- Jose V. Ciprut
- Paper No. 532
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: As demonstrated by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificentโs letter of 1536 to French King Francis I, the clout of absolute political prestige finds legitimacy in the power of religion. The prestigious absolutisms animating the claim to fame of most states in and around Arabia today could become the reason why the Middle East may soon have to unite or disintegrate.