Mayer, Ann Elizabeth

Islam and human rights : tradition and politics / Ann Elizabeth Mayer - 2nd ed. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1995 - xix, 223 p. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-210) and index

Comparisons of rights across cultures -- International and Islamic human rights -- International human rights : the historical background -- Islamic restrictions on human rights -- Discrimination against women and non-Muslims -- Restrictions on the rights and freedoms of women -- Islamic human rights schemes and non-Muslims -- Freedom of religion in Islamic human rights schemes -- An assessment of Islamic human rights schemes -- Islam and culture-based resistance to rights.

0813321301 (alk. paper) 9780813321301 (alk. paper) 081332131X (U.S. : pbk. : alk. paper) 9780813321318 (U.S. : pbk. : alk. paper) 185567324X (U.K. : pbk. : alk. paper) 9781855673243 (U.K. : pbk. : alk. paper) 1855673231 9781855673236


Human rights--Religious aspects--Islam
Civil rights (Islamic law)
Civil rights--Islamic countries
Human rights--Islamic countries