Minor grammar nitpick: it would be "Der Stahlführer und die Prinzessin".
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Minor grammar nitpick: it would be "Der Stahlführer und die Prinzessin".
You do know the book he wrote, do you? Pierce is American Hitler, Goebbels and Himmler combined.
That's the... problem, he is far too radical to ever grow beyond the extremism. Carto, who claims to be a "Jeffersonian Populist" is one who uses the Star Spangled Banner, not the Swastika.
I’d be interested in seeing more from Germany’s satellites, on that end.
According to these posts by @Sarthak, apparently, one of the daughters of the Ottoman Sultan was going to take the office had the male Ottomans been wiped out between 1807-1808:
www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ottoman-collapse-1808-what-new-states-are-created.545386/page-2#post-24468266
Ottoman collapse 1808: what new states are created?
If the Ottomans collapse independent of any outside power (at least mostly) what ensues would be the rat race of the century. I see the Russians, Austrians, and French having the biggest degree of involvement; The Russians would especially vie for Constantinople and likely work with the...
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Are the offices of Ottoman Sultan and Caliph of Islam under the same laws?
Besides, I'm quite sure she had an older brother.
If we are talking theologically then Islamic teachings can be interpreted in a manner that Men and Women are equal and thus a woman is capable as a Caliph as they would no doubt have the support from male members of the Shura for the roles they supposedly cannot perform by virtue of being a woman. Islamic Succession on her Brother's Death would make her the rightful Claimant to the throne. Her brother dies in 1969 so..
Note: The text below in the spoiler box is not mine but of the distinguished member Sarthaka. It corresponds to what you learn after some study on Islamic Law, research on Islam and is quite advanced in theology.
Theology, there are both for and against arguments for Women as head of state. Going to quote Islamic View of Women Leadership as Head of State: A Critical Analysis by Mohammad Elius for this.
Arguments against women's leadership in Islam:-
1. Though the women have similar rights as men, yet men have a degree above them (Al-Quran 2:228). Hence the argument issince the man is superior to woman; she cannot rule over men.
2. Evidence of two women is equal to that of one man (Al-Quran 2:282). So, the argument is that a woman is half of a man and she cannot rule over him.
3. Men are the protectors and maintainers of women (Al-Quran 4:34). So, the argument is: If men are the protector of women, how can women rule over men?
4. When the prophet of Islam (Peace be upon him) heard that Persians had made the daughter of Kisra ruler over them, he said: Never shall a people prosper who make a woman their ruler
Arguments for Women's Leadership in Islam:-
1. There is no verse in the Quran regarding the permission or prohibition of a woman's rule in a country. The Quran is silent on this particular point. The silence of the Quran on this crucial issue means that it has been left to the Muslim community to decide according to the circumstances.
2. The women have rights similar to those of the men (Al-Quran 2:228). If men have the right to become head of the state or government, why can't a woman aspire for this office?
3. The story of a woman ruler, Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba, has been related by the Quran in its chapter 27 (Sura 27). From the description of the Holy Quran, we come to notice that:
a) Her rule was not that of an autocrat. She had the very good quality of consulting others on all important affairs of the state.
b) She was a very wise woman and her sound opinion could not be ignored. Prophet Solomon (A) tested her judgment by miraculously producing her throne in a disguised form and she recognized it.
c) And on the top of all she accepted Islam when she met the Prophet Solomon (A), despite the fact that she was the ruler of disbelievers and had lived all her life among the polytheists
4. The Quran has not talked to the rule of the Queen of Sheba with disapproval and condemnation. Rather her habit of the consulting others before taking decision on vital issues, her wisdom and sound judgment and her readiness to accept Islam at once rather than persisting in disbelief, have found special mention in the Quran.
5. According to the Holy Quran (9:71) both Muslim men and women are protecting friends of each other, they are to enjoin the right and forbid the wrong which is primarily the duty of the state and one needs to have a position to discharge it effectively. For performing this duty, Allah has made women as much protecting friends of men as men are of women. The Holy Quran directs women to discharge the duty of enjoining good and forbidding wrong which can be discharged most effectively by the ulil amr (person in authority) who symbolizes the State. The verse paves the way for the women to become the repository of state authority including the authority of the Head of the State (Usmani 1991: 258-61).
6. The functions of an Islamic state have been outlined by the Holy Quran in its verse 41 of chapter 22. These functions include establishing of prayer, collection of Zakat and enjoining good and forbidding wrong. The responsibility of discharging these functions has been laid on the shoulders of both Muslim men and women.
7. The supporters of the women's rule does not accept as authentic the narration (riwayah) pertaining to the daughter of Kisra since its reporter Abu Bakra was found guilty of false evidence and was even punished by Hazrat Omar (R) (Choudhury 1997:172).
