Human Rights and Islam: An Introduction to Key Debates between Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law
Abdullah Saeed - Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018
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| Anteprima |
Is
there a basis for human rights in Islam? Beginning with an exploration
of what rights are and how the human rights discourse developed,
Abdullah Saeed explores the resources that exist within Islamic
tradition. He looks at those that are compatible with international
human rights law and can be garnered to promote and protect human rights
in Muslim-majority states. A number of rights are given specific focus,
including the rights of women and children, freedom of expression and
religion, as well as jihad and the laws of war. Human Rights and Islam
emphasises the need for Muslims to rethink problematic areas of Islamic
thought that are difficult to reconcile with contemporary conceptions
of human rights.
