk|contribs) 03:10, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]