Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights
In Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights, Abdulaziz Sachedina calls for a new conversation between religious and secular forces to achieve an “overlapping consensus” on human rights and its underlying principles. According to him, developing a firm foundation for human rights in Islam is key to r...
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oai:doaj.org-article:e7ba4ed2edd24d5a88c183600b1cf1102021-12-02T17:49:36ZIslam and the Challenge of Human Rights10.35632/ajis.v27i4.12842690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/e7ba4ed2edd24d5a88c183600b1cf1102010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1284https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 In Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights, Abdulaziz Sachedina calls for a new conversation between religious and secular forces to achieve an “overlapping consensus” on human rights and its underlying principles. According to him, developing a firm foundation for human rights in Islam is key to reaching such a consensus. Thus after critiquing the contemporary human rights regime and the traditionalist Muslim approach to it, he tries to develop such a theological foundation. Although showing a keen awareness of the numerous tensions between the international human rights framework and the Muslim world’s cultural, social, and political sensibilities, the author posits that some form of notions of individuality, human agency, and human dignity are compatible with the Islamic revelation. Recognizing this provides Islam and the human rights project important “common moral terrain.” ... Shadi MokhtariInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 27, Iss 4 (2010) |
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In Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights, Abdulaziz Sachedina calls for
a new conversation between religious and secular forces to achieve an “overlapping
consensus” on human rights and its underlying principles. According
to him, developing a firm foundation for human rights in Islam is key to
reaching such a consensus. Thus after critiquing the contemporary human
rights regime and the traditionalist Muslim approach to it, he tries to develop
such a theological foundation. Although showing a keen awareness of the
numerous tensions between the international human rights framework and
the Muslim world’s cultural, social, and political sensibilities, the author
posits that some form of notions of individuality, human agency, and human
dignity are compatible with the Islamic revelation. Recognizing this provides
Islam and the human rights project important “common moral terrain.” ...
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