
Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights
Abdulaziz Sachedina(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 12. November 2009
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-19-538842-8 (ISBN)
Description
Whether Islam is compatible with human rights in general, and with the Declaration of Human Rights in particular, has been both a Muslim issue and a concern of the international community. Muslim rulers, Western analysts and policymakers, and Muslim extremists as well as conservative Muslims, have often agreed for diverse reasons that Islam and human rights cannot co-exist. In this book Aziz Sachedina argues for the essential compatibility of Islam and human rights. He offers a balanced and incisive critique of leading Western experts who ignore or marginalize the relationship of religion to human rights. At the same time, he re-examines the inherited tradition that forms the basis of conservative Muslim objections, arguing that it is culturally conditioned and therefore open to development and change. Finally, and most importantly, Sachedina delineates a fresh contemporary Muslim position that argues for a correspondence between Islam and secular concepts of human rights, grounded in sacred sources as well as Islamic history and thought.
Reviews / Votes
This is a courageous work informed by a sense of urgency and passion. * Philip Lewis, Muslim World Book Review *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-538842-8 (9780195388428)
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Person
Francis Myers Ball Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Author
Professor and IIIT Chair of Islamic StudiesProfessor and IIIT Chair of Islamic Studies, George Mason University
Content
END NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX