Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights

by Abdulaziz Sachedina

Book Overview

In 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the International Declaration of Human Rights, a document designed to hold both individuals and nations accountable for their treatment of fellow human beings, regardless of religious or cultural affiliations. Since then, the compatibility of Islam and human rights has emerged as a particularly thorny issue of international concern, and has been addressed by Muslim rulers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199347174
• ISBN13: 9780199347179
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"