8. Regarding the second narration (riwayah) Maulana Abdul Halim opines that this tradition has no origin (Hossain 1987: 225). According to Nawawi, it is fabricated and false (Hossain 1987: 225). Professor Doctor Abdul Hamid Mutawali gave his opinion that this tradition is one of the many forged and fabricated traditions (Hossain 1987:221). The reasons are:
a. It is not agreeable with human reason, logic and rationality. In fact, intelligence or rationality is not the preserve of men only. A large percentage of the male species is not intelligent enough. There may be women having more intelligence than man.
b. The tradition is contrary to the Quran when Allah stressed that the duty to enjoin the right and forbid the wrong is of men and women alike [Q.9:71]. How can authenticity be acknowledged when women are considered defective in reason and religion?
c. It is contrary to the historical facts pertaining to the period of the Prophet (pbuh) and his rightly guided Caliphs (Khulafa AlRashidun). There are a number of precedents in which women were consulted or their opinions prevailed. It is widely known that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) consulted Hazrat Umme Salma (R) on the occasion of Treaty of Hudaibia and he followed her advice. Prophet Muhammad also followed the advice of Khadija (R) at the very beginning of revelation when he was frustrated. Hazrat Aisha (R) corrected Hazrat Abu Huraira (R) in respect of traditions on the basis of their contradicting the Quran. A lady interrupted Hazrat Umar (R) successfully with regard to his proposal about fixing the dower (Mahr) at a low level. After the assassination of Hazrat Umar (R) the board appointed by him for selection of a Caliph consulted women too.
There were also several Islamic Prophets and theologians such as Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, Imam Malik Allama Syaid Sulaiman, Syaid Sulaiman Nadvi who preached women's right to leadership as well.
Arguments against women's leadership in Islam:-
1. Though the women have similar rights as men, yet men have a degree above them (Al-Quran 2:228). Hence the argument issince the man is superior to woman; she cannot rule over men.
2. Evidence of two women is equal to that of one man (Al-Quran 2:282). So, the argument is that a woman is half of a man and she cannot rule over him.
3. Men are the protectors and maintainers of women (Al-Quran 4:34). So, the argument is: If men are the protector of women, how can women rule over men?
4. When the prophet of Islam (Peace be upon him) heard that Persians had made the daughter of Kisra ruler over them, he said: Never shall a people prosper who make a woman their ruler
Arguments for Women's Leadership in Islam:-
1. There is no verse in the Quran regarding the permission or prohibition of a woman's rule in a country. The Quran is silent on this particular point. The silence of the Quran on this crucial issue means that it has been left to the Muslim community to decide according to the circumstances.
2. The women have rights similar to those of the men (Al-Quran 2:228). If men have the right to become head of the state or government, why can't a woman aspire for this office?
3. The story of a woman ruler, Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba, has been related by the Quran in its chapter 27 (Sura 27). From the description of the Holy Quran, we come to notice that:
a) Her rule was not that of an autocrat. She had the very good quality of consulting others on all important affairs of the state.
b) She was a very wise woman and her sound opinion could not be ignored. Prophet Solomon (A) tested her judgment by miraculously producing her throne in a disguised form and she recognized it.
c) And on the top of all she accepted Islam when she met the Prophet Solomon (A), despite the fact that she was the ruler of disbelievers and had lived all her life among the polytheists
4. The Quran has not talked to the rule of the Queen of Sheba with disapproval and condemnation. Rather her habit of the consulting others before taking decision on vital issues, her wisdom and sound judgment and her readiness to accept Islam at once rather than persisting in disbelief, have found special mention in the Quran.
5. According to the Holy Quran (9:71) both Muslim men and women are protecting friends of each other, they are to enjoin the right and forbid the wrong which is primarily the duty of the state and one needs to have a position to discharge it effectively. For performing this duty, Allah has made women as much protecting friends of men as men are of women. The Holy Quran directs women to discharge the duty of enjoining good and forbidding wrong which can be discharged most effectively by the ulil amr (person in authority) who symbolizes the State. The verse paves the way for the women to become the repository of state authority including the authority of the Head of the State (Usmani 1991: 258-61).
6. The functions of an Islamic state have been outlined by the Holy Quran in its verse 41 of chapter 22. These functions include establishing of prayer, collection of Zakat and enjoining good and forbidding wrong. The responsibility of discharging these functions has been laid on the shoulders of both Muslim men and women.
7. The supporters of the women's rule does not accept as authentic the narration (riwayah) pertaining to the daughter of Kisra since its reporter Abu Bakra was found guilty of false evidence and was even punished by Hazrat Omar (R) (Choudhury 1997:172).
