Contemporary discussions on religious minorities in Muslim countries
An Islamic debate on human rights has been developing actively over recent decades. Within that debate there has been a more specific one on religious pluralism and the rights of religious minorities in Muslim society and the Islamic state. This article briefly reviews initial responses to the Unite...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2003
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| In: |
Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2003, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 325-335 |
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B Religious identity B Menschenrechte B Religious freedom B international agreements B Islamic countries B Vereinte Nationen B Population group B Vereinte Nationen Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948-12-10) B Human rights B Internationale Abkommen B minorities / marginal groups B Islam B Minority B Human Rights B United Nations / UN B Religious Freedom B Religious organization B Minderheiten / Randgruppen B UNO / United Nations Organization / Vereinte Nationen B Legal status |
| Summary: | An Islamic debate on human rights has been developing actively over recent decades. Within that debate there has been a more specific one on religious pluralism and the rights of religious minorities in Muslim society and the Islamic state. This article briefly reviews initial responses to the United Nations Charter and then sets a historical context, before looking in more detail at selected writers such as Muh˛ammad Sal L ¥ m al-˛Awwa, Rashid Al-Ghan nouchi and Syed Z. Abedin, each coming at the subject from different perspectives. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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