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A fact from The Great Mecca Feast appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that George Krugers was circumcised so he could pass as Muslim and film The Great Mecca Feast?

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The Great Mecca Feast is currently a Film good article nominee. Nominated by — Chris Woodrich (talk) at 16:28, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

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Short description: 1928 documentary film by George Krugers

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The result was: promoted by Launchballer talk 22:57, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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George Krugers

... that The Great Mecca Feast by George Krugers (pictured) has been identified as the first documentary film about the hajj pilgrimage?

Source: Ray, Sandeep (2023). "What Did the Haji Jawa See in Mecca? A Film from 1928 as a Primary Source". Historical Journal of Film, Radio & Television. 43 (4): 1024.

ALT1: ... that George Krugers (pictured) was circumcised so he could pass as Muslim and film The Great Mecca Feast? Source: Reichling, Rukayyah (2022). "A Colonial Gaze on Mecca: Networks Surrounding the First Documentary about the Hajj". Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World. 3: 354.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Satanoperca lilith

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 659 past nominations.

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— Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:02, 5 May 2024 (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:

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Cited: Interesting:

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: QPQ done, well-written article, very interesting hook and image is in the public domain. Looks good to go. Makeandtoss (talk) 13:20, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]