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While I don't think it's your fault, as the article is unclear about this, those are former positions/statements, not current day beliefs, of his. I think the term is applied appropriately. Mason7512 (talk) 23:40, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There are decent sources for his parents' professions, which is standard biographical article content. His mother was a doctor and his father a civil engineer working for the United Nations, per New York Magazine (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/mehdi-hasan-zeteo-msnbc-palestine.html; see its rating here- http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources) and The Press Gazette (https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/mehdi-hasan-interview/)- per its own Wikipedia article clearly perfectly reliable (http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Press_Gazette); it is in fact already cited for his parents' ethnic origins. On which point- if the extensive detail on their ethnic origins is considered relevant, no less so are the details of their actual lives, their professions being a major factor in these, not least because they enabled Hasan to receive the first-rate education (leading to his successful career) he had. Hasan's Twitter, also cited for the aforementioned detail on ethnic origins, further corroborates the other sources with regard to his father having been an engineer. Hasan appears to recognise the relevance of his parents' contribution, per the New York Magazine article: 'Growing up, his parents sent him to Merchant Taylors', a tony day school a short train ride away in Moor Park. "My parents bought privilege for me," he says.'— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.103.119.36 (talk) 23:46, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
