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Islam and Human Rights : Advancing a U. S. -Muslim Dialogue.

Hunter, Kirk W. Larsen T.

Islam and Human Rights : Advancing a U. S. -Muslim Dialogue. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (153 pages) - CSIS Reports . - CSIS Reports .

Islam And Human Rights -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EVOLVING CONCEPTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- 3. A DISTINCTLY ISLAMIC VIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS: DOES IT EXIST AND IS IT COMPATIBLE WITH THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS? -- 4. WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN ISLAM: NORMATIVE TEACHINGS VERSUS PRACTICE -- 5. MINORITY RIGHTS IN ISLAM: FROM DHIMMI TO CITIZEN -- 6. THE CAUSES OF MUSLIM COUNTRIES' POOR RECORD OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- 7. HUMAN RIGHTS AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: RECONCILING IDEALS AND INTERESTS -- 8. CONCLUSIONS -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.

In the last few years, issues related to human rights have acquired great importance in shaping the character of U.S.-Muslim relations. Many Muslims doubt the seriousness of the U.S. commitment to the cause of human rights and democracy in the Muslim world, believing that the United States applies human rights' standards selectively to suit its strategic and economic interests. Irrespective of the validity of these charges, they are part of the context of the U.S.-Muslim dialogue on human rights that this volume seeks to advance.

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Civil rights (Islamic law).


Electronic books.

KBP2460 .M39 2015

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