Comments on: Monarchs and Presidents in Islam http://www.andrewcusack.com/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:03:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ahmed Ibrhaim http://www.andrewcusack.com/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Ahmed Ibrhaim Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:29:54 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/#comment-531 Dear Sir i have been trying to get intouch with MR kamal Morali as i am a desecendant from that family here in egypt.. is there any way you can send him my email or send me his, thanks my email is logistics_911@yahoo.com ahmed ibrahim Dear Sir

i have been trying to get intouch with MR kamal Morali as i am a desecendant from that family here in egypt.. is there any way you can send him my email or send me his, thanks
my email is logistics_911@yahoo.com
ahmed ibrahim

]]> By: Harold http://www.andrewcusack.com/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Harold Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:14:17 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/#comment-530 I find it amazing how up to date Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddhin's analysis still is - 20 years after he wrote it. A monarchy would serve many Arab countries well, and it should at least be an option for Iraq. After everything else failed in Iraq, especially force and more soldiers, consider a monarchy as a political solution. Couldn't be worse than what's there now. I find it amazing how up to date Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddhin’s analysis still is – 20 years after he wrote it. A monarchy would serve many Arab countries well, and it should at least be an option for Iraq. After everything else failed in Iraq, especially force and more soldiers, consider a monarchy as a political solution. Couldn’t be worse than what’s there now.

]]> By: Hassan KAMEL-KELISLI-MORALI http://www.andrewcusack.com/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Hassan KAMEL-KELISLI-MORALI Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:05:15 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/#comment-529 Thank you for posting such a compeling article. It is truly a breath of fresh air to see such an enlightened view of some of the deposed monarchies of the Middle East, especially the Ottoman Imperial Family and the Khedivial and Royal House of Egypt. "A picture is worth a thousand words;" for those who are interested, please visit www.egyptedantan.com and view how Egypt and the Egyptian society were under the administration and tolerance of its royal family. Egypt was truly a civilized nation, with people from all creeds and background who contributed to the heritage of Egypt and who were integral to the fabric of society. Thank you for posting such a compeling article. It is truly a breath of fresh air to see such an enlightened view of some of the deposed monarchies of the Middle East, especially the Ottoman Imperial Family and the Khedivial and Royal House of Egypt. “A picture is worth a thousand words;” for those who are interested, please visit http://www.egyptedantan.com and view how Egypt and the Egyptian society were under the administration and tolerance of its royal family. Egypt was truly a civilized nation, with people from all creeds and background who contributed to the heritage of Egypt and who were integral to the fabric of society.

]]> By: Miguel Marcos http://www.andrewcusack.com/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Miguel Marcos Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:41:01 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/#comment-528 Interesting article. I followed a link from Dappled Things to get here. A question: Who was the Mulsim prince convert who married into the royal family in Castille and what date did this happen? Interesting article. I followed a link from Dappled Things to get here. A question: Who was the Mulsim prince convert who married into the royal family in Castille and what date did this happen?

]]> By: Larry http://www.andrewcusack.com/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Larry Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:00:05 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/#comment-527 Ah yes, silly me, It's what I get when I surf the net while having my first coffee and try to erudite at the same time. Some how I had missed what was clearly noted at the top that this was an article from someone else. Ah yes,
silly me, It’s what I get when I surf the net while having my first coffee and try to erudite at the same time.
Some how I had missed what was clearly noted at the top that this was an article from someone else.

]]> By: Andrew Cusack http://www.andrewcusack.com/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Andrew Cusack Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:45:02 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/#comment-526 Not <i>my</i> last paragraph, but that of the late Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, who wrote the article. Not my last paragraph, but that of the late Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, who wrote the article.

]]> By: Larry http://www.andrewcusack.com/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Larry Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:18:51 +0000 http://www.andrewcusack.com/net/2006/08/04/monarchs-and-presidents-in-islam/#comment-525 A very interesting and compeling article. Two thoughts: First it struck me that in your last paragraph you were comparing Arab nationalism and monarchy, which makes me wonder if you aren't in fact comparing the idea of the Nation-State (which could theoreticaly be ruled by a monarch) vs. monarchy that is not based on some popular or ethnic/national cohesion. Second, Granted that politicians in republics (and probably democracies if we in fact have any right now) tend to be ruled by popular opinion, but also at least if monarchy is hereditary, there really is no guarantee that the children of a particular monarch will be these clement rulers, which brings up my real problem with Manarchy (which is kind of the problem with democracy as well) is how do you chose a ruler that is going to be a good one. In some sense Monarchy is no less arbitrary. Lastly and this will in fact be a third poitn that came to me as I wrote, while you can point to these clement and cosmopolitan rulers, I do not think one can and not whitewash history, claim that monarchs are never totalitarian. Unless of course a monarch simply cease to be one when a marach is a despot. Which is a good philosophical argument I suppose but is not really descriptive. A very interesting and compeling article.
Two thoughts:
First it struck me that in your last paragraph you were comparing Arab nationalism and monarchy, which makes me wonder if you aren’t in fact comparing the idea of the Nation-State (which could theoreticaly be ruled by a monarch) vs. monarchy that is not based on some popular or ethnic/national cohesion.
Second, Granted that politicians in republics (and probably democracies if we in fact have any right now) tend to be ruled by popular opinion, but also at least if monarchy is hereditary, there really is no guarantee that the children of a particular monarch will be these clement rulers, which brings up my real problem with Manarchy (which is kind of the problem with democracy as well) is how do you chose a ruler that is going to be a good one. In some sense Monarchy is no less arbitrary.
Lastly and this will in fact be a third poitn that came to me as I wrote, while you can point to these clement and cosmopolitan rulers, I do not think one can and not whitewash history, claim that monarchs are never totalitarian. Unless of course a monarch simply cease to be one when a marach is a despot. Which is a good philosophical argument I suppose but is not really descriptive.

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