Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics
by Ann Mayer
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Author: Ann MayerEdition: Paperback
Published: 2006-07-25
ISBN: 0813343356
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: Westview Press
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Book Review: Still the standard work on the subject
Summary: 5 Stars
It is astonishing how often Western journalists and commentators are taken in by Muslim statements to the effect that the Qur'an and the shari'a guarantee human rights. The Muslims are perfectly sincere, but what they mean by human rights and what the Universal Declaration and others mean are often very different. Ann Mayer has done a remartkable job of sifting through Islamic Declarations, taking the trouble to compare English-language versions with the Arabic or (in the case of Tabandeh) Persian originals. She concludes that wherever the shari'a has been taken into consideration, it has narrowed and even overridden universal human rights values. In addition, she shows how many Muslim commentators are positively antagonistic to those values, particularly in the fields of women's rights, free speech, and religious freedom (including the rights of religious minorities like the Baha'is or Ahmadis). It's a scholarly work, carefully argued and challenging, and essential to any debate of this issue.
Summary of Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics
In this updated fourth edition, Mayer considers the human rights impact of the U.S. interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, the growing importance of Islamic contributions to the UN human rights system, and changing tides in Islamic thought in regard to human rights.
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