Comments on: Meknes and the Mad, Mad Moulay (Ismail) http://www.ubertramp.com/blog/meknes-and-the-mad-mad-mulai-ismail/ Backpacking tips to help backpackers travel cheaply Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:30:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ubertramp http://www.ubertramp.com/blog/meknes-and-the-mad-mad-mulai-ismail/comment-page-1/#comment-5381 Ubertramp Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:13:48 +0000 http://www.ubertramp.com/archives/118#comment-5381 It is one sided, but only because every account I've read has lead me to form the oppinion that he was a 'rather bad man'. And for historical figures, accounts are pretty much all we can go on. And I do agree, Europeans also did their fair share of bad things - particularly when we consider numerous examples of forced labour - a point which I cannot deny (and am not, either). But that's a whole other subject. Yes, beautiful things did come out of it, though, and it's these things that led me to learn more about this colourful character :) It is one sided, but only because every account I’ve read has lead me to form the oppinion that he was a ‘rather bad man’. And for historical figures, accounts are pretty much all we can go on.

And I do agree, Europeans also did their fair share of bad things – particularly when we consider numerous examples of forced labour – a point which I cannot deny (and am not, either). But that’s a whole other subject.

Yes, beautiful things did come out of it, though, and it’s these things that led me to learn more about this colourful character :)

]]> By: educatorplus http://www.ubertramp.com/blog/meknes-and-the-mad-mad-mulai-ismail/comment-page-1/#comment-4362 educatorplus Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:29:11 +0000 http://www.ubertramp.com/archives/118#comment-4362 I felt your descriptions of Mulai Ismail to be rather one-sided. I would figure from your last name, you originate somewhere in Europe. Why such a gloom tone towards the African ruler. He did the exact same thing that the overseers of African slaves did? Slavery for no man is good European or African. However, we must admit the outcomes of the servitude turn out beautiful, America or even colossal stables for royalty, etc. I felt your descriptions of Mulai Ismail to be rather one-sided. I would figure from your last name, you originate somewhere in Europe. Why such a gloom tone towards the African ruler. He did the exact same thing that the overseers of African slaves did? Slavery for no man is good European or African. However, we must admit the outcomes of the servitude turn out beautiful, America or even colossal stables for royalty, etc.

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