Islam and human rights :

Mayer, Ann Elizabeth.

Islam and human rights : tradition and politics / Ann Elizabeth Mayer. - 4th ed. - Boulder, Colorado. : Westview Press, c2007. - xvii, 290 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-278) and index.

Comparisons of rights across cultures : background issues -- Human rights in international law and legal systems in Muslim countries : sources and contexts -- Islamic tradition and Muslim reactions to human rights -- Islamic restrictions on human rights -- Discrimination against women and non-Muslims -- Restrictions on the rights and freedoms of women -- Islamic human rights schemes and religious minorities -- Freedom of religion in Islamic human rights schemes -- An assessment of Islamic human rights schemes.

0813343356 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780813343358 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2006016091

GBA651053 bnb

013480354 Uk


Human rights--Islamic countries.
Human rights--Religious aspects--Islam.

KBP2460 / .M39 2007