8. Regarding the second narration (riwayah) Maulana Abdul Halim opines that this tradition has no origin (Hossain 1987: 225). According to Nawawi, it is fabricated and false (Hossain 1987: 225). Professor Doctor Abdul Hamid Mutawali gave his opinion that this tradition is one of the many forged and fabricated traditions (Hossain 1987:221). The reasons are:
a. It is not agreeable with human reason, logic and rationality. In fact, intelligence or rationality is not the preserve of men only. A large percentage of the male species is not intelligent enough. There may be women having more intelligence than man.
b. The tradition is contrary to the Quran when Allah stressed that the duty to enjoin the right and forbid the wrong is of men and women alike [Q.9:71]. How can authenticity be acknowledged when women are considered defective in reason and religion?
c. It is contrary to the historical facts pertaining to the period of the Prophet (pbuh) and his rightly guided Caliphs (Khulafa AlRashidun). There are a number of precedents in which women were consulted or their opinions prevailed. It is widely known that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) consulted Hazrat Umme Salma (R) on the occasion of Treaty of Hudaibia and he followed her advice. Prophet Muhammad also followed the advice of Khadija (R) at the very beginning of revelation when he was frustrated. Hazrat Aisha (R) corrected Hazrat Abu Huraira (R) in respect of traditions on the basis of their contradicting the Quran. A lady interrupted Hazrat Umar (R) successfully with regard to his proposal about fixing the dower (Mahr) at a low level. After the assassination of Hazrat Umar (R) the board appointed by him for selection of a Caliph consulted women too.
There were also several Islamic Prophets and theologians such as Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, Imam Malik Allama Syaid Sulaiman, Syaid Sulaiman Nadvi who preached women's right to leadership as well.
The Arabs like the Syrians and and also the Iranians will have a hard time justifying why a woman cannot be a Caliph. Of course "woman" would be the usual answer and some glorification of the Arab revolt and explaining why they overthrew the very same people in Jordan and Iraq. So their position would be full of contradictions and they are no Goebbels. The Shias in Iraq might be more receptive to the idea. Given that they are under Damascus's occupation and they curiously did not revolt earlier. The Saudis given what happened to the Hashemites might acquiesce to it and double down on their role as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on the Caliph's behalf. Islam being their source of legitimacy against the ideals of Damascus.
Even if no one takes their claim very seriously in the Arab world, if it is taken seriously in India, It would be a great moral boost in the war. Moreover, it can be sold to the Indian public as the culmination of the Khilafat movement in India. One of the earliest demands of the Indian Freedom Struggle was the restoration of the Caliphate and large rallies against the British were carried out and huge funds were collected which were sent to Turkey and the Turks betrayed them and used the money to create a bank. This act may be the culmination of that chapter in Indian History.
If fits the timeline too as the Pope escapes to the largest Catholic country, the Caliphate is resurrected in the country with the largest Muslim Population.
In any case, the bloodline cannot be disputed as she is the daughter of the last Caliph and it's not as if one cannot question the competency of the Grand National Assembly to abolish the Caliphate can they really do that? Maybe, Durrusehvar was the Caliph all along. The Sharifan Caliphate was never recognised and the Hashemites are no more either.
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Id like to see the Huey vs US chapter first. Mostly for how that could impact Long's party as a whole plus how much of a fight Long could put up here. As for the others, i'd like to see Festung Europa next given how little we've focused on Germany's sattelites outside of France and Italy. And i'd better hope Goldwater ends up being atleast marginally better than Smith (which given what is said here that is less likely than it should be)
Small note. I do not speak Afrikaans, but I have the feeling the propper term would be Boerestaat
I wonder who will be the first on the moon, probably Germany because America is in crisis and I doubt that Hoffa and Smith will invest a lot in NASA, while Remer would like to raise the nation's morale in this way.
No American involvement in Europe, the big enemy of the Cold War and McCarthyism is Nazism. Even if he still has some similar ideas, he was influenced to go into Nazism through the HUAC. McCarthy here was more prominent and even a legitimate candidate, Rockwell admired him and that led him to detest Nazism as an Enemy of America despite similar beliefs.
White Superiority (more in line with Hess' idea of Anglo-Saxon + Germanic supremacy), American Nationalist, Totalitarian sympathies, Anti-Semitism, Anti-Civil Rights, Anti-Communism and Segregationism.
Of course the positions are not as radical as in OTL, he behaves himself as a respectable politician and avoids the more vulgar declarations he made IOTL. He also supports Free Enterprise, Anti-Longism, an aggressive foreign policy and the use of Authoritarian tools made by the Smith Administration like the ASA.
Rockwell isn't a Pro-Nazi by any means, he sees Germania as an enemy of his country and places American Patriotism at the forefront compared to his ideas of "Worldwide union of National Socialists" which he had in our world.
There are differences, Carto is a Populist and a Long supporter, he wants to keep the welfare state and opposes large business here. Meanwhile, Rockwell believes in Goldwater's radical believes in fully releasing the large companies of it's limitations and dismantling the Welfare State. That represents one of the main differences between the Jeffersonians/Right-Populists and the Sons of Liberty/Society for the Defense of Liberty. Plus the latter is far less outspokenly racist than the former.