Islam and human rights : tradition and politics /

Main Author: Mayer, Ann Elizabeth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2007.
Edition:4th ed.
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300 1 |a xvii, 290 p. ;  |c 23 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-278) and index. 
505 1 |a 1. Comparisons of rights across cultures : background issues -- 2. Human rights in international law and legal systems in Muslim countries : sources and contexts -- 3.Islamic tradition and Muslim reactions to human rights -- 4. Islamic restrictions on human rights -- 5. Discrimination against women and non-Muslims -- 6. Restrictions on the rights and freedoms of women -- 7. Islamic human rights schemes and religious minorities -- 8. Freedom of religion in Islamic human rights schemes -- 9. An assessment of Islamic human rights schemes -- Appendix A : Excerpts from the Iranian constitution -- Appendix B : The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam. 
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650 1 |a Human rights  |x Religious aspects 
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