Islam and human rights : tradition and politics /
By: Mayer, Ann Elizabeth
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BookPublisher: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2013.Edition: 5th ed.Description: xv, 299 p ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780813344676 (pbk.); 9780813344652 (e-book)Subject(s): Human rights -- Islamic countries | Human rights -- Religious aspects -- IslamDDC classification: 341.4/80917671 Online resources: Location Map
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Islamic Collection | 341.480917671 MA IS (Browse shelf) | Available | T0049639 |
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| 340.59 UN DE Understanding Islamic law : from classical to contemporary / | 340.59 WE SP The spirit of islamic law / | 340.59 ZA DI The differences of the Imams | 341.480917671 MA IS Islam and human rights : | 345.167 PE CR Crime and punishment in Islamic law : | 346.41015088297 GR MU Muslim families, politics and the law : | 346.167015 GE ND Gender and equality in Muslim family law : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-245) and index.
1. Assimilating human rights in the Middle East -- 2. Human rights in international and Middle Eastern systems : 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 of women -- 7. Islamic human rights schemes and religious minorities -- 8. The organization of the Islamic cooperation and Muslim states resist human rights for sexual minorities -- 9. Freedom of religion in Islamic human rights schemes -- 10. An assessment of Islamic human rights schemes -- Appendix A: Excerpts from the Iranian constitution -- Appendix B: The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam -- Appendix C: 2009 resolution on combating defamation of religions.