Islam and human rights : tradition and politics /

Mayer, Ann Elizabeth,

Islam and human rights : tradition and politics / [print] Ann Elizabeth Mayer. - second edition. - Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press ; 1995. London : Pinter Publishers, (c)1995. - xix, 223 pages ; 23 cm.



Comparisons of rights across cultures -- International and Islamic human rights -- International human rights : the historical background -- Islamic restrictions on human rights -- Discrimination against women and non-Muslims -- Restrictions on the rights and freedoms of women -- Islamic human rights schemes and non-Muslims -- Freedom of religion in Islamic human rights schemes -- An assessment of Islamic human rights schemes -- Islam and culture-based resistance to rights.



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Civil rights (Islamic law)
Human rights--Religious aspects--Islam.
Civil rights--Islamic countries.
Human rights--Islamic countries.

KBP2460 KBP2460.M468.I853 1995