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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.



Table of Contents:
Contents: Introduction 1. Human Rights and Islamic Legal Sources 2. Development of Human Rights and Some Basic Conceptions 3. Islamic Human Rights Instruments 4. Human Rights and the Idea of ´Clash of Civilisations´ 5. Islam and the state 6. Religion, the State, and Human Rights 7. Islam, Human Rights, and Women 8. The rights of the child 9. Freedom of expression 10. Islam and religious freedom 11. Human rights and war 12. Conclusion Bibliography Index