User:Sherif9282

Wikipedia This user comes from Egypt. This user is interested in Islamic civilizations. This user is a Muslim. This user recognizes the Palestinian right of return.‡ This user has made over 2,500 edits to Wikipedia. This user tries to do the right thing. If he makes a mistake, please let him know. This user is a member of WikiProject Military history. Wikipedia:Babel en-4 This user can contribute with a near-native level of English. Search user languages

Articles I've created or contributed to extensively:

• Yom Kippur War; added a lot of information using mainly Egyptian sources among others
• Fahd APC; expanded the article with another Wikipedian
• Egyptian Infantry Fighting Vehicle; was encouraged to create this article after working on the Fahd APC
• Operation Badr (1973); previously a very poor article under a different name, my first GA.
• Air Battle of El Mansoura
• Battles of Fort Budapest
• Battle of Fort Lahtzanit
• Battle of the Chinese Farm
• Battle of Ismailia
• Egyptian Revolution of 2011; with my own photographs, see below.

		The Bulletproof Barnstar
		In recognition of your contributions to 2011 Egyptian protests, in which you risked your own personal safety, I award you the Bulletproof Barnstar. Your work is in keeping with the highest standards of Wikipedia, and I thank you for it. Stay safe out there. - Kafziel 01:59, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

On May 13, 2009 Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Air Battle of El Mansoura, which you created or substantially expanded. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know ... that the Air Battle of El Mansoura in the Yom Kippur War involved nearly 180 aircraft in a continuous engagement lasting 53 minutes?

On November 3, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battles of Fort Budapest, which you created or substantially expanded. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know ... that Fort Budapest was the only position of the Bar Lev Line to remain under Israeli control throughout the Yom Kippur War?

On November 4, 2009 Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Fort Lahtzanit, which you created or substantially expanded. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know ... that Fort Lahtzanit was the first fortification of the Bar Lev Line to be captured by the Egyptian Army in the Yom Kippur War?

On March 23, 2011 Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Ismailia, which you created or substantially expanded. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know ... that when the ceasefire was issued to end the Battle of Ismailia, some Israeli paratroopers and Egyptian Sa'iqa found that they were no more than 20 meters apart?

Photos of some truly historic days...