Islam And The International Human Rights

Table of Contents

DECLARATION .............................................................................................. i

APPROVAL ................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ......................................................................... :'!'!': ••••••.••...•..•• iii

ACKNOWLEDGENT ..................................................................................... iv

ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................... v

Chapter one ................................................................................................. 1

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the problem ....................................................................... 4

1.3 Objective of the study ............................................................................. 5

1.4 Justification for the study .................................................-..................... 5 1. 5 Significance of the study ........................................................................ 6

1. 6 Scope of the study .................................................................................. 6

1. 7 Methodology ........................................................................................... 7

1.8 Literature Review ................................................................................... 7

Chapter two ............................................................................................... 13

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ...................................................................... 13

2.1 What is Islam? ..................................................................................... 13

2.2 Islam Not a Religion ............................................................................. 15

2.3 Basics of the Link between Islam and Politics ....................................... 16

2.4 Development oflslamic Rights To-date ................................................. 19

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CHAPTER THREE ...................................................................................... 24

ANALOGY OF THE ISLAMIC AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONCEPTS OF

HUMAN RIGHTS ........................................................................................ 24

3.1 Similarities between the Islamic and International Concept of Human

Rights .................................................................................... ~ ................ 24

3.2 Islamic controversies as regards international human rights ................ 41

3.3 Advanced Human Rights in Islam as opposed to the Global Standards. 50

Criticism of Cairo declaration of human rights ........................................... 59

3.4 Research Findings from the Field ......................................................... 66

The 1990 "Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam" and the 1981

Universal Islamic Declaration ..................................................................... 68

3.6 Islam's Challenges To 'Universal Human Rights .................................... 77

- Chapter four .............................................................................................. 82

conclusion and recommendations .............................................................. 82

Conclusion ................................................................................................. 82

4.2 Recommendations ................................................................................ 85

BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................... 90