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Islam, Liberalism and Human Rights
Artikel-Nr:
9781860648663
Veröffentl:
2003
Seiten:
248
Autor:
Katerina Dalacoura
Gewicht:
463 g
Format:
220x144x22 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Katerina Dalacoura has taught International Relations at the University of Essex, as Tutorial Fellow, and at the London School of Economics, as Temporary Lecturer and later as Research Officer. Her next project will be a study on Human Rights in Foreign Policy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, London.
Are human rights a universal norm, or a "western" value? How does Islam influence the understanding of human rights in Muslim societies? Is there an inherent antithesis between Islam as a religion and the value of human rights? These questions are addressed in an international context in this book.
Human rights and authenticity; Islam and human rights; Egypt, 1920s-1930s; Egypt, 1970s-1990s; Tunisia, 1970s-1990s; the prospects of Islamic liberalism in the Middle East.